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"Big James" Montgomery

Image

"Big James" Montgomery, Chicago blues style trombonist, smiles as he holds a trombone across his body with both hands with a cloth over the bell that...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Chris Cali"

Image

Comedian "Chris Cali" stands in front of a weeping willow background wearing a backwards flat cap, sunglasses, earrings, a open plaid shirt over a...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Wild Child" Butler

Image

Blues harmonica player "Wild Child" Butler holds a harmonica to his mouth with both hands and looks slightly to the right. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Wild Child" Butler

Image

Blues harmonica player "Wild Child" Butler closes his eyes, grips his left hand in a fist, and opens his mouth to sing into a microphone. He has a cap...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

360 Degrees

Image

360 Degrees, a band of five African American men, performing on stage. Printed along the bottom of the photograph, "360 Degrees."

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

African American couple standing next to magazine article exhibit

Image

Unidentified African American man with his arm around an unidentified African American woman while they're standing next to an exhibit board of a Star...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen discusses recording with Misha Tsiganov and Craig Rivers

Image

Misha Tsiganov and Craig Rivers listen to Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap and talking, during a recording session for Hedman's band Tropique,...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen recording in New York

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap under a headset while playing a soprano saxophone in front of recording equipment for a track during a recording...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen shaking hands

Image

Norman Hedman and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, shaking hands as Misha Tsiganov looks on during a recording session for Hedman's band Tropique,...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Albert Collins

Image

Albert Collins, blues guitarist, leans to the left, closes his eyes, and grimaces as he holds his guitar with one hand on the neck and spreads his...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Image

Blues guitarist Alvin Youngblood Hart looks seriously to his left as he leans left and plays an electric guitar. He wears a wide headband and a plaid...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Announcer keeps things going while Claude "Fiddler" Williams leaves the stage

Image

A white male announcer stands center stage speaking into a microphone as he looks right toward Claude "Fiddler" Williams who is walking off the stage...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Anson Funderburgh and Sam Myers

Image

Guitarist Anson Funderburgh folds his hands on the right shoulder of blues vocalist Sam Myers who is wearing sunglasses. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1981
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Anthony Gomes and Buddy Guy

Image

Blues guitarists Buddy Guy (left) and Anthony Gomes (right) stand together and smile at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ark Band

Image

The Ark Band, a glam rock band comprised of six African American men and one white man, sit and stand around a small round table in a bar wearing...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

B.B. Queen- back

Image

B.B. Queen is a blues guitarist and singer. A publicity sheet printed on the back of her publicity photograph. Five paragraphs of biographical and...

Date Published
1997
2000
Member of
B.B. Queen

Band Tropique getting ready to record

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, walks in front of Norman Hedman as Misha Tsiganov (left) and Craig Rivers look on during a recording session for...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Bar BQ Bob and Washboard Chaz

Image

Guitarist Bar BQ Bob and washboard player Washboard Chaz crouch down on a boulder with their instruments and smile at the photographer. Printed in the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bargain Music

Image

Bargain Music, an alternative rock band comprised of four white men sit and stand at a bar having beers with three African American men. Printed in...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernard Allison

Image

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison stands in a doorway with his arms crossed over the body of an electric guitar. He wears a cowboy hat, a...

Date Published
2000
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernard Allison

Image

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits holding an electric guitar as he smiles up at the photographer. Printed below the photograph in the...

Date Published
2000
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernie Worrell

Image

Bernie Worrell, funk keyboardist and composer, grins with his hands forming possibly the heavy metal rock music gesture on each side of his face of...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernie Worrell

Image

Bernie Worrell, funk keyboardist and composer, grins with his hands forming possibly the heavy metal rock music gesture on each side of his face of...

Date Published
1991
2000
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 Jack Johnson

Image

Blues guitarist Big Jack Johnson closes his eyes and lifts his chin as he plays a guitar. He wears a vertically striped headband and a athletic jacket...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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  • Grand Emporium Collection (125)
  • Jay McShann Collection (88)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (61)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (14)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (6)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (6)
  • MANA de Kansas City Collection (5)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (4)
  • Ed Dix Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (2)
  • B.B. Queen (1)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)
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Types

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Genres

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  • Cityscape photographs (6)
  • Slides (3)
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Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (247)
  • 2001-2010 (6)
  • 1981-1990 (4)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (160)
  • African American jazz musicians (153)
  • Men, White (125)
  • Blues musicians (79)
  • Guitarists (68)
  • Jazz musicians, White (60)
  • Fiddlers (51)
  • Pianists (44)
  • Bands (Music) (38)
  • Women, White (37)
  • Singers (36)
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  • African American women (34)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (32)
  • Piano (31)
  • Guitar (25)
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  • Drummers (Musicians) (19)
  • Microphone (17)
  • Harmonica players (13)
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  • Audiences (12)
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  • Funk musicians (10)
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  • Fans (Persons) (8)
  • Jazz singers (8)
  • Older men (8)
  • Saxophone (8)
  • Keyboard players (7)
  • Reggae musicians (7)
  • Zydeco musicians (7)
  • Accordion (6)
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  • African American children (6)
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  • Musical instruments (6)
  • Nurses (6)
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  • African American high school students (5)
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  • African American youth (3)
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  • Hispanic American men (3)
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  • Coffee brewing--Equipment and supplies (2)
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  • Forests and forestry (2)
  • Gay men (2)
  • Girls (2)
  • Group problem solving (2)
  • Jukeboxes (2)
  • Lesbians (2)
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  • Married people (2)
  • Mountain bikes (2)
  • Musicians' spouses (2)
  • Organists (2)
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  • Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) (2)
  • Sunglasses (2)
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  • T-shirts (2)
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  • Umbrellas (2)
  • African American women--Clothing (1)
  • Airports (1)
  • Alternative rock musicians (1)
  • Avant-garde (Music) (1)
  • Awards (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Bass guitar (1)
  • Bathing suits (1)
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  • Birthday parties (1)
  • Blues-rock music (1)
  • Boutonnieres (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Bridges (1)
  • Buffets (Cooking) (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Cake (1)
  • Carnival decorations (1)
  • Cemeteries (1)
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  • Christmas decorations (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Coats (1)
  • Costume (1)
  • Denim (1)
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  • Fund raising (1)
  • Gates (1)
  • Glam rock musicians (1)
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  • Halloween decorations (1)
  • Hispanic Americans--Music (1)
  • Hotel lobbies (1)
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  • World beat (Music) (1)
  • (-) African American men (316)

Subjects, Community

  • African American LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • LGBTQ+ events (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (2)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (30)
  • New York (N.Y.) (7)
  • Forty-first Street (New York, N.Y.) (2)
  • Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (73)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (53)
  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (21)
  • Blue, Gloria McShann, 1929-2011 (9)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (8)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (6)
  • Abshire, Steve (5)
  • Miles, Butch, 1944- (5)
  • Roberts, Cindy (5)
  • Anderson, Gene (Vocalist) (4)
  • Belt, Carol (4)
  • Blue, Lester E., 1932-2014 (4)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (4)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (4)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (4)
  • Jaramillo, Mary Lou (4)
  • Rivers, Craig (4)
  • Seals, Son (4)
  • Tafolla, Carmen, 1951- (4)
  • Tsiganov, Misha (4)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (3)
  • Gaines, Roy, 1934- (3)
  • Myers, Sam, 1936-2006 (3)
  • Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001 (3)
  • Taj Mahal (Musician) (3)
  • Allison, Bernard (2)
  • Bartee, Al (2)
  • Butler, George, 1936-2005 (2)
  • Carrier, Chubby (2)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (2)
  • Condell, James (2)
  • Cotton, James, 1935-2017 (2)
  • Crow, Betty (2)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (2)
  • Galloway, Jim (2)
  • Guy, Buddy (2)
  • Hedman, Norman (2)
  • Jackson, Fruteland (2)
  • Johnson, Jimmy (2)
  • Jones, Eddie (2)
  • Lee, Lovie, 1924- (2)
  • Louisiana Red (2)
  • Memphis Slim (2)
  • Murphy, Matt (Guitarist) (2)
  • Neal, Kenny (2)
  • Ramey, Gene (2)
  • Redman, Joshua (2)
  • Rosengarden, Bobby (2)
  • Shannon, Mem (2)
  • Smith, Big Walter, 1930-2012 (2)
  • Worrell, Bernie (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Achor, James (1)
  • Adams, Bobby (Drummer) (1)
  • Alexander, Monty (1)
  • Angelou, Maya (1)
  • Arceneaux, Fernest (1)
  • Armstrong, James (Guitarist) (1)
  • Bar BQ Bob (1)
  • Baty, Charlie (1)
  • Bayley, John (Reggae musician) (1)
  • Beard, Chris, 1957- (1)
  • Big James (1)
  • Billow, Michael (1)
  • Brown, Nappy, 1929-2008 (1)
  • Campbell, Eddie C. (1)
  • Carrier, Roy (1)
  • Carter, Clarence, 1936- (1)
  • Chris Cali (Comedian) (1)
  • Clagget, Vicki (1)
  • Coleman, Michael (1)
  • Collins, Albert, 1932-1993 (1)
  • Daniel, Lloyd C. (1)
  • Davis, Guy, 1952- (1)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (1)
  • Drew, Ray (1)
  • Dural, Buckwheat, 1947-2016 (1)
  • Dyer, Johnny, 1938- (1)
  • Farney, Mary Ellen (1)
  • Gilmore, Johnny (1)
  • Glaser, Matt (1)
  • Glazer, Howard, 1959- (1)
  • Gomes, Anthony (1)
  • Gregg, Joseph Boon, 1913-1995 (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Handy, Charles L. (1)
  • Harmonica Shah, 1946- (1)
  • Harris, Corey (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Hart, Alvin Youngblood, 1963- (1)
  • Hayes, Willie (1)
  • High, Leslie (1)
  • Houston, Reggie (1)
  • Ill One (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Jackson, Bubba (1)
  • Johnson, Big Jack (1)
  • Johnson, Freddie (Guitarist) (1)
  • Johnson, Luther (1)
  • Johnson, Syl, 1936- (1)
  • Jones, Lonell (1)
  • Jones, Oliver, 1934- (1)
  • Kellaway, Roger (1)
  • King, B. B. (1)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • L'il Brian (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (1)
  • Martin, Big Babe (1)
  • McFadden, Lonnie (1)
  • McFadden, Ronnie (1)
  • McShann, Jayne (1)
  • McShann, Linda (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Miller, Amasa (1)
  • Murray, David, 1955- (1)
  • Nasser, Jamil (1)
  • Neutzler, Wendy (1)
  • Neville, Charmaine (1)
  • Peagler, Curtis (1)
  • Petersen, Holger, 1949- (1)
  • Peterson, James, 1937- (1)
  • Phillips, Stewart (Fan) (1)
  • Queen, B. B. (1)
  • Reynolds, Tim, 1957- (1)
  • Robinson, Harley (1)
  • Rocio, Ron (1)
  • Ross, Houston (Bass guitarist) (1)
  • Rossback, M. Lloyd (1)
  • Rush, Bobby (1)
  • Sara, Kenny (1)
  • Saunders, Merl (1)
  • Simon, Jeff (1)
  • Smith, Richard (Musician) (1)
  • Snoop Dogg, 1972- (1)
  • South Side Slim (1)
  • Taylor, Koko (1)
  • Taylor, Melvin (1)
  • Threatt, Elliott (1)
  • Thurman, Glen (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Villeneuve, Norman Marshall (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Walker, Robert, 1937-2017 (1)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (1)
  • Weathersby, Carl (1)
  • Wheeler, Big, 1929- (1)
  • Whitney, James (Pianist) (1)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (1)
  • Willis, Ike (1)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (1)
  • Woods, Gerald (Doctor) (1)
  • Woods, Kipori (1)
  • Young, Red, 1948- (1)

Events

  • "Taken By Surprise" (2000 : New York, N.Y.) (6)
  • Long Beach Jazz Festival (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (254)
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  • 1996 (6)
  • 1997 (3)
  • 1985 (2)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1998 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2003 (1)
  • 2004 (1)
  • (-) 2000 (316)

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