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Albert King

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Blues guitarist and vocalist Albert King stands with his arms crossed and both thumbs up. He wears a pinstripe business suit, a fedora hat, and smokes...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Albert King - Brownie McGhee

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In the photograph on the left blues guitarist and vocalist Albert King grins as he crosses his arms over his chest and gives a thumbs up from each...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Casey Jones

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Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones bends his elbow to curl three fingers of his right hand on his right cheek with one finger pointed straight up...

Date Published
1983
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Casey Jones

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Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones turns his head slightly over his right shoulder to smile at the camera.. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1983
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jimmy Johnson

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Blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson looks back over his left shoulder at the camera as he rests his forearms on a bar and lies his left elbow on the edge of...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Otis Rush - Mighty Flyers

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A split photograph of the band Mighty Flyers on the left and Otis Rush on the right. The Mighty Flyers, a blues band comprised of one white woman...

Date Published
1981
1983
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Phillip Walker

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Phillip Walker, blues guitarist, smiles at the camera as he hugs an electric blues guitar under his right arm. He wears a pinstripe business suit and...

Date Published
1983
1984
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Phillip Walker

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Phillip Walker, blues guitarist, smiles at the camera as he hugs an electric blues guitar under his right arm. He wears a pinstripe business suit and...

Date Published
1983
1984
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

S.D.I.

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S.D.I. (Strategic Dance Initiative), (formerly the Blue Riddim Band), a reggae band from Kansas City, Missouri comprised of five white men, all...

Date Published
1982
1983
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Two Hoots and a Holler

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Two Hoots and a Holler, is a roots rock band from Austin, Texas. Eddie Edmonson on the left plays an electric bass guitar. Pat Kelly in the center...

Date Published
1983
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Urban Blight

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Urban Blight, a ska, R&B, funk, pop, and reggae band comprised of seven white men who lean or sit on a wall around a rooftop. One band member leans...

Date Published
1983
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
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  • (-) Grand Emporium Collection (11)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Publicity photographs (11)
  • Black & white photographs (10)
  • Gelatin silver prints (9)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Negatives (2)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (11)
  • 1991-2000 (2)

Subjects

  • African American men (8)
  • Blues musicians (8)
  • Guitarists (7)
  • Bands (Music) (4)
  • Men, White (4)
  • Singers (4)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Reggae musicians (2)
  • Americana (Music) (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Ska (Music) (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jones, Casey (Drummer) (2)
  • King, Albert, 1923-1992 (2)
  • Walker, Phillip, 1937-2010 (2)
  • Broussard, Rick (1)
  • Edmonson, Eddie (1)
  • Johnson, Jimmy (1)
  • Kelly, Pat (Drummer) (1)
  • McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996 (1)

Date Published

  • 1984 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1993 (2)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1982 (1)
  • (-) 1983 (11)

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