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Eugene "Jeep" Griddine at Club Trocadero

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

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman 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 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

Jay McShann, Clarence "Big" Miller, Eugene "Jeep" Griddine, and an unidentified man performing

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Performance with Jay McShann on piano, Clarence "Big" Miller on bass, Eugene "Jeep" Griddine on guitar, and an unidentified African American man on...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Joan Shaw publicity photo

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Publicity photo of Joan Shaw (also known as Salena Jones) by Gale Agency, Inc.; address listed as 48 West 48th Street, New York 19, NY.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman 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 and an unidentified man at Mel's Hideaway

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Priscilla Bowman and an unidentified African American man at Mel's Hideaway in Chicago, Illinois.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Priscilla Bowman publicity photo

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Publicity photo of Priscilla Bowman by Abner Records; address listed for label is 2129 South Michigan; Chicago 16, Illinois.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Priscilla Bowman singing with Curtyse Foster Band at unidentified Kansas City venue

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Priscilla Bowman singing with the Curtyse Foster Band: "Bumps" Love (piano), Foster (sax), Elmer Price (trumpet), Bill Nolan (drums); unidentified...

Date Published
August-03-1954
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Promotional photo of Hank and Tony, the Manhattan Steppers

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Promotional photograph of The "Manhattan Steppers", Hank and Tony. Both are wearing tuxedos and one is posed behind and above the other.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Tate, Ice at Benny's Bar

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Tate, Ice; Benny's Bar; Kansas City, Missouri

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Unidentified man playing piano at Club Trocadero

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Unidentified African American man playing piano; Club Trocadero; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Rhythm and blues musicians
  • 1951-1960

Member of

  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (8)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (3)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (12)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (12)
  • Gelatin silver prints (12)
  • Group portraits (7)
  • Portrait photographs (6)
  • Snapshots (6)
  • Publicity photographs (5)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1951-1960 (12)

Subjects

  • African American men (10)
  • African American women (4)
  • Musicians (4)
  • Women singers (4)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Male musicians (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • (-) Rhythm and blues musicians (12)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)
  • Miami (Fla.) (2)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Bowman, Priscilla (3)
  • Ballard, Hank (2)
  • Griddine, Eugene (2)
  • Foster, Curtyse (1)
  • Love, Bunnie (Bumps) (1)
  • Lovett, Baby (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Miller, Big (1)
  • Nathan, Syd, 1904-1968 (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (1)
  • Shaw, Joan (Vocalist) (1)

Date Published

  • 1951 (9)
  • 1960 (9)
  • 1954-08-03 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1960-09-24 (1)

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