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Billy Preston

Image

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

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

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

Image

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

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

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

Priscilla Bowman

Image

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

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

Senator O'Brien

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Senator O'Brien, rhythm & blues, punk rock singer, holds a cigar in his mouth and looks up in a very close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a hat...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tommy Ridgley

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Tommy Ridgley, rhythm & blues singer and piano player, grins as he stands with his hands waist high and his fingers spread wide. He wears a double...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
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  • Rhythm and blues musicians
  • Singers

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (16)

Types

  • photographs (16)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (14)
  • Gelatin silver prints (14)
  • Portrait photographs (14)
  • Publicity photographs (14)
  • Color photographs (2)
  • Group portraits (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (5)
  • 1991-2000 (5)
  • 2001-2010 (4)
  • 1951-1960 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • African American men (6)
  • African American women (5)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Soul musicians (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • (-) Rhythm and blues musicians (16)
  • (-) Singers (16)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Miami (Fla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Ballard, Hank (2)
  • Duboc, Carol (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Willson, Michelle (2)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006 (1)
  • James, Etta, 1938-2012 (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

  • 1985 (5)
  • 1990 (4)
  • 2001 (3)
  • 2004 (3)
  • 1994 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1960-09-24 (1)
  • 1972 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 2002 (1)

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