Jesse Cutler Collection

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Title

Jesse Cutler Collection

Alternative Title

Cutler Collection

Subject

Music--Florida
Winter Park (Fla.)
Godspell (Motion picture)

Description

Collection of digital images, documents, and oral histories depicting the life and work of Jesse Cutler. Cutler has spent an illustrious career, beginning at age 12, as a musician, composer, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Starting in New York City in the 1960s and then in Los Angeles from the early ‘70s through the late ‘90s, Jesse performed with his bands and in the original cast of Godspell on Broadway, made records that saw Billboard’s Top 100, formed his own companies and appeared on TV and radio and in national print.

Language

eng

Type

Collection

Coverage

Winter Park, Florida
Los Angeles, California
New York, New York

Curator

Cravero, Geoffrey

Digital Collection

RICHES MI

Source Repository

Personal Collection of Jesse Cutler

External Reference

"City of Winter Park." City of Winter Park, Florida. http://cityofwinterpark.org/.
"WINTER PARK HISTORY." Winter Park History Museum, Winter Park Historical Society. http://www.wphistory.org/explore-history/winter-park/.
Cutler, Jesse. "Starlust : The Price of Fame. Garden City, N.Y.: Morgan James Publishing. 2008.

Collection Items

"Godspell" 30th Anniversary Reunion 1971-2001
A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the cast and crew from the musical "Godspell". The program lists the curriculum, special thanks, greeting from those that could not be in attendance, photographs, a directory with contact information, and…

"Godspell" Playbill
A playbill for the Playfare production of the musical "Godspell". The playbill lists the cast, producers, musicians, writers, director and crew. The musical numbers are also listed in order, along with the corresponding performers. According the…

Jesse Cutler with the Original Cast of "Godspell" Appearing on Channel 4 NBC's "Good Morning America"
A black and white photograph of the original cast of the musical "Godspell" appearing on NBC's "Good Morning America" in 1972. The cast surrounds a picnic table that contains a cake and a large jug of wine. Jesse Cutler appears standing fourth from…

Jesse Cutler and Stephen Schwartz in Recording Studio
Three photographs of Jesse Cutler and Stephen Schwartz in a New York recording studio working on songs for the musical "Godspell". In the first photograph, Stephen Schwartz stands in front of a seated studio engineer. Jesse Cutler sits in front of…

Jesse Cutler with "Murray the K" Kauffman at a Rolling Stones Private Party
Jesse Cutler with Murray Kauffman, also known as "Murray the K", at a private party by the band, the Rolling Stones, in 1964. Cutler was invited to attend the party with his band, The Executives. "Murray the K" was a New York City rock and roll…

The Young Executives
A photograph of the Young Executives performing live in concert. Initially called the Executives, the band was formed in 1963 by Jesse Cutler (then known as Lou London), Ricky Shutter and Steve Wagner. The band signed to Mercury Records in 1964,…

Oral Memoirs of Jesse Cutler (Part Two)
Part Two of an oral history of Jesse Cutler conducted by Geoffrey Cravero at Trevor Colbourn Hall at the University of Central Florida on February 23, 2024. Cutler has spent an illustrious career, beginning at age 12, as a musician, composer, actor,…

Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party
A newspaper article published in New York World-Telegram entitled, "Gotham Go-Round: Edie Sedgwick Finds What's Happening at Peter Stark's Party". The article describes a party at Peter Stark's venue The Scene, where The Executives performed. The…

Malverne Boys Acclaimed As New Swing-Sing Trio
A newspaper article entitled, "Malverne Boys Acclaimed As new Swing-Sing Trio". Included in the article is a promotional image of the band. Written by Anthony Panzarella, the article describes a recent performance at an overseas press club reception…

Letter from Morris I. Diamond to All Distributors, Promotion Managers and Regional Managers (December 28, 1965)
A letter of correspondence from Morris I. Diamond, National Promotion Director of Mercury Record Corporation, to all distributors, promotion managers and regional manager. Diamond mentions a new Mercury single called "Everybody Do the Duck", that had…

Letter from Morris I. Diamond to Lou Gibaldi (December 20, 1965)
A letter of correspondence from Morris I. Diamond, National Promotion Director of Mercury Record Corporation, to Lou Gibaldi. Diamond informs Gibaldi that he received his letter and picutres of The Young Executives, and requests that a few thousand…

The Young Executives Perform Live
Two photographs of the Young Executives performing live in concert. The second photograph contains handwritten text that say, "Rolling Stones on Tour. The Executives in action at 'The Scene'." The Scene was a nightclub located at 301 West 46th Street…

Sammy Davis Sits In With The 'Executives' of Malverne
A newspaper article entitled, "Sammy Davis Sits In With The 'Executives' of Malverne". Included in the article is an image of Davis playing the drums with Ricky Shutter. Lou London, also known as Jesse Cutler, stands on the left side of the photo…

The Young Executives with Sammy Davis Jr.
Three photographs of The Young Executives with Sammy Davis Jr. The back of one of the photographs contains a yellow post-it note that says, "Jesse Cutler with drummer, Rik Shutter and Sammy Davis, Jr. in New York City 1960's." Samuel George Davis Jr.…

The Young Executives Promotional Photographs
Eleven promotional photographs of the Young Executives. The first photograph is signed, "To the Execs/ My best wishes." The signature is indecipherable.Initially called the Executives, the band was formed in 1963 by Jesse Cutler (then known as Lou…

Oral Memoirs of Jesse Cutler (Part One)
Part One of an oral history of Jesse Cutler conducted by Geoffrey Cravero at Trevor Colbourn Hall at the University of Central Florida on February 8, 2024. Cutler has spent an illustrious career, beginning at age 12, as a musician, composer, actor,…
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