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Ahmad Alaadeen and George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and George Benson, both in tuxedos, hanging out backstage at the Annual 18th & Vine Gala "Ellington At 99: Livin'...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Fiddler Williams, and George Benson visiting Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, George Benson stand in front of a wall of photographs of members and performers at...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and Bobby Watson backstage at the Gem Theater

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, his back to the photographer, speaks with George Benson as Bobby Watson, wearing a derby hat, stands in a doorway...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, Harry Belafonte, George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

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George Duke with his arm around the shoulder of Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Harry Belafonte, and George Benson (mostly out of frame), hanging...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, Harry Belafonte, George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

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Ahmad Alaadeen, with his back to the photographer, George Duke, laughing, Harry Belafonte, looking through his wallet, and George Benson standing off...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

George Duke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

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George Duke, grinning at Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat with his back to the photographer and blurry because of movement, and George Benson...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and George Duke backstage at the Gem Theater

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Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and George Duke backstage at the Gem Theater

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Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and George Duke backstage at the Gem Theater

Image

Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection
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  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (9)

Types

  • photographs (9)

Genres

  • Color photographs (9)
  • Group portraits (8)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (9)

Subjects

  • African American guitarists (9)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Jazz musicians (9)
  • Saxophonists (9)
  • Pianists (6)
  • Jazz singers (5)
  • Fiddlers (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • (-) Guitarists (9)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (9)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (9)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (9)
  • Duke, George (6)
  • Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (5)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)

Events

  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (9)

Date Published

  • (-) 1998-09-11 (9)

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