Horace Heidt Autographs
Horace Heidt (May 21, 1901 – December 1, 1986) was an American pianist, big band leader, and radio and television personality. His band, Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights, toured vaudeville and performed on radio and television during the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Alameda, California, Heidt attended Culver Academies. At the University of California, Berkeley, he was a guard on the football team. A broken back suffered in a practice session caused him to give up football, leading him to turn his attention to music. He and some classmates formed a band, The Californians.
From 1932 to 1953, he was one of the more popular radio bandleaders, heard on both NBC and CBS in a variety of different formats over the years. He began on the NBC Blue Network in 1932 with Shell Oil's Ship of Joy and Answers by the Dancers. During the late 1930s on CBS he did Captain Dobbsie's Ship of Joy and Horace Heidt's Alemite Brigadiers before returning to NBC for 1937–39 broadcasts. It was at this time that the band featured guitarist Alvino Rey and The King Sisters.
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Current items with a signature of Horace Heidt
These are the most current items with a signature of Horace Heidt that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Herbie Templeton of the Gay Deceivers Horace Heidt Orchestra SIGNED card 1942 | $14.93 |  |
 | Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Steve Merrill SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
Traded items with a signature of Horace Heidt
The most expensive item with a signature of Horace Heidt (RARE BIG BAND LDR HORACE HEIDT AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 1957 LETTERHEAD REF GOLF D.1986) was sold in August 2025 for $195.00 while the cheapest item (HORACE HEIDT - VINTAGE IN PERSON HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH WITH VINTAGE PICTURE...) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $17.49 for an autographed item of Horace Heidt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2025 with $65.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2010. In average, an autographed item from Horace Heidt is worth $14.43.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Horace Heidt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1936 Horace Heidt Orchestra Almite Signed Autograph Big Band Portrait Photo | $29.59 |  |
 | Herbie Templeton of the Gay Deceivers Horace Heidt Orchestra SIGNED card 1942 | $14.93 | |
 | Herbie Templeton of the Gay Deceivers Horace Heidt Orchestra SIGNED card 1942 | $14.93 | |
| Herbie Templeton of the Gay Deceivers Horace Heidt Orchestra SIGNED card 1942 | $14.43 | |
 | Horace Heidt And Horace Heidt Jr. Autographed Match Book Big Band Leader | $50.75 | |
| HORACE HEIDT band autograph cut with Art Carney + 4 - Big Band signed | $17.49 | |
 | Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Donna Wood SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
 | Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Donna Wood SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
| Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Donna Wood SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
| Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Donna Wood SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
 | Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Steve Merrill SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
| Horace Heidt Orchestra vocalist Steve Merrill SIGNED autographed card 1942 | $14.93 | |
 | Horace Heidt Signed Card Autographed Authentic Signature | $34.95 | |
 | Vintage Autograph Photo Horace Heidt & Ronnie Kemper of Columbia Records | $19.20 | |
| Vintage Horace Heidt Signed Photograph 1950s Big Band Musician 8" X 10" | $55.00 | |
