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Big Mama Thornton singing

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Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone; wearing a cowboy hat and sparkly floral patterned shirt; head turned to look over to the right.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham 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

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

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 drop earrings and a dark sweater with sparkles on it...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a funk, blues, and rhythm and blues vocal group of four African American men, who stand and sing at microphones at...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Priscilla Bowman at Spirit Festival

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Priscilla Bowman performing at Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Priscilla Bowman in front of oversized image of herself

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Priscilla Bowman posing in front of an oversized image of herself as a young woman.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Priscilla Bowman 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
  • Clear selected
  • 1990
  • Rhythm and blues musicians

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (5)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (2)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (8)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (7)
  • Gelatin silver prints (7)
  • Portrait photographs (6)
  • Publicity photographs (4)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (8)

Subjects

  • African American women (4)
  • Singers (4)
  • African American men (2)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Funk musicians (2)
  • Women singers (2)
  • African American women musicians (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Reggae musicians (1)
  • Ska (Music) (1)
  • (-) Rhythm and blues musicians (8)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Bowman, Priscilla (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Ballard, Hank (1)
  • Preston, Billy (1)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (1)

Events

  • Spirit Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1985 (4)
  • 1981 (3)
  • 1983 (1)
  • (-) 1990 (8)

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