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Ahmad Alaadeen on stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white fedora, closes his eyes and leans back as he blows into saxophone with a Kansas City skyline backdrop behind him...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen promoting tourism in Missouri

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his right side wearing a white fedora and sunglasses, stands on a stage with a Kansas City skyline backdrop, and blows into a...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Alberta Adams

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Blues vocalist Alberta Adams holds a microphone to her mouth with her right hand. She wears a sweater with bead and crystal appliques, rings on all...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Band from Hell

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Band from Hell, a rock band comprised of four white men, sitting and standing on a brick wall in front of a building mural of a knuckle-head...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Banjer Dan

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Bluegrass musician Banjer Dan sits and smiles to his right as he holds a banjo upright on his left thigh. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

BCR [Black Crack Revue]

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BCR [Black Crack Revue], a Missouri based groove band comprised of four white men wearing nightgowns, nightcaps, with Rev. Dwight Frizzell playing a...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big Daddy Sun and the Outer Planets

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Big Daddy Sun and the Outer Planets, a rockabilly band comprised of three white men, stand outside on a gravel drive with a brick wall behind them and...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy C. Farlow

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Billy C. Farlow, rockabilly harmonica player, leans on the counter of a ticket window and looks to his left as he wears a dark shiny leather jacket...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy C. Farlow

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Billy C. Farlow, rockabilly harmonica player of the band the Ozone Review, leans on the counter of a ticket window and looks to his left as he wears a...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy C. Farlow

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Billy C. Farlow, rockabilly harmonica player of the Billy C. Farlow Blues Band, sits outdoors on a log by a river, holding a harmonica. Printed in the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Preston

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Billy Preston, rhythm and blues singer and pianist, smiles at the camera in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Billy...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Black Uhuru

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Black Uhuru, a reggae band comprised of two Jamaican men, who look directly at the photographer in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Black Uhuru logos

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A photograph of four logos in relation to the reggae band Black Uhuru.

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blind Boys of Alabama

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Blind Boys of Alabama, along with Sam Butler, stand in a group in front of the pipes of an organ. The Blind Boys wear light colored suits while Sam...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blue River Ordonnance

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Blue River Ordonnance, a band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together with artwork surrounding them. Printed across...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blue Sky

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Blue Sky, a Kansas City blues band comprised of one African American woman and four white men, stand in front of an industrial machine. Printed in the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bobby Bland

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Blues vocalist Bobby Bland sits and holds a cigarette between the index finger and thumb of his right hand. The thick smoke rises up the left side of...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bon Ton Soul Accordion Orchestra

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Bon Ton Soul Accordion Orchestra, a Kansas City soul band comprised of four African American men and two white men, stand in front of a backdrop, some...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bonedaddies

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The Bonedaddies, a world beat band comprised of two African American men and five white men, sit at a table as a loose reenactment of the Last Supper...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Buddy Guy

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Blues guitarist Buddy Guy closes his eyes and looks to the left as he plays guitar.

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Captain & the Red Hot Flames

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Captain & the Red Hot Flames is a band from Colorado comprised of four white men and one African American man. Four band members stand and smile as...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

City Light Orchestra

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Four men from the City Light Orchestra sit outside on a patio and smile as Ahmad Alaadeen looks at a soprano saxophone. All are wearing suits. From...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Clams

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The Clams, (Cindy Lawson, Karen Gratz, Roxie Terry, and Patsy Joe), lean against a stucco wall with boarded up windows.

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dallol

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Dallol, a band of six African men who perform a mixture of reggae and Ethiopian music, pose for a group picture with three men standing behind three...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

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R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a blouse under a vest. Printed on the bottom of the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (83)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (7)
  • MANA de Kansas City Collection (4)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (2)
  • Walt Bodine Collection (2)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Martha Jane Starr Collection (1)
  • Richard W. Bolling Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (101)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (84)
  • Gelatin silver prints (84)
  • Publicity photographs (79)
  • Portrait photographs (58)
  • Group portraits (38)
  • Color photographs (16)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Portraits (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (94)
  • 1991-2000 (4)

Subjects

  • Men, White (37)
  • African American men (31)
  • Bands (Music) (29)
  • Singers (26)
  • Blues musicians (24)
  • Reggae musicians (18)
  • Men (15)
  • Black people (13)
  • Jamaicans (11)
  • Musicians (11)
  • Guitarists (9)
  • Jazz musicians (9)
  • African American women (7)
  • Rock musicians (6)
  • Accordionists (5)
  • African American jazz musicians (5)
  • Guitar (5)
  • Rockabilly musicians (5)
  • Saxophonists (5)
  • Blues-rock music (4)
  • Harmonica players (4)
  • Hispanic American women (4)
  • Mexican American women (4)
  • Parades (4)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Zydeco musicians (4)
  • Drum set (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Women (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Banjoists (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • New wave music (2)
  • Radio talk show hosts (2)
  • South Africans (2)
  • Airplane pilots (1)
  • Airplanes (1)
  • Bagpipe (1)
  • Bagpipers (1)
  • Banjo (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Management (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Cajuns (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Costume (1)
  • Country musicians (1)
  • Country rock music (1)
  • Duets (1)
  • Ethiopians (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Folk musicians (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Harmonica (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Hispanic American men (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Kamānche (1)
  • Keyboardists (1)
  • Logos (Symbols) (1)
  • Mbaqanga (Music) (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Poets (1)
  • Politicians (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Sofas (1)
  • Soul musicians (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Stuffed animals (Toys) (1)
  • Suppers (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • World beat (Music) (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)

Subjects, People

  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (7)
  • Brown, Tony (Glen Antonio) (4)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (3)
  • Farlow, Billy C. (3)
  • Bodine, Walt, 1920- (2)
  • Brown, Devon, 1966- (2)
  • Carrasco, Joe King (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Malcolm, Carl, 1952- (2)
  • Mejia, Bea Marie (2)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (2)
  • Ruffner, Mason (2)
  • Van Buren, James (2)
  • Yabba (2)
  • Aber, Thomas Carr, 1954- (1)
  • Adams, Alberta (1)
  • Adams, Johnny (1)
  • Ballard, Hank (1)
  • Barker, LaVerne (1)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Bolling, Richard, 1916-1991 (1)
  • Budwig, Monty (1)
  • Butler, Jonathan (1)
  • Cannon, Ron (Big Daddy Sun) (1)
  • Carrier, Roy (1)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (1)
  • Davis, Larry, 1936-1994 (1)
  • Davis, Tyrone (1)
  • Dawkins, Jimmy (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Earl, Ronnie (1)
  • Foy, Joel (1)
  • Fraser, Jill, 1952-2003 (1)
  • Frizzell, Dwight (1)
  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • Harley, Rufus (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946- (1)
  • Ida, Queen (1)
  • Johnson, Michael E. (1)
  • Leewright, Rondo (1)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (1)
  • Mahlathini (1)
  • Mazer, Dan (Banjoist) (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McClain, Mighty Sam (1)
  • McCracklin, Jimmy, 1921-2012 (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Preston, Billy (1)
  • Ransburg, Henry Clay (1)
  • Roth, Ivan E. (1)
  • Russell, Tom, 1950 March 5- (1)
  • Sahm, Doug (1)
  • Sansone, Johnny (1)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Starr, Barry (1)
  • Toups, Wayne, 1958- (1)
  • Trischka, Tony, 1949- (1)
  • Whitmer, Tim (1)
  • Yellowman (1)

Date Published

  • (-) 1985 (101)
  • (-) 1990 (101)

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