Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett, standing in a tuxedo in front of a piano with a sign that reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Singer Julie Turner seated next to him in a dress and heels. To the right, the band (all...

Warren Durrett, standing to the left of his orchestra, in front of a piano with a sign on it reading: "Warren Durrett and Orchestra." An unidentified white female vocalist is seated to the right of...

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 standing to the far right in a light suit and tie, in front of his orchestra. To the left, seated in front of the orchestra, are an unidentified white man and white woman. The band...

Warren Durrett standing at a podium, looking down at his musical score in a recording studio, next to a speaker. There are two trombonists to the left, and an isolation booth behind them. There is...

Warren Durrett standing at a podium with his sheet music, in the middle of his orchestra in a recording studio. There are microphones and music stands and a large number of musicians looking at their...

Warren Durrett performing at the piano with his orchestra, with an unidentified white woman singer seated to the right in a polka dot dress. Band members (all white men) are performing in suits and...

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 standing to the right of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bowtie, in front of a piano with a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Seated next to him is singer Julie Turner in a dress...

Warren Durrett seated, with a newspaper on one leg, on a couch next to Jo Ann Tally. A chair and a lamp are to the left, there are curtains in front of tall windows behind them, a purse on the couch...

Warren Durrett walking with Jo Ann Tally in front of a brick building. Tally is holding a purse with a coat draped around her arm.

Warren Durrett and Kathryn Brown standing by the road in Wichita, Kansas. An automobile is parked behind them, and there are houses on the other side of the street.

Lois Laur, seated in a wooden chair, forward-facing, with her arms resting on her knees, next to Warren Durrett, seated in a large wooden chair facing to the left, with his arms resting on his knees...

Warren Durrett by a podium, a microphone, and a speaker in a recording studio, looking at two men to his right, one in a button up sweater, and the other, an older gentleman. There is a man seated to...

Warren Durrett smiling in a recording studio, looking at a speaker. There is an older man to the right, and a woman back to the left. There are microphone stands in the background, and acoustic panels...

Low-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.

High-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.