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Count Basie, Jo Jones and Walter Page performing

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Count Basie seated playing piano with Jo Jones playing drums and Walter Page playing bass; all are looking over the left side of the photo; sheets of music are scattered along the top of Basie's piano...

Date Published
1941
1950

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and unidentified bassist on stage

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Saxophonist Eddie Cleanhead Vinson on stage with his saxophone resting beside him with a partially seen, unidentified white male bassist behind him along with a drum set and piano; Vinson has his legs...

Date Published
1971
1980

Gus Johnson playing drums

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Gus Johnson playing drums and wearing a light blue suit; red curtain background.

Date Published
1981
1990

Gus Johnson playing drums

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Gus Johnson playing drums during a recording date for radio station KFBI in Wichita, Kansas; fireplace screen is seen behind him and a bottle of soda or beer is at his feet.

Date Published
1940-11-30
1940-12-02

Jay McShann and Gus Johnson on stage

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Jay McShann playing piano and Gus Johnson playing drums on stage at unidentified concert; photo taken from below the stage looking up and there is a row of flowers along the edge of the stage.

Date Published
1981
1990

Jay McShann and Ironman Harris on stage

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Jay McShann, and Ironman Harris performing on stage at an unidentified venue with Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham albums displayed in the foreground.

Date Published
1981
1990

Jay McShann and others on stage during a IAJRC concert

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage during an IAJRC conference concert in Kansas City; (Jay McShann, piano; Claude Williams, violin; Ben Kynard, saxophone; Lucky Wesley, bass; Rusty Tucker, drums).

Date Published
1985-08-16

Jay McShann and Paul Gunther on stage

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Jay McShann playing piano with a microphone in front of him with drummer Paul Gunther behind him; and unidentified third man can be partially seen; unidentified venue.

Date Published
1971-01

Jay McShann and three others taking a cigarette break

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Jay McShann taking a cigarette break with three unidentified musicians; all seated except the man standing next to McShann; the man 2nd from the left is holding a guitar in his lap; a drum set is seen...

Date Published
1981
1990

Jay McShann on stage with unidentified woman

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Jay McShann on stage at night with an unidentified African American woman, possibly receiving an award, during an unknown outdoor event; drums can be seen behind them.

Date Published
1985-10

Jay McShann performing on stage with four others

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage with drummer Paul Gunther, unidentified white male double bassist with long hair, and two unidentified white male trumpet players; only the trumpet player in the...

Date Published
1980-12

Jay McShann performing on stage with four others

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Jay McShann playing piano with Paul Gunther, drums, and unidentified white male trumpet player, unidentified white male bassist, and unidentified African American saxophonist; a sign above them reads...

Date Published
1980-04

Jay McShann performing with unidentified trumpet player

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Jay McShann performing with an unidentified white male trumpet player in a plaid jacket behind and to the side of him; a drum set can be partially seen at the left; behind him is a bookshelf, sound...

Date Published
1990-02

Jay McShann playing an electronic piano

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Jay McShann wearing a ball cap and performing outdoors playing an electronic piano at the 2004 Western Maryland Blues Festival; behind McShann a drum set (no drummer) can be seen.

Date Published
2004-03

Jay McShann playing at an outdoor concert

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage with an unidentified African American male bassist, and Paul Gunther, drummer, during an outdoor event; tree at the edge of the stage and tent awnings and more trees...

Date Published
1982-06