Nellie Lutcher Autographs
Nellie Rose Lutcher (October 15, 1912 – June 8, 2007) was an American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who gained prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Lutcher was most recognizable for her diction and exaggerated pronunciation and was credited as an influence by Nina Simone among others.
Lutcher was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the eldest daughter of the 15 children of Isaac and Suzie Lutcher. She was the sister of saxophonist Joe Lutcher. Her father was a bass player and her mother a church organist. She received piano lessons, and her father formed a family band with her playing piano. At age 12, she played with Ma Rainey, when Rainey's regular pianist fell ill and had to be left behind in the previous town. Searching for a temporary replacement in Lake Charles, one of the neighbors told Rainey that there was a little girl who played in church who might be able to do it.
Aged 15, Lutcher joined her father in Clarence Hart's Imperial Jazz Band, and in her mid-teens also briefly married the band's trumpet player. In 1933, she joined the Southern Rhythm Boys, writing their arrangements and touring widely. In 1935, she moved to Los Angeles, where she married Leonel Lewis and had a son. She began to play swing piano, and also to sing, in small combos throughout the area, and began developing her own style, influenced by Earl Hines, Duke Ellington and her friend Nat "King" Cole.
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Traded items with a signature of Nellie Lutcher
The most expensive item with a signature of Nellie Lutcher (Nellie Lutcher Autograph Photo 5x7 Jazz) was sold in December 2025 for $205.98 while the cheapest item (NELLIE LUTCHER - GENUINE HAND SIGNED GLOSSY PHOTO..JAZZ/BLUES RECORDING STAR.) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was June 2016 with an average selling price of $15.50 for an autographed item of Nellie Lutcher. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $205.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2010. In average, an autographed item from Nellie Lutcher is worth $15.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Nellie Lutcher were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | JAZZ SINGER NELLIE LUTCHER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PAPER | $14.99 |  |
 | Nellie Lutcher - Come And Get It, Honey - The Song Is Ended - Autograph | $14.95 | |
| Nellie Lutcher - R&B and Jazz Singer and Pianist - Signed Photograph | $39.87 | |
| Nellie Lutcher Autograph Photo 5x7 Jazz | $205.98 | |
| nellie lutcher autographed album page with extra photo | $15.50 | |
| Nellie Lutcher Autographed and Inscribed Publicity Photograph, Early 5x7 | $6.99 | |
| NELLIE LUTCHER AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | $15.50 | |
| Nellie Lutcher Double Signature Polaroid And Paper Lake Charles Louisiana Native | $9.95 | |
| Nellie Lutcher Hand Signed Photo+2 Signed Cards+Orig.Mailing Envel....R&B...Jazz | $34.00 | |
| Nellie Lutcher signed 6x9 b/w photo | $15.50 | |
| Nellie Lutcher SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 glossy photo R&B Jazz Pianist D. 2007 | $9.99 | |
 | Nellie Lutcher Signed Page 1951 / Autographed Jazz Pianist | $16.99 | |
| Nellie Lutcher signed photo | $15.50 | |
| SIGNED NELLIE LUTCHER PROMO PRESS PHOTO JAZZ SINGER BANDLEADER PIANIST | $17.50 | |
| “For You My Love" Nellie Lutcher Signed Album Page COA | $39.99 | |
