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Billy Preston

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Billy Preston, rhythm and blues singer and pianist, smiles at the camera in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Billy...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boneshakers

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The Boneshakers stand together as Randy Jacobs put his hands on the shoulders of Sweet Pea Atkinson. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
February-1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boneshakers

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The Boneshakers, a rhythm and blues band comprised of one white man who leans on a wall as the other member, and an African American man, leans on a...

Date Published
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carol Duboc

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Carol Duboc, singer and pianist, looks seriously at the camera and folds her hands as wind blows her hair back. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carol Duboc

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Carol Duboc, singer and pianist, looks seriously at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Carol Duboc...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings

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The Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, an R&B and blues band comprised of three African American men and three white men, pose in a group with three...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings

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Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, a blues band comprised of four white men and two African American men, stand together. All are wearing dark suits. Two...

Date Published
1993
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

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R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a blouse under a vest. Printed on the bottom of the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

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R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears drop earrings and a dark sweater with sparkles on it...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Etta James

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Rhythm and blues vocalist Etta James looks up without a smile as she wears a dark leather jacket with fringe and embroidery. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hank Ballard and Syd Nation

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R&B vocalist Hank Ballard smiles as he snaps his fingers at shoulder height and lifts his right knee on the right side of the photograph as Syd Nathan...

Date Published
September-24-1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a funk, blues, and rhythm and blues vocal group of four African American men, who stand and sing at microphones at...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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Hank Ballard sings into a microphone on the left side of the photograph as the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of four African American...

Date Published
1958
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of eight African American men, stand on stage. Hank Ballard sings into a...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Little Johnny Taylor

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Little Johnny Taylor, rhythm and blues singer, sits with his knees to the left and smiles over his left shoulder at the camera. He wears a wide belt...

Date Published
1972
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Loved Ones

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The Loved Ones, an R&B band from Oakland, California comprised of four white men who stand on a sidewalk between the Oakland depot and the train...

Date Published
1993
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Marcus Miller

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Rhythm and blues bass player Marcus Miller sits on the floor with his left leg flat on the floor and his right leg bent at the knee behind an electric...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mel Waiters

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Mel Waiters, blues and rhythm and blues singer, rests his chin on his fist and smiles directly at the camera as he wears a performance costume...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michelle Willson

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R&B vocalist Michelle Willson leans on her left hand as she rests her elbow on the bar and smiles at the camera. With her right hand, she holds a...

Date Published
1994
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michelle Willson

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R&B vocalist Michelle Willson leans on her left hand as she rests her elbow on the bar and smiles at the camera. With her right hand, she holds a...

Date Published
1994
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Midnighters

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The Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of five African American men. One man sits holding an electric guitar, while the other four stand...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Priscilla Bowman

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Priscilla Bowman, a jazz and rhythm and blues singer from Kansas City, Kansas, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph in front of a...

Date Published
1985
1988
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Randy Jacobs of the Boneshakers

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Rhythm and Blues musician Randy Jacobs, of the Boneshakers, smiles slightly directly at the photographer as he wears a dark fedora. Printed in the...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ruth Brown

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Ruth Brown, an R&B, soul, jazz, and blues singer, in a split photograph. In the top she looks up and to the left. In the bottom she looks to the right...

Date Published
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Sam Cockrell

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R&B guitarist Sam Cockrell sways as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Cockrell. Chicago's Premier Rhythm...

Date Published
1999
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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  • (-) Grand Emporium Collection (30)

Types

  • photographs (30)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (28)
  • Gelatin silver prints (28)
  • Publicity photographs (28)
  • Portrait photographs (18)
  • Group portraits (9)
  • Color photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (13)
  • 2001-2010 (7)
  • 1981-1990 (6)
  • 1951-1960 (3)
  • 1961-1970 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • African American men (18)
  • Singers (16)
  • Bands (Music) (13)
  • Men, White (8)
  • African American women (5)
  • Blues musicians (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Funk musicians (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Bass guitar (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Reggae musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Ska (Music) (1)
  • Soul musicians (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • (-) Rhythm and blues musicians (30)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Miami (Fla.) (2)
  • Cincinnati (Ohio) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Ballard, Hank (4)
  • Atkinson, Sweet Pea (2)
  • Duboc, Carol (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Jacobs, Randy, 1957- (2)
  • Willson, Michelle (2)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006 (1)
  • Cockrell, Sam (1)
  • James, Etta, 1938-2012 (1)
  • Miller, Marcus, 1959- (1)
  • Nathan, Syd, 1904-1968 (1)
  • Preston, Billy (1)
  • Ridgley, Tommy, 1925-1999 (1)
  • Senator O'Brien (1)
  • Taylor, Little Johnny, 1943-2002 (1)
  • Waiters, Mel (1)

Date Published

  • 2001 (6)
  • 1985 (5)
  • 1990 (5)
  • 2004 (4)
  • 1993 (3)
  • 1994 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 2000 (3)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1960-09-24 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1972 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1997-02 (1)
  • 2002 (1)

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