Skip to main content

UMKC University Libraries logoUMKC University LibrariesDigital Collections

UMKC University Libraries

UMKC University Libraries

  • Collections
  • About

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Search Results

Search Results

1 - 18 of 18 items

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

Lee Rocker

Image

Lee Rocker, rockabilly double bass player, looks sadly at the camera wearing an animal print jacket and standing in front of an animal print backdrop...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Lee Rocker

Image

Rockabilly double bassist Lee Rocker looks to his right wearing sunglasses as he stands under a tent playing the double bass. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Lee Rocker and Scotty Moore

Image

Rockabilly musicians Lee Rocker and Scotty Moore stand outside and smile at the camera. Scotty holds a guitar. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium 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

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women

Image

Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women, a blues band comprised of one African American woman and two white women, laugh as they hold their instruments; a...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Sean Costello and the Counts of Rhythm

Image

Sean Costello and the Counts of Rhythm is a blues ensemble comprised of three white men and one African American man. Standing in the back is a...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tiny Tim and Bryan Hicks perform at the Grand Emporium and get appreciation from a fan

Image

Tiny Tim, singer and ukulele player, only visible from his chest down, stands at the edge of the stage behind a microphone playing an ukulele. Double...

Date Published
April-12-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tiny Tim kneels as he and Bryan Hicks perform at the Grand Emporium

Image

Tiny Tim, singer and ukulele player, kneels behind the microphone stand and holds the microphone in his left hand as he performs at the Grand Emporium...

Date Published
April-12-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tiny Tim kneels as he performs with Bryan Hicks on double bass at the Grand Emporium

Image

Tiny Tim, singer and ukulele player, kneels behind the microphone stand while performing with double bassist Bryan Hicks at the Grand Emporium in...

Date Published
April-12-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tiny Tim performing at the Grand Emporium with Rich Hill, Arnie Young, and Bryan Hicks

Image

Tiny Tim, a singer and ukulele player, closes his eyes as he stands at the microphone to sing and play a ukulele. He wears a white, long-tailed tuxedo...

Date Published
April-12-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tiny Tim, Rich Hill, and Bryan Hicks perform at the Grand Emporium

Image

Tiny Tim, a singer and ukulele player, closes his eyes as he sings and plays a ukulele while he performs with Rich Hill on the keyboard and Bryan...

Date Published
April-12-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tiny Tim, Rich Hill, Arnie Young, and Bryan Hicks perform at the Grand Emporium

Image

Tiny Tim, a singer and ukulele player, closes his eyes and plays an ukulele as he performs with a Rich Hill on the keyboard, Arnie Young on drums, and...

Date Published
April-12-1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tod Wulfmeyer

Image

Double bass player, Tod Wulfmeyer, stands by a body of water with hills on the other shore. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Tod Wulfmeyer...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Twisters

Image

The Twisters, a rock and roll band comprised of three white men, in four individual photographs in a collage. The top is the drummer. In the bottom...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Twistin' Tarantulas

Image

The Twistin' Tarantulas, a rockabilly band from Detroit, Michigan comprised of three white men, stand holding their instruments with a completely dark...

Date Published
1993
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Twistin' Tarantulas

Image

The Twistin' Tarantulas, a rockabilly band from Detroit, Michigan comprised of three white men, stand in a cinderblock room with head-height windows...

Date Published
1993
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
  • Clear selected
  • Grand Emporium Collection
  • Double bassists

Member of

  • (-) Grand Emporium Collection (18)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (12)
  • Publicity photographs (12)
  • Gelatin silver prints (11)
  • Group portraits (9)
  • Color photographs (6)
  • Portrait photographs (6)
  • Negatives (4)
  • Photocopies (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (13)
  • 2001-2010 (5)
  • 1981-1990 (3)

Subjects

  • Men, White (15)
  • Singers (8)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (7)
  • Musicians (7)
  • Guitarists (6)
  • Ukulele (6)
  • Blues musicians (5)
  • Rockabilly musicians (5)
  • Bands (Music) (4)
  • Keyboard players (4)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Tulips (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • Rock musicians (2)
  • Accordion (1)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Blues-rock music (1)
  • Bodies of water (1)
  • Drum (1)
  • Fans (Persons) (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Double bassists (18)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (6)

Subjects, People

  • Hicks, Bryan (6)
  • Tiny Tim, 1932-1996 (6)
  • Hill, Rich (Keyboard player) (3)
  • Rocker, Lee (3)
  • Young, Arnie (Drummer) (2)
  • Costello, Sean, 1979-2008 (1)
  • Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (1)
  • Jackson, Russell (Musician) (1)
  • Moore, Scotty (1)
  • Wulfmeyer, Tod (1)

Date Published

  • 1994-04-12 (6)
  • 1991 (4)
  • 2004 (4)
  • 2000 (3)
  • 1993 (2)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2002 (1)

Related Departments

Digital Projects

Digitized and described primary sources from UMKC Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives.

LaBudde Special Collections

Print archives and research center serving scholars and organizations from around the world.

Marr Sound Archives

Over 400,000 items with a focus on the American experience as reflected in recorded sound.

University Archives

Records, catalogs, and publications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

  • Contact Us   |  Terms of Use   |  Acknowledgments   | UMKC Libraries   |  Hosted by University of Missouri Library Systems   |  Copyright ©2025