Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Billy Eckstine on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Billy Eckstine singing into a microphone at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Pearl Bailey on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Red Richards playing piano and singing into a microphone.

An unidentified African American woman singing in front of a microphone on stage.