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Bernard Allison

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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

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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

Blue Shoe Sole Revue

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Blue Shoe Sole Revue, a blues band comprised of one African American man and six white men, stand in front of a jazz caricature. Printed in the bottom...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cherone Brown

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Blues musician Cherone Brown lies on his right side and props himself up with his right elbow as he wears a light colored suit.

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams tries out a Mark Wood Viper violin

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams concentrates as he tries out a Mark Wood Viper violin while John Blake provides accompaniment by playing the piano at the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

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Shot from the rear of "Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Flo singing and dancing for the Westport crowd

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"Flo" (John Koop) of Missy B's performing at Out in Westport in the McCoy's Public House parking lot wearing a bright purple dress; photo taken with...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Jamie Rich and others at Out in Westport

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Jamie Rich posing with an unidentified African American woman and man at Out in Westport; Rich and the African American man are both wearing polo...

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Jeannie Cheatham holding the award

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Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham receiving the African American Musicians Lifetime Achievement Award; Jeannie is holding it in her hands with Jimmy standing...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jumpin Gene Anderson "King of Hollywood Blues" A.K.A. Poo Poo Man

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Funk musician Jumpin Gene Anderson "King of Hollywood Blues" A.K.A. Poo Poo Man stands with his hands cross wearing a white suit with a purple cape...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, blues singer and pianist, grins at the camera as he plays a three octave keyboard he holds in one hand and plays with the...

Date Published
2002
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Melvin Taylor

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Blues guitarist Melvin Taylor, of Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band, sits on a tongue and groove wood floor with an electric guitar resting on the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Out in Westport crowd

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Out in Westport Crowd; several booths with awnings and many attendees seen; the booth nearest in the photo is selling paintings.

Date Published
2002
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks at the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise

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Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks, one of the national acts at the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. Ronnie Baker Brooks, wearing a baseball...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Taj Mahal and Evie Quarles at the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise

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Taj Mahal, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, and holding a cigar in his right hand, sits and smiles at the photographer as Evie Quarles leans down...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Toasters

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The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and four white men, stand as a group and look seriously at the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tom Alexios and Ahmad Alaadeen

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Ahmad Alaadeen and Tom Alexios outside Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

W. C. Clark

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Blues guitarist W. C. Clark smiles with his mouth wide open as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a business suit and a fedora hat. Printed in the...

Date Published
2002
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
  • Clear selected
  • 2002
  • African American men

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (9)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (4)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (2)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (1)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (10)
  • Gelatin silver prints (10)
  • Group portraits (9)
  • Portrait photographs (9)
  • Color photographs (8)
  • Publicity photographs (8)
  • Snapshots (5)
  • Photocopies (1)

Time Periods

  • 2001-2010 (17)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Blues musicians (9)
  • Men, White (7)
  • Guitarists (6)
  • Singers (5)
  • African American women (4)
  • Festivals (4)
  • Gay men (4)
  • Lesbians (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • African American jazz musicians (3)
  • Awnings (3)
  • Guitar (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Banners (2)
  • Drag queens (2)
  • Drag shows (2)
  • Entertainers (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Parking lots (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Streets (2)
  • Art (1)
  • Award presentations (1)
  • Awards (1)
  • Award winners (1)
  • Community centers (1)
  • Fiddlers (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Music fans (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Ska (Music) (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Vending stands (1)
  • Violin (1)
  • Volunteer workers in community development (1)
  • (-) African American men (18)

Subjects, Community

  • African American LGBTQ+ people (4)
  • Gay liberation (4)
  • Gay pride (4)
  • LGBTQ+ events (4)
  • LGBTQ+ people (4)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (4)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (2)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (2)
  • White gay men (2)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (5)
  • Westport (4)
  • 18th and Vine District (1)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Allison, Bernard (2)
  • Flo (Drag queen) (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Alexios, Tom (1)
  • Anderson, Gene (Vocalist) (1)
  • Blake, John, 1947-2014 (1)
  • Brooks, Ronnie Baker (1)
  • Brown, Cherone, 1970- (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Clark, W. C., 1939- (1)
  • Copeland, Shemekia (1)
  • Hassell, Hollis (1)
  • Quarles, Evie (1)
  • Rich, Jamie (1)
  • Taj Mahal (Musician) (1)
  • Taylor, Melvin (1)
  • Wayne, Kenny (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)

Events

  • Out in Westport (Event : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Mark O'Connor Fiddle Conference (1)

Date Published

  • 2000 (2)
  • 2004 (2)
  • (-) 2002 (18)

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