Warren Durrett Collection

Joy Scott in an unbuttoned coat and a long skirt standing with Warren Durrett in a suit on a sidewalk. The are in front of buildings with glass fronts and short awnings, and there is a speaker above...

Headshot of Judy Lane, seated, in a sleeveless dress and long gloves. Text below reads "Judy Lane with Danny Hale Quartet."

Headshot of Julie Turner in a dress, looking towards camera.

Headshot of Laura Webb, printed text below reads "Laura Webb, featured with Warren Durrett and his orchestra."

Laura Webb on stage in a shirt and long skirt, singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra (all white men). Durrett is at the piano behind her, and the band is performing in...

Headshot of Marilyn Maye in an embroidered dress, seated, with a knee visible in the bottom right of the image.

Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, with her hands up towards her face, while she looks down and away to the right.

Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, looking up and away to the left.

Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, looking towards t he camera.

Full-body portrait of Marilyn Maye in a dark dress embroidered with flowers, with a translucent fabric hanging off her left shoulder. Her arms are behind her back.

Full-body portrait of Marilyn Maye in a dark embroidered dress and heels, smiling with her arms folded in front of her torso.

An unidentified white man speaking into a microphone, holding a paper in his hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and a second unidentified white man (mostly obscured) stand behind a...

Side-angle photograph of Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a...

Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand, with two...

Patty Tucker, two unidentified white men, Marilyn Maye, and another unidentified white man in a recording studio. The first four are staring at a music stand with a microphone in front of it, while a...

Three unidentified white men standing behind and Patty Tucker (standing on a short box) and Marilyn Maye in a studio. They are behind a microphone and a music stand, likely recording vocals for a...

Members of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, two white men and a white woman, deplaning a Trans World Airlines plane at night. There is a short ramp on wheels parked in front of the door, and three...

Partygoers at Sylvia Singer's house, people seated in chairs and on a couch, around a table with bottles and glasses. A door, windows with curtains, and a lamp are behind them. KMBC scriptwriter in...

Unidentified white woman at a microphone in a recording studio, staring toward the camera, with a sheet of paper in her hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and an unidentified white...

Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and two unidentified white men in a recording studio. The three women are looking at music on a music stand, and one of the men, in a suit and tie, is...

Pauline Chamberlain in a patterned dress next to Warren Durrett in a short sleeve button up shirt and long pants, who is leaning back with one leg up on a rock on the beach shore. Lake Erie is seen...

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Julie Turner with text below: "Julie Turner, vocalist." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett with name below. Text between them reads "Distinctive Dinner or...

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Marilyn Maye with text below: "Marilyn Mayes [sic] - vocals." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett , holding a pipe, with name below. Text above them reads...

Promotional postcard. Photo from waist up of Warren Durrett and two unidentified white men in black jackets and patterned ties, and Laura Webb wearing a light-colored coat. Text below reads "The Four...

Priscilla Ann Feagans standing in a patterned dress, arms at her sides, next to Warren Durrett, smiling, with on hand holding onto Priscilla's left arm. They are standing on a dirt path in the middle...