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Boneshakers

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The Boneshakers stand together as Randy Jacobs put his hands on the shoulders of Sweet Pea Atkinson. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
February-1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings

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The Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, an R&B and blues band comprised of three African American men and three white men, pose in a group with three...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings

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Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, a blues band comprised of four white men and two African American men, stand together. All are wearing dark suits. Two...

Date Published
1993
1999
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

Loved Ones

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The Loved Ones, an R&B band from Oakland, California comprised of four white men who stand on a sidewalk between the Oakland depot and the train...

Date Published
1993
1994
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

Randy Jacobs of the Boneshakers

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Rhythm and Blues musician Randy Jacobs, of the Boneshakers, smiles slightly directly at the photographer as he wears a dark fedora. Printed in the...

Date Published
1997
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

Sam Cockrell

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R&B guitarist Sam Cockrell sways as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Cockrell. Chicago's Premier Rhythm...

Date Published
1999
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Sweet Pea Atkinson of the Boneshakers

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Rhythm and Blues musician Sweet Pea Atkinson, of the Boneshakers, looks out from under the brim of his dark fedora directly at the photographer...

Date Published
1997
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

Uptown Rhythm Kings

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The Uptown Rhythm Kings, a rock and roll, rhythm and blues band comprised of three African American men and seven white men, play their instruments in...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Rhythm and blues musicians
  • 1991-2000

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (13)

Types

  • photographs (13)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (13)
  • Gelatin silver prints (13)
  • Publicity photographs (13)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Group portraits (4)

Time Periods

  • 2001-2010 (1)
  • (-) 1991-2000 (13)

Subjects

  • African American men (8)
  • Bands (Music) (7)
  • Singers (5)
  • Men, White (4)
  • Blues musicians (3)
  • African American women (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Soul musicians (1)
  • (-) Rhythm and blues musicians (13)

Subjects, People

  • Atkinson, Sweet Pea (2)
  • Jacobs, Randy, 1957- (2)
  • Willson, Michelle (2)
  • Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006 (1)
  • Cockrell, Sam (1)
  • James, Etta, 1938-2012 (1)
  • Ridgley, Tommy, 1925-1999 (1)

Date Published

  • 1993 (3)
  • 1994 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 2000 (3)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1997-02 (1)
  • 2001 (1)

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