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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

375th Army Service Forces band

Image

Group portrait of the 375th Army Service Band; Camp Shanks, New York. Band personnel (H. Jackson, percussionist; T. Waters, L. Faulk, D. Taylor, A...

Date Published
1943
1946
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

375th Army Service Forces Band with hats off

Image

Group portrait of the 375th Army Service Band; Camp Shanks, New York. Band personnel (H. Jackson, percussionist; T. Waters, L. Faulk, D. Taylor, A...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

375th Army Service Forces Band with hats on

Image

Group portrait of the 375th Army Service Band; Camp Shanks, New York. Band personnel (H. Jackson, percussionist; T. Waters, L. Faulk, D. Taylor, A...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Automatics

Image

The Automatics, a Kansas City funk band comprised of four white men and two African American men, sit on a deck railing with trees behind them...

Date Published
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Balladiers performing at the Service Awards dinner

Image

Three young white men, The Balladiers, performing at the Service Awards dinner. One is playing the guitar while all sing. The audience (African...

Date Published
February-19-1964
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Bar BQ Bob and Washboard Chaz

Image

Guitarist Bar BQ Bob and washboard player Washboard Chaz crouch down on a boulder with their instruments and smile at the photographer. Printed in the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab

Image

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab stand outside an unkempt building with glass block windows and look at the camera while...

Date Published
1985
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blue River Ordonnance

Image

Blue River Ordonnance, a band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together with artwork surrounding them. Printed across...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blurry photo of an outdoor event

Image

Blurry photo of an outdoor event. Musicians are on the left (double bass is visible, along with what appears to be a trumpet), and a shirtless African...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Bonedaddies

Image

The Bonedaddies, a world beat band comprised of two African American men and five white men, sit at a table as a loose reenactment of the Last Supper...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Brother Red

Image

Brother Red, a trio of one African American man and two white men, lean over the keyboard of a Hammond B3 organ. Don Michael "Red" Young has his...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Captain & the Red Hot Flames

Image

Captain & the Red Hot Flames is a band from Colorado comprised of four white men and one African American man. Four band members stand and smile as...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cole Bros. Circus Band

Image

Coles Brother's Circus Band stands on and in front of a stage with a banner behind them of women dancing in costume. The men wear light, long-sleeved...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

ConFunkShun featuring Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate

Image

A photograph of Con Funk Shun featuring Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate, a soul funk disco band. Five African American men stand in the back and two...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dancing at the Awards dinner

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Attendees (African American and white women and men) dancing during the Children's Mercy Hospital Staff Awards Ceremony at Crown Center Hotel. The...

Date Published
February-09-1974
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Dancing to the Rythm Kings

Image

Unidentified white drag queen competing in a drag ball, with the white male emcee in front of microphone and the Kings of Rythm [sic] on the bandstand...

Date Published
1965
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Deaconairs

Image

Deaconairs, a cover band from the Midwest comprised of three white men, and one African American man, laugh as they hold up the saxophone player...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dirty Dozen

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The Dirty Dozen, a big band comprised of eight African American men, sit in front of a window and piano, some holding their instruments. Printed in...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Image

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band comprised of eight African American men, gather with five men standing behind three seated men. A bass drum with...

Date Published
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Image

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band comprised of eight African American men standing and holding or playing their instruments in a paneled room with...

Date Published
1989
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

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Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band of eight African American men, stand and sit in a group, some holding their instruments, and smile for the...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Duke Daniels

Image

Duke Daniels, a band comprised of four white men and one African American man, stand on a sidewalk with a palm tree behind them. The drummer, Larry...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dynatones

Image

The Dynatones, a band comprised of two African American men, four white men, and one Latino man, stand on a set of stairs. One man holds an electric...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eugene "Jeep" Griddine at Club Trocadero

Image

Eugene "Jeep" Griddine playing guitar; Club Trocadero; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (48)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (5)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (4)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (4)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (3)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (3)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (1)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (72)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (62)
  • Gelatin silver prints (62)
  • Group portraits (49)
  • Publicity photographs (46)
  • Portrait photographs (20)
  • Color photographs (10)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Slides (2)
  • Cabinet photographs (1)
  • Photocopies (1)
  • Photographic postcards (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (32)
  • 1981-1990 (21)
  • 2001-2010 (15)
  • 1951-1960 (7)
  • 1961-1970 (5)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1881-1890 (1)

Subjects

  • Men, White (39)
  • Bands (Music) (32)
  • Guitarists (10)
  • African American women (6)
  • Singers (6)
  • Women, White (6)
  • Big bands (4)
  • Dancers (4)
  • Guitar (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (4)
  • Band directors (3)
  • Blues musicians (3)
  • Brass instrument players (3)
  • Brass instruments (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Entertainers (3)
  • Funk musicians (3)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Ska (Music) (3)
  • Soldiers (3)
  • Ukulele (3)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (2)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Cornet players (2)
  • Drag queens (2)
  • Drag shows (2)
  • Gay bars (2)
  • Gay men (2)
  • Hospitals--Employees (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Accordion (1)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Award presentations (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Management (1)
  • Circus bands (1)
  • Cornet (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Drinking glasses (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Hispanic Americans--Music (1)
  • Keyboardists (1)
  • Latin Americans (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Musical groups (1)
  • Music in the army (1)
  • New wave music (1)
  • Organ (Musical instrument) (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Rap (Music) (1)
  • Reggae musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Rubble (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Special events (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Tap dancers (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • Tubists (1)
  • Vocal groups (1)
  • Vocal quartets (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • World beat (Music) (1)
  • (-) African American men (72)
  • (-) Musicians (72)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ events (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • White gay men (2)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (2)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (6)
  • Camp Shanks (N.Y.) (3)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (2)
  • Charleston (S.C.) (1)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)
  • Dayton (Ohio) (1)
  • Lincoln (Neb.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (3)
  • Tiny Tim, 1932-1996 (3)
  • Anderson, Keith (Sousaphone player) (2)
  • Andrews, Revert (2)
  • Batiste, Lionel, 1932-2012 (2)
  • Davis, Gregory (Trumpeter) (2)
  • Hamza, Luqman (2)
  • Harris, Kevin (Tenor saxophonist) (2)
  • Lewis, Roger (Roger H.), 1941- (2)
  • Marshall, Jenell (2)
  • Myers, George, -1998 (2)
  • Naber, Roger (2)
  • Towns, Efrem (2)
  • Aberman, Larry (1)
  • Achor, James (1)
  • Arceneaux, Fernest (1)
  • Bar BQ Bob (1)
  • Bartholomew, Dave (1)
  • Bedient, Howard O. (Keyboard player) (1)
  • Bo Diddley, 1928-2008 (1)
  • Carrasco, Joe King (1)
  • Carroll, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Clark, Dan (Vocalist) (1)
  • Colionne, Nick (1)
  • Crab, Tommy (1)
  • Fifield, Jim (1)
  • Griddine, Eugene (1)
  • Hawkins, Darryl (1)
  • Hawks, Bill (1)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (1)
  • Ill One (1)
  • Isley, Ronald (1)
  • Jenkins, Suzan (1)
  • Johnson, Freddie (Guitarist) (1)
  • Johnson, Michael E. (1)
  • Jones, Lonell (1)
  • Jr. Medlow (1)
  • Keller, David (Guitarist) (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Lewis, Gary K. (1)
  • Lil' Slim (1)
  • Lovett, Baby (1)
  • Lowery, P. G. (Perry George), 1869-1942 (1)
  • Major, Clifton (1)
  • May, Kevin (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Milton, Warren (1)
  • Moore, Goffrey (1)
  • Raitt, Bonnie (1)
  • Richardson, Walt (Musician) (1)
  • Sample, Nicklas (1)
  • Sara, Kenny (1)
  • Smith, Arlene, 1941- (1)
  • Stewart, Don (Drummer) (1)
  • Taylor, Johnnie (1)
  • Thames, Byron (Keyboard player) (1)
  • Thurman, Glen (1)
  • Troy, Doris, 1937-2004 (1)
  • Watson, Johnny Guitar, 1935-1996 (1)
  • White, Renee Minus (1)
  • Whitney, James (Pianist) (1)
  • Womack, Bobby (1)
  • Young, Red, 1948- (1)

Events

  • Pioneer Awards (1996 : Los Angeles, Calif.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1985 (13)
  • 2004 (12)
  • 2000 (10)
  • 1990 (8)
  • 1991 (8)
  • 1951 (6)
  • 1960 (6)
  • 2001 (5)
  • 1998 (4)
  • 1981 (3)
  • 1994-04-12 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1944 (2)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1986 (2)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 1996 (2)
  • 1881 (1)
  • 1900 (1)
  • 1934 (1)
  • 1937 (1)
  • 1940-04-20 (1)
  • 1943 (1)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1964-02-19 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1974-02-09 (1)
  • 1975-01-01 (1)
  • 1975-12-31 (1)
  • 1985-08 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 2002 (1)

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