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Buddy Rich And His Orchestra

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Publicity photo of Buddy Rich sitting at a drum set while looking forward and smiling. Rich is holding drum sticks in both hands and wearing a black...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Chico Hamilton performing in a gym

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Chico Hamilton playing drums in his military uniform under a basketball net in an gym at an unspecified place; the drum is marked with the initials F...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Gene Krupa publicity photo

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Publicity photo of Gene Krupa seated behind a drum set with drumsticks in his hand; one hand held above his head. Text on the photo reads: Gene Krupa...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Ray McKinley

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Publicity photo of Ray McKinley sitting on a stool and surrounded by musician band shells. McKinley is leaning to the side and holding two drumsticks...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ray McKinley and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Ray McKinley sitting at a drum set with sticks in his hands, looking up and smiling. McKinley is wearing a white tuxedo jacket.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Sonny Greer, Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett, Willie Smith, and Albert Casey

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Sonny Greer, Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett, Willie Smith, and Albert Casey, all recording artists for Capitol Records, standing around a drum set in Los...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Zutty Singleton sitting beside a drum set

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Zutty Singleton sitting beside a drum set.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
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  • Drum set

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (4)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (8)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Portrait photographs (6)
  • Publicity photographs (4)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Group portraits (2)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (7)

Subjects

  • Drummers (Musicians) (7)
  • Jazz musicians (7)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • Men, White (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • African American soldiers (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Gymnasiums (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) Drum set (8)

Subjects, People

  • McKinley, Ray (2)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Casey, Al (1)
  • Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951 (1)
  • Greer, Sonny (1)
  • Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013 (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973 (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Rich, Buddy, 1917-1987 (1)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (4)
  • 1950 (4)
  • (-) 1941 (8)

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