Warren Durrett Collection

Side portrait of unidentified white woman in dress, head turned and smiling towards the camera. Her hands are extended forward, resting on some sort of cloth-covered pillar or chair.

Headshot of unidentified smiling white woman wearing a jacket, along with earrings and a necklace.

Headshot of unidentified white woman in a sweater, smiling and looking off to the left.

Headshot of unidentified white woman smiling, wearing a dress and earrings in front of a light background.

Headshot of a white female vocalist named Ellen, last name unknown. She is smiling and wearing a dress with dark frills hanging in rows off the shoulders.

Headshot of Janice O'Dell with soft light and a bright background.

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...

Jimmy Tucker Orchestra performing on stage in front of a large curtain. Band members (all white men) behind stands in two rows. Back row: flugelhorn, drums, double bass. Front row: baritone saxophone...

Headshot of Jo Ann Tally with flower in her hair. Printed text below left reads: "JO ANN TALLY Featured with BOB STRONG and his Orchestra." Below right is MCA logo.

Full-body portrait of Jo Ann Tally in a dress, arms behind her back, looking off to the right. Printed text below left reads: "JO ANN TALLY Featured with BOB STRONG and his Orchestra." Below right is...

Low-angle snapshot of John Pope, wearing a trench coat, stepping and swinging a baseball bat, with a fence behind him.

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...

Side portrait of an unidentified white man from the Four Noteables in a suit playing a trumpet at the back of a stage, between potted plants.

An unidentified white man with a mustache in a vest and a short sleeve button up shirt seated in a metal folding chair behind a music stand in a recording studio. He has a pencil in his right hand and...

Unidentified white man standing on stage singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra. Durrett is at the piano back to the left, and the band (white men) is performing in rows...

Unidentified white man standing on stage, holding sheet music, singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra. Durrett is at the piano back to the left, and the band (white men)...

Unidentified white man playing alto saxophone, unidentified white man singing, and an unidentified white man playing trumpet into two microphones on stage in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra...

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.