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Alberta Adams

Image

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

Artie White

Image

Artie White, blues singer, places the thumb of his left hand into his throat as he smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears...

Date Published
1985
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

Image

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]

Image

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

Bel Airs

Image

Bel Airs, a rockabilly band comprised of three white men, stand outdoors on possibly a gravel drive and smile at the camera with trees on the back...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bel Airs - Dick and Dave Pruitt

Image

Bel Airs, a blues-rock band from Columbia, Missouri comprised of three white men, including Dick and Dave Pruitt, smile as they bend slightly to play...

Date Published
1985
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bel Airs - Dick and Dave Pruitt

Image

Bel Airs, a blues-rock band from Columbia, Missouri comprised of the white men that includes Dick and Dave Pruitt, grin widely as they perform to a...

Date Published
1985
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big "Babe" Martin and the Chump Change Blues Band

Image

Big "Babe" Martin and the Chump Change Blues Band, is a band comprised of three African American men and two white men. Two African American men sit...

Date Published
1985
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big Daddy Sun and the Outer Planets

Image

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

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab

Image

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab stand outside an unkempt building with glass block windows and look at the camera while...

Date Published
1985
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy C. Farlow

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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 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

Image

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

Buck Clayton and Reverend Gensel

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Buck Clayton and Reverend John Gensel in winter.

Date Published
1985
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton and Steve Voce

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Buck Clayton and Steve Voce standing by a sign for Abbotsford Road; Buck holding some sheet music open above the sign; both facing the camera.

Date Published
1985
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with Byron Stripling

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Buck Clayton with Byron Stripling.

Date Published
1985
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (180)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (29)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (13)
  • Walt Bodine Collection (9)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (7)
  • Jay McShann Collection (4)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (4)
  • Paul Creston Collection (3)
  • Richard W. Bolling Collection (3)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (1)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (1)
  • Martha Jane Starr Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (255)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (252)
  • Publicity photographs (198)
  • Portrait photographs (160)
  • Group portraits (108)
  • Snapshots (38)
  • Portraits (9)
  • Photocopies (3)
  • (-) Black & white photographs (255)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (243)
  • 1991-2000 (71)
  • 2001-2010 (29)
  • 1971-1980 (3)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Men, White (94)
  • African American men (67)
  • Bands (Music) (65)
  • Singers (50)
  • Blues musicians (47)
  • Musicians (41)
  • Jazz musicians (38)
  • Guitarists (32)
  • Men (30)
  • Black people (28)
  • African American jazz musicians (27)
  • Reggae musicians (26)
  • Jamaicans (19)
  • Guitar (14)
  • Pianists (14)
  • African American women politicians (13)
  • African American women (12)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (12)
  • Women, White (11)
  • Radio talk show hosts (9)
  • Rock musicians (9)
  • Saxophonists (9)
  • Rockabilly musicians (8)
  • Accordionists (7)
  • Blues-rock music (6)
  • Harmonica players (6)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (6)
  • Zydeco musicians (6)
  • African American women jazz singers (5)
  • Jazz musicians, White (5)
  • New wave music (5)
  • Piano (5)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Accordion (4)
  • Clarinetists (4)
  • Composers (4)
  • Disc jockeys (4)
  • Double bassists (4)
  • Hats (4)
  • Public service radio programs (4)
  • Radio broadcasting (4)
  • Radio broadcasting--Equipment and supplies (4)
  • Radio stations (4)
  • Saxophone (4)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (4)
  • Sound studios (4)
  • Trombonists (4)
  • Women (4)
  • Women jazz musicians (4)
  • Actors (3)
  • Award presentations (3)
  • Drum set (3)
  • Ethnic costume (3)
  • Microphone (3)
  • Politicians (3)
  • Trios (Piano, clarinet, cello) (3)
  • Women pianists (3)
  • Africans (2)
  • Alternative rock musicians (2)
  • Awards (2)
  • Banjoists (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (2)
  • Blues (Music) (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Country musicians (2)
  • Crowns (Dentistry) (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Drinking glasses (2)
  • Harmonica (2)
  • Motion picture music (2)
  • Motion pictures (2)
  • Railroad tracks (2)
  • Sheet music (2)
  • South Africans (2)
  • Streets (2)
  • African American couples (1)
  • African American women singers (1)
  • Americana (Music) (1)
  • Asian American men (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Authors (1)
  • Avant-garde (Music) (1)
  • Award winners (1)
  • Bagpipe (1)
  • Bagpipers (1)
  • Banjo (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Management (1)
  • Baseball players (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Belgians (1)
  • Billboards (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Cajuns (1)
  • Cameras (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Costume (1)
  • Country rock music (1)
  • Discussion (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Duets (1)
  • Ethiopians (1)
  • Fiddlers (1)
  • Folk musicians (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Garage rock music (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Graffiti (1)
  • Hispanic American men (1)
  • Horses (1)
  • Interviewing on radio (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • KamaĚ„nche (1)
  • Keyboardists (1)
  • Logos (Symbols) (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Masters of ceremonies (1)
  • Mbaqanga (Music) (1)
  • Music--African influences (1)
  • Musicologists (1)
  • Newspapers (1)
  • New wave musicians (1)
  • Norwegians (1)
  • Novelties (1)
  • Poets (1)
  • Psychedelic rock music (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Radio broadcasting--Awards (1)
  • Railroad yards (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Soul musicians (1)
  • Stuffed animals (Toys) (1)
  • Tents (1)
  • Violin (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • Wooden fences (1)
  • World beat (Music) (1)
  • Zimbabweans (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Jefferson City (Mo.) (12)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • Washington (D.C.) (2)
  • New Orleans (La.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (13)
  • Bodine, Walt, 1920- (9)
  • Carrasco, Joe King (5)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (5)
  • Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 (5)
  • McShann, Jay (5)
  • Brown, Tony (Glen Antonio) (4)
  • Dawkins, Jimmy (4)
  • Scotty, 1951-2003 (4)
  • Basse, David (3)
  • Bolling, Richard, 1916-1991 (3)
  • Brooks, Lonnie (3)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (3)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (3)
  • Creston, Paul, 1906-1985 (3)
  • Dexter, Dave (3)
  • Farlow, Billy C. (3)
  • Lutcher, Nellie (3)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (2)
  • Barker, LaVerne (2)
  • Brown, Devon, 1966- (2)
  • Carliner, Mark (2)
  • Carrier, Roy (2)
  • Earl, Ronnie (2)
  • Fusco, John (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Hill, Walter, 1942- (2)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (2)
  • Macchio, Ralph, 1961- (2)
  • Malcolm, Carl, 1952- (2)
  • McKinley, Ray (2)
  • Pepper, Claude, 1900-1989 (2)
  • Peterson, Esther Eggertsen, 1906-1997 (2)
  • Pruitt, Dave (Guitarist) (2)
  • Pruitt, Dick (2)
  • Rich, Buddy, 1917-1987 (2)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (2)
  • Ruffner, Mason (2)
  • Seneca, Joe (2)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (2)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (2)
  • Sun Ra (2)
  • Van Buren, James (2)
  • Whitmer, Tim (2)
  • Yabba (2)
  • Zinnemann, Tim (2)
  • Aber, Thomas Carr, 1954- (1)
  • Adams, Alberta (1)
  • Adams, Johnny (1)
  • Alden, Howard (1)
  • Anthony, Ray, 1922- (1)
  • Barrett, Dan (1)
  • Berkley, Richard L., 1931- (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Bohren, Spencer (1)
  • Bonamassa, Joe (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Brewer, Jim, 1920-1988 (1)
  • Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005 (1)
  • Budwig, Monty (1)
  • Burning Spear, 1948- (1)
  • Burnside, R. L. (Rural L.), 1926-2005 (1)
  • Butler, Jonathan (1)
  • Cahn, Sammy (1)
  • Cannon, Ron (Big Daddy Sun) (1)
  • Ceroli, Nick (1)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (1)
  • Cole, Natalie, 1950- (1)
  • Connor, Joanna (1)
  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (1)
  • Crab, Tommy (1)
  • Cray, Robert (1)
  • Davis, Larry, 1936-1994 (1)
  • Davis, Tyrone (1)
  • Dekker, Desmond (1)
  • Denis, Daniel, 1952- (1)
  • Fjelle, Espen (1)
  • Forsberg, Jostein (1)
  • Foy, Joel (1)
  • Fraser, Jill, 1952-2003 (1)
  • Frizzell, Dwight (1)
  • Gensel, John (1)
  • Gertz, Jami (1)
  • Gomes, Steve (1)
  • Gustafsson, Olav (1)
  • Handy, Major (1)
  • Harley, Rufus (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946- (1)
  • Haugen, Jens (Double bassist) (1)
  • Hawkins, Darryl (1)
  • Hawks, Bill (1)
  • Ida, Queen (1)
  • Jack, Preacher (1)
  • Jefferson, Carl E. (1)
  • Jessee, Randall, 1914-1976 (1)
  • Johnny J. (1)
  • Johnson, Michael E. (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Judd, Robert, -1986 (1)
  • Leewright, Rondo (1)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (1)
  • Mahlathini (1)
  • Major, Clifton (1)
  • Mapfumo, Thomas (1)
  • Martin, Big Babe (1)
  • Mayall, John (1)
  • Mazer, Dan (Banjoist) (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McClain, Mighty Sam (1)
  • McCracklin, Jimmy, 1921-2012 (1)
  • Mills, Stephanie, 1957- (1)
  • Moeller, Johnny (1)
  • Morris, Jon, 1955- (1)
  • Mutabaruka, 1952- (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Nulisch, Darrell (1)
  • O'Brien, Larry (1)
  • Olson, David (Drummer) (1)
  • Omlid, Morten (1)
  • Page, Patti (1)
  • Peagler, Curtis (1)
  • Preston, Billy (1)
  • Ransburg, Henry Clay (1)
  • Remler, Emily (1)
  • Reno, Johnny (1)
  • Rich, Charlie (1)
  • Riley, Rachel (Comedienne) (1)
  • Rochette, Alain (Pianist) (1)
  • Roth, Ivan E. (1)
  • Russell, Tom, 1950 March 5- (1)
  • Sahm, Doug (1)
  • Salgado, Curtis (1)
  • Sansone, Johnny (1)
  • Segers, Guy (Bass guitarist) (1)
  • Severinsen, Doc, 1927- (1)
  • Starr, John Wilbur, 1905-2000 (1)
  • Stripling, Byron (1)
  • Tawl Paul (1)
  • Toups, Wayne, 1958- (1)
  • Trigaux, Reginald (1)
  • Trigaux, Roger (1)
  • Trischka, Tony, 1949- (1)
  • Valenzuela, Fernando, 1960- (1)
  • Vitous, Miroslav (1)
  • Voce, Steve (1)
  • Wallichs, Glenn (1)
  • White, Artie (1)
  • Williams, Esther (Vocalist) (1)
  • Williams, Larry Jr., 1953-1997 (1)
  • Willis, Chick (1)
  • Wilson, Spanky (1)
  • Yellowman (1)

Date Published

  • 1990 (84)
  • 1981 (45)
  • 2004 (43)
  • 1989 (8)
  • 1995 (7)
  • 1986 (5)
  • 1999 (5)
  • 1993 (4)
  • 2000 (4)
  • 2002 (4)
  • 1980 (2)
  • 1988 (2)
  • 1982 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1986-01 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 2003 (1)
  • (-) 1985 (255)

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