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Billy Lee Riley

Image

Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, turns his head to the left and rests his chin on the curled fingers of his right...

Date Published
1956
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men

Image

Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men, a rockabilly band comprised of four white men, grin as they sit, stand or crouch in a corner. One...

Date Published
1956
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Image

Jazz saxophonist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson looks slightly to the right and smiles at the camera as he hugs a saxophone to his body.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hank Ballard and Syd Nation

Image

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

Image

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

Midnighters

Image

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
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  • 1951-1960

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  • (-) Grand Emporium Collection (6)

Types

  • photographs (6)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Publicity photographs (6)
  • Group portraits (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1951-1960 (6)

Subjects

  • African American men (4)
  • Bands (Music) (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (3)
  • Singers (3)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Harmonica players (2)
  • Rockabilly musicians (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Miami (Fla.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Ballard, Hank (2)
  • Riley, Billy Lee (2)
  • Janes, Roland (1)
  • Nathan, Syd, 1904-1968 (1)
  • Pepper, Marvin (1)
  • Van Eaton, Jim (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)

Date Published

  • 1960 (3)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1956 (2)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1960-09-24 (1)

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