Les, As you suspected and Dicho confirmed ~~ no relation.

About the book. I have bought a few (well, quite a few) but I have never paid anywhere near that for any of them. I think I got my copy for about about $10, which was more than my normal limit. It is the 1937 edition, and of course is not autographed. I wouldn't pay that much for it, but I would think it might be worth that to some. I just checked Ebay, and nothing is currently available by him. They do come up occasionally, though.

The only autographed book I have bought is a 1937 WLS Family Album for which I also paid about $10 US, even though I already had a better copy of it for which I paid about $4. BUT, with signatures of Lily May Ledford, Lulu Belle and Scotty Wiseman, George Gobel, and a bunch more, it was more than I could resist. It wasn't particularly well spelled out on Ebay as to what it was, so I think I rather got away with a pretty good bargain. That is a prized possession, especially for Lily May's signature.

Oh, you can call me Dale if you like, rather than GUEST, Dale. I have been around for a good long while, as you have. It is just that I never bother to sign in anymore, nor do I normally use my full name.

OK, back to Jack ~~ there are no full recordings that I am aware of. The anthologized bits here and there are pretty much it. My guess is that if anyone around here knows for sure, it would be Stewie.