Headshot of unidentified woman
Headshot of unidentified white woman in a dark dress and a scarf; the dress appears to be adorned with a brooch.
Headshot of unidentified woman
Headshot of unidentified white woman in a sweater, smiling and looking off to the left.
Jean Michaels and Warren Durrett seated in front of a tree in Swope Park
Jean Michaels in a button up coat and long pants, with a flower in her hair, seated next to Warren Durrett, in a jacket, long pants, and tie, with one arm on his knee and the other around Jean. They...
Warren Durrett and his Orchestra
Warren Durrett standing on a stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in a black jacket and gray pants, next to a Steinway & Sons piano with a chair in front of it. Seated to the right is singer Laura Webb in a...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra (white men and women) in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra."...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...
Warren Durrett and his orchestra, with Marilyn Maye
Warren Durrett standing on stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in front of a microphone in a white suit with a bow tie. Seated to the right is singer Marilyn Maye in a dress, in front of a piano with a sign...
Warren Durrett and Ruth Anne Gay at the Penguin Room
Warren Durrett and Ruth Anne Gay seated at opposite ends of a dinner table at the Penguin Room at the Hotel Continental. There are plates of food including bread rolls, bowls, water glasses...
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at an inter-frat dance
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing in front of a backdrop with painted musical instruments on it. Durrett is standing to the left, playing a saxophone, with a woman seated to the right, partially...
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the 1947 Kangaroo Hop
Warren Durrett performing on saxophone with his orchestra, standing next to the piano. A back row of band members is standing, including bass, trumpets, and trombones. Seated in front of them are...
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the American Royal Coronation Ball
Warren Durrett, in a silver suit jacket, seated at the piano with his orchestra, in a large auditorium, with rows of empty seats in the background. The band (all white men) is on a stage with risers...
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the Carriage Club
Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie in a conducting stance, with a white woman singer in a black dress seated in front him. The band members...
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the Carriage Club
Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie, with an unidentified white woman singer in front of the band at a microphone. The band members (white men...
Warren Durrett performing in a quartet at LaSalle Hotel
Warren Durrett playing piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment at LaSalle Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Also playing, to the left of Durrett: Bob Wells (drums), John Brentari (bass), and Jimmy Van Asdell...
Warren Durrett singing with his orchestra
Warren Durrett's orchestra, seated in rows behind stands on an elevated stage in front of a large curtain. Band members (all white men) are playing their instruments and wearing black suits with...
Warren Durrett with Ray Stinson, Lois Laur, and Millie Mason
Lois Laur with a flower in her hair and Millie Mason each standing, with their arms on the shoulders of the men crouching in front of them: Ray Stinson in suspenders and a tie, and Warren Durrett in a...
Woman singing with the Warren Durrett orchestra at the Pla-Mor
Unidentifie white woman singing in front of a microphone in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra (all white men). Durrett is visible on the left, playing the piano. A music stand is to the right, and...
Woman singing with the Warren Durrett orchestra at the Pla-Mor
Unidentified white woman singer in dress at microphone in front of Warren Durrett orchestra. Members of the band (all white men) are visible in rows behind her, behind music stands. In the back row...
Woman vocalist with the Warren Durrett orchestra at the Pla-Mor
Unidentified white woman vocalist seated next to the piano and to the Warren Durrett orchestra. Durrett is at the piano, with music scores and a lamp on the piano lid, along with a sign reading...