Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis seated in a recording studio
Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis, unidentified white man, seated in a recording studio with two other unidentified white men and an unidentified white woman. Dexter, far left, is facing...
Dave Dexter, Ralph Edwards, Nellie Lutcher, and Milt Buckner
Dave Dexter helping Nellie Lutcher up from her seat at the piano during an episode of "This Is Your Life" honoring Lutcher. Ralph Edwards is standing behind Dexter and Milt Buckner is sitting behind...
Dave Dexter, Ralph Edwards, Nellie Lutcher, and Milt Buckner
Dave Dexter, host Ralph Edwards, Nellie Lutcher, and Milt Buckner on an episode of "This Is Your Life" honoring Lutcher. Dexter is speaking to Edwards with hands out and looking down. Edwards is...
Dave Dexter, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Sharon Pease
Sharon Pease, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Dave Dexter at the piano. Pease is sitting on the piano bench and looking at music on the piano. Robinson is looking forward and playing the piano. Dexter is...
Dave Dexter, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Sharon Pease
Dave Dexter, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Sharon Pease sitting at a piano. Dexter is on the left, looking to the side. Robinson is in the center, looking forward and smiling. Pease is on the right...
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter
Dave Dexter and Duke Ellington sitting at a table with KLAC microphones before a broadcast of "Can You Tie That." Dexter is leaning forward and looking to the side. Ellington is looking forward and...
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter looking at music on piano in studio. Dexter is leaning over Ellington who is wearing a pinstripe suit and seated at the piano.
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter
Dave Dexter standing over Duke Ellington while leaning forward and looking down. Ellington is sitting at the piano wearing a pinstripe suit and looking to the side.
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter standing around a radio (or possibly a phonograph) looking down at a record in Dexter's hand at Basie's birthday celebration.
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter with unidentified group
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter with an unidentified group in a music hall. Hines is standing sixth from left, wearing a suit jacket and smiling. Basie is standing third from right, wearing a...
Ed Flynn, Benny Carter, and Dave Dexter
Ed Flynn, wearing a light suit and tie, and Benny Carter, wearing a tuxedo, seated on a couch. Dave Dexter is crouched next to Carter wearing a pinstripe suite and smiling.
Eddie Miller, Barney Bigard, Shorty Sherock, Nick Fatool, and Dave Dexter
Eddie Miller holding a saxophone, Barney Bigard (clarinetist) standing in back wearing a sweater jacket, Shorty Sherock holding a trumpet and looking down, Nick Fatool seated at the drums (behind...
Gene Norman, Dave Dexter, John Hammond, and Count Basie
Gene Norman, Dave Dexter, and John Hammond standing behind a piano and leaning forward. Count Basie is seated at the piano facing outward and smiling.
Jesse Price, Dave Dexter, and Jay McShann
Jesse Price, Dave Dexter, and Jay McShann smiling and standing in a close huddle in recording studio. Dexter has his hands on the shoulders of Price and McShann.
Julia Lee and Dave Dexter
Julia Lee and Dave Dexter sitting at the piano in a recording studio with a microphone hanging overhead. Lee is looking down and smiling. Dexter is looking up and to the side.
Julia Lee and Dave Dexter with session musicians
Dave Dexter (front, left) with Vic Dickenson playing trombone, an unidentified man playing trumpet, Dave Cavanaugh playing saxophone, an unidentified man playing bass, Julia Lee playing piano, and...
Julia Lee and Dave Dexter with session musicians
Dave Dexter (front, left) with Vic Dickenson playing trombone, an unidentified man playing trumpet, Dave Cavanaugh playing saxophone, an unidentified man playing bass, Julia Lee playing piano, and...
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends and Dave Dexter
Dave Dexter with Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends posing for a photo at a Capitol Records recording session. Musicians include Samuel "Baby" Lovett holding a snare drum, Vic Dickenson holding a trombone...
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends with John Tumino and Dave Dexter
Dave Dexter (far left) and John Tumino (fourth from right) with Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends at a Capitol Records recording session. Musicians include Vic Dickenson holding a trombone, Samuel "Baby"...
Lionel Hampton and Dave Dexter
Lionel Hampton speaking with Dave Dexter in a restaurant. Hampton is wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie, looking directly at Dexter. Dexter is looking to the side with his hand in the air.
Louis Jordan and Dave Dexter
Louis Jordan, on the far left, sitting at a table with microphones with Dave Dexter, on the far right, and an unidentified man. All three are smiling and looking forward.
Sugar Chile Robinson and Dave Dexter
Dave Dexter and Sugar Chile Robinson sitting at a piano in a recording studio with a microphone hanging overhead. Dexter is holding a soda in one hand and has his other arm on Robinson's shoulder...
Sugar Chile Robinson and Dave Dexter
Sugar Chile Robinson playing a piano and looking forward while smiling next to Dave Dexter, who is leaning on the piano bench with both arms while closing his eyes.