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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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Hank Ballard sings into a microphone on the left side of the photograph as the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of four African American men, dance and sing around one central microphone on the right side of the photograph. The African American band all wear checked jackets, dark pants, and white shoes. A trumpet player and drums are behind them. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Artist Management: Theresa MacNeil, 11457 Harrisburg Road, Los Alamitos, Ca. 90720, (213) 431-2984. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters."
Date Published
1958
Subjects
Rhythm and blues musicians
Bands (Music)
African American men
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects, Geographic
Miami (Fla.)
Notes

1958

Typewritten note attached to the back, "Photograph taken in 1958 at the Palms Club in Miami, Florida. Left to right; Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (Lawson Smith, Henry Booth, and Norman Thrasher)."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-0071.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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