Ketty Lester Autographs
Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the US and the UK. She is also known for her role as Hester-Sue Terhune on the American television series Little House on the Prairie. In 2022, she was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
Ketty Lester was born Revoyda Frierson on August 16, 1934 in Hope, Arkansas. Her parents, Pearl and Arthur Frierson, were farmers who would eventually have a total of fifteen children. As a young child, Lester first sang in her church, and later in school choirs. She won a scholarship to study music at San Francisco State College, and in the early 1950s, she began performing under the name "Ketty Lester" in the city's Purple Onion club. She later toured Europe and South America as a singer with Cab Calloway's orchestra.
Lester (as Revoyda Frierson) appeared as a contestant on the December 26, 1957, episode of You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx. Lester sang "You Do Something to Me". The chosen category was "Mother Goose", a subject she admitted knowing nothing about; George Fenneman fed the correct answers to her, and she and her partner won $1,000.
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Traded items with a signature of Ketty Lester
The most expensive item with a signature of Ketty Lester (NEIL ROSS & KETTY LESTER Signed GI JOE Shipwreck 8x10 Photo Autograph JSA COA) was sold in September 2024 for $200.00 while the cheapest item (POP~ R & B Musician KETTY LESTER (Love Letters) AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD~) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2024. The month with the most items sold (19) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $96.99 for an autographed item of Ketty Lester. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with $200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was July 2022. In average, an autographed item from Ketty Lester is worth $96.99.
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