Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall Feb.4,1961 W/Poster N MINT 3LPs
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You are looking at Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall Feb.4,1961 ~ W/Poster The Complete Unabridged Concert A 3 Record Set United Artist Records Cover painting Gilbert Stone February 4, 2011, is the 50th anniversary of an iconic performance from a figure who remains as controversial and divisive now as he was when he braved a New York blizzard to take the stage at Carnegie Hall Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His private life was marked by substance abuse and promiscuity as well as efforts to prevent his wife from working as a stripper. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in New York State history, by then-Governor George Pataki in 2003. He paved the way for future outspoken counterculture-era comedians, and his trial for obscenity, in which – after being forced into bankruptcy – he was eventually found not guilty, is seen as a landmark trial for freedom of speech in the US. Check out our other Auctions
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