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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

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

Big Woody Blues Revue

Image

The Big Woody Blues Revue is a blues band comprised of five African American men and one white man. The white man holds an electric guitar. Printed on...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Brian "Taz" Grant

Image

Blues guitarist Brian "Taz" Grant sits holding a red and black electric guitar on his lap with both of his hand over the top of the body. He wears...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chris Beard

Image

Blues electric guitarist and vocalist Chris Beard points at the photographer as he holds the neck of a guitar he holds upright. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1998
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams from his left side, smiles forward as he holds his fiddle waist high with his left hand. A open lid of a grand piano is...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs in a church setting

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs on a stage in a church setting as he wears a suit of brown leather. A double bass lays on the floor on its side...

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

Cotton Candy and So Many Men

Image

Cotton Candy & So Many Men, a blues band from Kansas City comprised of one African American woman, one African American man, and four white men, sit...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cotton Candy and So Many Men

Image

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cotton Candy and So Many Men

Image

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Darryl Terrell

Image

Darryl Terrell, jazz saxophonist from St. Louis, Missouri, sits on a low tree branch with a body of water and a town on the other side of the water...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Duke Ellington and an unidentified man

Image

Duke Ellington stands next to an unidentified African American man. There are ropes holding the structure behind them.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jason D. Williams

Image

Rock pianist and vocalist Jason D. Williams stands on stage behind a microphone with his eyes closed and his mouth wide open. He wears a beige sweater...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jumpin Gene "King of Hollywood Blues"

Image

Funk musician Jumpin Gene "King of Hollywood Blues" sits in the backseat of a limousine wearing a gold crown, a gold cross necklace and black clothing...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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

Image

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

Jumpin Gene Anderson A.K.A. Poo Poo Man

Image

Funk musician Jumpin Gene Anderson A.K.A. Poo Poo Man broadcasts on the radio in the broadcasting room of 102.3 KJLH Rhythm Radio. The right hand...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

King Gene "Poo Poo Man" Anderson

Image

Funk musician King Gene "Poo Poo Man" Anderson wears a black suit with red stripes, a red satin shirt, and a gold crown. He leans back as he sings...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Lionel Young

Image

Lionel Young, blues violinist, looks at the violin he is playing as he wears a fedora hat and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Luqman Hamza

Image

Jazz pianist Luqman Hamza smiles into a microphone as he plays a piano. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Luqman Hamza. A.K.A. Larry...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Pierre D'entremont, Speedy Huggins and Rene Funderburgh

Image

Pierre D'entremont (left), Speedy Huggins (center), and Rene Funderburgh (right) pose together for a photograph. Speedy Huggins wears a flat cap and a...

Date Published
January-10-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Poo Poo Man and Snoop Dog

Image

In a copy of a photograph, funk musician Poo Poo Man and Rap musician Snoop Dogg, stand side by side in satin costumes. Poo Poo Man wears a lavender...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Robert "Bilbo" Walker

Image

Robert "Bilbo" Walker, blues guitarist, does the duck walk down a dirt road as he plays an electric guitar. A Lincoln limousine is parked on the side...

Date Published
1997
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Steve Abshire and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform in a church setting

Image

From stage right, a grand piano sits stage right with Steve Abshire sitting between the piano and the stage apron on a stool playing his jazz guitar...

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

Steve Abshire and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform in a church setting

Image

From stage right, the stage steps lead up to a grand piano that sits stage right with Steve Abshire sitting between the piano and the stage apron on a...

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

Steve Abshire and Claude "Fiddler" Williams perform in a church setting

Image

From stage right, a grand piano sits stage right with Steve Abshire sitting between the piano and the stage apron on a stool playing his jazz guitar...

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

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (21)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (7)
  • B.B. Queen (1)

Types

  • photographs (29)

Genres

  • Color photographs (20)
  • Publicity photographs (16)
  • Portrait photographs (12)
  • Black & white photographs (9)
  • Group portraits (9)
  • Snapshots (1)
  • (-) Photocopies (29)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (15)
  • 2001-2010 (6)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • Men, White (12)
  • Guitarists (11)
  • African American jazz musicians (10)
  • Jazz musicians (10)
  • Blues musicians (9)
  • Bands (Music) (7)
  • Fiddlers (7)
  • Singers (7)
  • Funk musicians (6)
  • African American women (5)
  • Jazz musicians, White (5)
  • Guitar (3)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Latin jazz (1)
  • Limousines (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Radio stations--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Rap musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Tap dancers (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) African American men (29)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (7)
  • Abshire, Steve (5)
  • Anderson, Gene (Vocalist) (5)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (3)
  • Angelou, Maya (1)
  • Beard, Chris, 1957- (1)
  • D'Entremont, Pierre (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Funderburgh, Rene (1)
  • Grant, Taz (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (1)
  • Johnson, Freddie (Guitarist) (1)
  • Jones, Lonell (1)
  • King, B. B. (1)
  • Queen, B. B. (1)
  • Snoop Dogg, 1972- (1)
  • Taylor, Koko (1)
  • Terrell, Darryl (1)
  • Thurman, Glen (1)
  • Walker, Robert, 1937-2017 (1)
  • Whitney, James (Pianist) (1)
  • Williams, Jason D. (1)
  • Young, Lionel (1)

Date Published

  • 2000 (17)
  • 1991 (11)
  • 2001 (5)
  • 2004 (5)
  • 1998 (3)
  • 1995 (2)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1994-01-10 (1)
  • 2002 (1)

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