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'Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows

Image

Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows in a bar. Guitarist Houserocker sits on a piano with his feet on the keys holding an electric blues guitar across...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Alden-Barrett Quintet

Image

Members of the Alden-Barrett Quintet (from left to right): Jackie Williams, Frank Tate[?], Howard Alden, Dan Barrett and Chuck Wilson

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Alison Krauss and Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Image

Alison Krauss smiles as she stands next to Claude "Fiddler" Williams at Carnegie Hall. Claude points at the camera as he smiles. He wears a tuxedo.

Date Published
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Audience during a MANA de Kansas City event

Image

A photograph of a seated Mexican American audience at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event in an auditorium. One African American woman and one...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

Audience during a MANA de Kansas City event

Image

A profile photograph of a mostly Mexican American seated audience at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event in an auditorium. Two African American...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

Audience stands to sing during a MANA de Kansas City event

Image

An audience at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event of Mexican American women studying a sheet of music, a Mexican American man, and an African...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

audience visits during a MANA de Kansas City event

Image

An audience of Mexican American women and men visit in an auditorium at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. Most wear name tags. Estella...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

Bayou Rhythm

Image

Bayou Rhythm, a zydeco and blues band comprised of one African American man and four white men, stand holding their instruments.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bea Marie Mejia and a man holding a wrapped gift

Image

Bea Marie Mejia, a Mexican American woman, smiles at the camera as she stands by an African American man holding a wrapped gift at an unidentified...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

Bernard Allison

Image

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits with an electric guitar flat across his lap and smiles at the photographer as he wears a cowboy hat...

Date Published
1990
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernard Allison

Image

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits with an electric guitar flat across his lap and smiles at the photographer as he wears a cowboy hat...

Date Published
1990
1995
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

Blind Boys of Alabama

Image

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

Image

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

Bob Bowman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Rod Fleeman enjoying performing

Image

Bob Bowman, electric double bass, and Rod Fleeman, guitar, grin across the stage at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as they perform on either side of Claude...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bob Bowman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Rod Fleeman enjoying performing

Image

Bob Bowman, electric double bass, grins across the stage at Rod Fleeman, guitar, whose right side is to the camera as he bends halfway over toward...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bobby Bland

Image

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

Bobby Watson

Image

Bobby Watson, jazz saxophonist, sits with his forearms crossed over his knees and looks back at the camera over his right shoulder in a close-up...

Date Published
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

Bon Ton St. Mary

Image

Accordionist Bon Ton St. Mary sits on the top rung of a wooden fence holding an accordion and smiling directly at the photographer. A wooden building...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bonedaddies

Image

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

Bruce Ricker, Jay McShann and an unidentified bearded man posing for a photo

Image

Bruce Ricker, Jay McShann, and unidentified bearded white man holding a cigarette posing together for a photo at an unidentified location with...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Bryant Gumbel

Image

Publicity photo of Bryant Gumbel in a suit, facing the camera, and smiling.

Date Published
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Buck Clayton and Count Basie hugging

Image

Buck Clayton hugging Count Basie; New York.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton and Dan Barrett

Image

Full length photo of Buck Clayton in a suit, white shoes, and hat standing next to Dan Barrett in a dress shirt and tie.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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  • Jay McShann Collection (130)
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  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (18)
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  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (5)
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Types

  • photographs (346)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (204)
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Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (224)
  • 1991-2000 (10)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (250)
  • African American jazz musicians (246)
  • Men, White (151)
  • Jazz musicians, White (77)
  • Pianists (60)
  • Trumpet players (50)
  • Piano (43)
  • Blues musicians (42)
  • Guitarists (34)
  • Women, White (34)
  • Double bassists (31)
  • African American women (30)
  • Saxophonists (28)
  • Singers (27)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (23)
  • Microphone (22)
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  • Bands (Music) (20)
  • Musical instruments (19)
  • Fiddlers (18)
  • Guitar (16)
  • Hats (16)
  • Audiences (15)
  • Drum set (14)
  • Jazz singers (12)
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  • Hispanic American women (10)
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  • Eyeglasses (9)
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  • Bathing suits (6)
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  • Swimming pools (6)
  • Accordion (5)
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  • Banners (5)
  • Clarinetists (5)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (5)
  • Men (5)
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  • Zydeco musicians (5)
  • Handshaking (4)
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  • Inflatable boats (4)
  • Men's clothing (4)
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  • Restaurants (4)
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  • Volunteer workers in hospitals (4)
  • Automobiles (3)
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  • Living rooms (3)
  • Male singers (3)
  • Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian (3)
  • Plants, Potted (3)
  • Reclining chairs (3)
  • Rock musicians (3)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (3)
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  • Advertising (2)
  • African American children (2)
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  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (2)
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  • Tap dancers (2)
  • Toys (2)
  • Vases (2)
  • Windows (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • Women pianists (2)
  • African American families (1)
  • African Americans on television (1)
  • African American women authors (1)
  • Alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Appointment books (1)
  • Asian Americans (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Awards (1)
  • Awnings (1)
  • Baby strollers (1)
  • Bagpipe (1)
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  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Band leaders (1)
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  • Beaches (1)
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  • Belts (Clothing) (1)
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  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Boats and boating (1)
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  • Bolo ties (1)
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  • Christmas (1)
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  • Mountains (1)
  • Musicians' spouses (1)
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  • Walls (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • Waterslides (1)
  • Wine (1)
  • Wine glasses (1)
  • World beat (Music) (1)
  • (-) African American men (346)

Subjects, Community

  • African American gay men (2)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • Gay political activists (2)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (2)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • White gay men (2)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (1)
  • Pink triangles (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • New York (N.Y.) (7)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • Monterey (Calif.) (1)
  • Nice (France) (1)
  • Toronto (Ont.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (120)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (67)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (18)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (9)
  • Tate, Buddy (7)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (6)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (6)
  • Mackrel, Dennis (5)
  • Pierce, Nat (5)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (4)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (4)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (4)
  • Brown, Tony (Glen Antonio) (4)
  • Gunther, Paul (4)
  • Lawrence, Doug (4)
  • Chirillo, James (3)
  • Cray, Robert (3)
  • Dodgion, Jerry (3)
  • Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989 (3)
  • Fleeman, Rod (3)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (3)
  • Lyttelton, Humphrey, 1921-2008 (3)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (3)
  • Mejia, Bea Marie (3)
  • Mullins, Reverdy, 1921-2007 (3)
  • Muro, Barbara (Of Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Sandke, Randy (3)
  • Temperley, Joe (3)
  • Van Buren, James (3)
  • Agwada, Vince (2)
  • Alden, Howard (2)
  • Allison, Bernard (2)
  • Arterton, Jon (2)
  • Barrett, Dan (2)
  • Bindner, Lou (2)
  • Burks, Eddie, 1931-2005 (2)
  • Callen, Michael, 1955-1993 (2)
  • Chenier, C. J. (Clayton Joseph), 1957- (2)
  • Coles, Honi, 1911-1992 (2)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (2)
  • Durham, Eddie, 1906-1987 (2)
  • Edison, Harry, 1915-1999 (2)
  • Font, Aurelio (2)
  • Hammond, John, 1942- (2)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (2)
  • Hinton, Milt (2)
  • Holloway, Red (2)
  • Johnson, Luther (2)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (2)
  • Kessler, Stan (2)
  • Long, Russ, 1937-2006 (2)
  • Maxwell, Jim, 1917-2002 (2)
  • Park, Kim (2)
  • Ricker, Bruce, 1942-2011 (2)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (2)
  • Rustin, Alice Betty (2)
  • Rutland, Jimmy (2)
  • Shaw, Arvell (2)
  • Sims, Zoot (2)
  • Steiner, Ernst (2)
  • Steiner, Lotti (2)
  • Strait, Todd (2)
  • Stripling, Byron (2)
  • Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001 (2)
  • Tate, Frank (2)
  • Townsend, Cliff (2)
  • Voce, Steve (2)
  • Waters, Kim, 1965- (2)
  • Williams, Jackie, 1933- (2)
  • Wilson, Charles, 1957- (2)
  • Adams, Johnny (1)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Ballard, Hank (1)
  • Barker, LaVerne (1)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Bell, Aaron, 1922-2003 (1)
  • Bell, Jim (1)
  • Bert, Eddie (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Boyer, Pierre, 1942-1997 (1)
  • Braff, Ruby, 1927-2003 (1)
  • Brubeck, Dave (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Capp, Frank (1)
  • Carrasco, Joe King (1)
  • Carrier, Roy (1)
  • Cheatham, Doc (1)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (1)
  • Davis, Larry, 1936-1994 (1)
  • Davis, Spanky (1)
  • Davis, Tyrone (1)
  • Dawkins, Jimmy (1)
  • Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (1)
  • Doder, Keith (1)
  • Duich, John (1)
  • Dunbar, Ted, 1937-1998 (1)
  • Dye, Coots, 1912-1998 (1)
  • Eddy, Jane (1)
  • Ellis, E. Frank, 1918-2007 (1)
  • Elswick, Molly (1)
  • Engleking, Lee (1)
  • Evans, Charlotte (Sister of Jeannie Cheatham) (1)
  • Evans, Jo Anne (1)
  • Folds, Chuck (1)
  • Frost, Frank, 1936-1999 (1)
  • Fuller, Curtis, 1934- (1)
  • Galaviz, DaLinda (1)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Green, Urbie (1)
  • Gumbel, Bryant, 1948- (1)
  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • Hall, Al, 1915-1988 (1)
  • Hamilton, Scott, 1954- (1)
  • Hammond, John, 1910-1987 (1)
  • Harley, Rufus (1)
  • Heath, Percy, 1923-2005 (1)
  • Henderson, Gloria (Jazz fan) (1)
  • Henderson, John (Jazz fan) (1)
  • Henry, Haywood (1)
  • Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 (1)
  • Hicks, John, 1941-2006 (1)
  • Johnson, Floyd, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Johnson, Michael E. (1)
  • Johnson, Plas (1)
  • Jones, Betty (1)
  • Jones, Calvin (Bassist) (1)
  • Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000 (1)
  • Jones, Max, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Jones, Oliver, 1934- (1)
  • Jordan, Stanley (1)
  • Jr. Medlow (1)
  • Kansas City Red (1)
  • Koch, Ed, 1924-2013 (1)
  • Krauss, Alison, 1971- (1)
  • Landreth, Sonny (1)
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  • Lazy Lester (1)
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  • Lovett, Baby (1)
  • Madison Slim (1)
  • Majors, Scott (1)
  • Masse, Jean-Marie (1)
  • McClain, Mighty Sam (1)
  • McCracklin, Jimmy, 1921-2012 (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Melton, Mel (1)
  • Miles, Buddy (1)
  • Milton, Warren (1)
  • Morales, Estella (1)
  • Morris, Dinky (1)
  • Ning, Mike (1)
  • O'Neill, William A. (William Atchison), 1930-2007 (1)
  • O'Shawny, Willie (1)
  • Peterson, James, 1937- (1)
  • Peterson, Lucky (1)
  • Phillips, Flip (1)
  • Preston, Billy (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Ramos, Sally (1)
  • Ranson, David (1)
  • Richards, Red (1)
  • Robinson, Scott (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • Sarnoff, Esme (1)
  • Schaap, Phil (1)
  • Schuur, Diane (1)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (1)
  • Simmen, Johnny, 1918-2004 (1)
  • Singer, Hal (1)
  • Smith, Bill (Photographic subject) (1)
  • Smith, Nolan (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1936-2011 (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • St. Mary, Mark, 1957- (1)
  • Stitt, Sonny (1)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Van Eps, George (1)
  • Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990 (1)
  • Vignola, Jean-Pierre (1)
  • Wade, Jack (Jazz fan) (1)
  • Wanzo, Mel (1)
  • Warren, Earle (1)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (1)
  • Weber, Vince, 1953- (1)
  • Wells, Dicky, 1907-1985 (1)
  • Wess, Frank, 1922-2013 (1)
  • Whitmer, Tim (1)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (1)
  • Williams, Pinky (1)
  • Williams, Sandy, 1906-1991 (1)
  • Wilson, Chuck (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (1)
  • Witherspoon, Leonard (1)
  • Wood, Elise (1)

Events

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Date Published

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  • 1970 (2)
  • 1996 (2)
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  • 1989 (1)
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  • (-) 1990 (346)

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