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Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets featuring Sam Myers

Image

Anson Funderburgh, blues guitarist, stands farthest to the right holding a guitar. Sam Myers, harmonica player and blues singer, stands in the center...

Date Published
1999
2003
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bad Livers

Image

The band, Bad Livers, a bluegrass, folk, and punk band comprised of three white men, stand in a warehouse with their instruments. Farthest to the left...

Date Published
1992
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bassist Jerry Evans

Image

Jerry Evans with hand on the neck of his bass as if playing; he's wearing a suit and leaning in toward the right.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs

Image

Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs, a three piece Americana band comprised of two white men and an Asian American man (possibly), stand holding their...

Date Published
1991
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blue Moon Boys

Image

The Blue Moon Boys, a rockabilly-swing band comprised of four white men, featuring Nic Roulette, strike funny poses out in a field with their...

Date Published
1996
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cadillac Angels

Image

Cadillac Angels, a rockabilly band comprised of one white woman bass player, a white male guitarist, and a white male drummer, stand beside and behind...

Date Published
1998
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cheathams Jazz Showcase

Image

Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Forbidden Pigs

Image

Forbidden Pigs, a blues-rock band comprised of three white men, stand holding their instruments of a snare drum, an accordion, and a string bass...

Date Published
1988
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Forbidden Pigs

Image

The Forbidden Pigs, an Americana band comprised of three white men, stand on cement steps holding their instruments and smiling up at the photographer...

Date Published
1991
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Group photo with Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham

Image

Group photo of a group of jazz musicians sitting for a formal portrait and including Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham; Jimmy is holding his trombone and...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats

Image

Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats, a rockabilly band comprised of three white men, stand holding their instruments and grinning at the camera. They all wear...

Date Published
1997
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with Jay McShann

Image

Jeannie & Jimmie Cheatham with Jay McShann and Marshall Hawkins at the Jazz Society of Lower Southern California (likely); Jeannie and Jay are seated...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

John Kirby

Image

Headshot of John Kirby looking to the side with a neutral expression. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

John Kirby with double bass

Image

Publicity photo of John Kirby facing forward with a neutral expression while playing bass. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Little Charlie and the Nightcats

Image

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of four white men, three of which sit to play their instruments while the upright bass player...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Little Charlie and the Nightcats

Image

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, gather in a group and smile at the camera...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Little Charlie and the Nightcats

Image

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand in a group and look up at the camera. All wear wide-lapel business...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Portrait of unidentified bassist

Image

Portrait of an unidentified bassist playing.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Russell Jackson

Image

Double bassist Russell Jackson closes his eyes and smiles as he plays a stand up bass in the center of the railroad tracks. A train is behind him. He...

Date Published
1991
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Willie Dixon

Image

Blues double bassist Willie Dixon laughs as he hugs his arms around the neck of his bass. He wears a light colored fedora hat and a light colored...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
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  • Publicity photographs
  • Double bass

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (13)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (4)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (20)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (19)
  • Gelatin silver prints (19)
  • Group portraits (14)
  • Portrait photographs (6)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • (-) Publicity photographs (20)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (11)
  • 1981-1990 (4)
  • 2001-2010 (4)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (2)

Subjects

  • Men, White (12)
  • Bands (Music) (11)
  • Double bassists (10)
  • African American men (8)
  • Guitar (8)
  • African American jazz musicians (7)
  • Blues musicians (7)
  • Drum (6)
  • Jazz musicians (4)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Musicians (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Rockabilly musicians (3)
  • Trombonists (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • Americana (Music) (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Trombone (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • Women pianists (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • African American band directors (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Asian American men (1)
  • Band directors (1)
  • Banjo (1)
  • Bassists (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Blues-rock music (1)
  • Harmonica (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Swing music (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Double bass (20)

Subjects, People

  • Baty, Charlie (3)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (3)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (3)
  • Bacon, Billy (Singer) (2)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (2)
  • Kirby, John, 1908-1952 (2)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (1)
  • Crump, Bob (1)
  • Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (1)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (1)
  • Hawkins, Marshall (1)
  • Jackson, Russell (Musician) (1)
  • Lee, Gene (1)
  • Legge, Jimmy (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Myers, Sam, 1936-2006 (1)
  • Quest, Johnny (1)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (1)
  • Shareef, Museyf (1)
  • Shepard, Elvin (1)

Date Published

  • 2004 (4)
  • 1981 (3)
  • 1990 (3)
  • 1991 (3)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 1998 (2)
  • 1999 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2003 (1)

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