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"'Tiny Hill' America's Biggest Band Leader"

Image

Publicity photo of Tiny Hill leaning forward and looking up to the side while smiling. Hill is wearing a light colored jacket and tie. A caption reads...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Andy Russell playing drums

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Andy Russell playing drums while looking forward and smiling. Russell is holding drumsticks in both hands and wearing a white shirt and suspenders.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Band playing on stage

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Unidentified band (trumpet player, two saxophonists, drummer, pianist) playing onstage as part of the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bob White

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Bob White playing drums on stage in front of a patterned curtain. White is looking forward and wearing a light colored tuxedo and black bowtie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Buddy Rich

Image

Publicity photo of Buddy Rich looking to the side and smiling. Rich is holding two drum sticks in both hand and wearing a plaid suit jacket.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Buddy Rich and an unidentified woman

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Buddy Rich smiling at an unidentified woman while playing cymbals on a drum set. The woman is looking down at the drums and smiling.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Buddy Rich and an unidentified woman

Image

Buddy Rich smiling at an unidentified woman while playing cymbals on a drum set. The woman is looking at Rich and smiling while holding one hand to...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Buddy Rich And His Orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Buddy Rich sitting at a drum set while looking forward and smiling. Rich is holding drum sticks in both hands and wearing a black...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Buddy Rich and Jimmy Hilliard

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Buddy Rich and Jimmy Hilliard listening to a recording. Rich is standing and leaning over the record player. Hilliard is sitting and resting one arm...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Chauncey Downs Orchestra at Fairyland Park

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Chauncey Downs Orchestra performing at Fairyland Park on Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The musicians are on stage in a band shell with a...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Chauncey Morehouse

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Chauncey Morehouse standing behind a set of tom-toms in a recording studio. Morehouse is holding two mallets to play the drums and is looking forward...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Chico Hamilton performing in a gym

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Chico Hamilton playing drums in his military uniform under a basketball net in an gym at an unspecified place; the drum is marked with the initials F...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Count Basie, Jo Jones and Walter Page performing

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Count Basie seated playing piano with Jo Jones playing drums and Walter Page playing bass; all are looking over the left side of the photo; sheets of...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Dave Dexter and Red Norvo

Image

Dave Dexter and Red Norvo looking at a package Dexter is holding the package and a pencil in one hand, wearing a pinstripe suit. Norvo is looking at...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Dexter and Red Norvo

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Dave Dexter and Red Norvo looking at a package Dexter is holding the package and a pencil in one hand, wearing a pinstripe suit. Norvo is looking down...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Tough

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Dave Tough playing drums on stage during a performance. Tough is smoking a cigarette and wearing a dark suit and black tie.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Tough

Image

Dave Tough playing drums on stage during a performance with unidentified musicians in the background. Tough is looking forward and smiling, wearing a...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dick Farrell, Featured Drummer with Ray Anthony and his orchestra

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Angled publicity photo of Dick Farrell smiling and looking forward while playing drums.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Drummer and saxophonist for the play "Negroid Evolution"

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Unidentified drummer and saxophonist playing music for the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A third person can...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Eddie Sauter and Ray McKinley

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Ray McKinley, Majestic recording artist, shown above going over the score of "Hangover Square" with the composer-arranger, Eddie Sauter. "Hangover" is...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ella Mae Morse, Spike Jones, and an unidentified woman performing

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Ella Mae Morse plays the ratchet as Spike Jones plays novelty percussion equipment and an unidentified woman plays the slide whistle in a recording...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frankie Carlson

Image

Publicity photo of Frankie Carlson sitting at a drum set looking forward and smiling. Carlson is holding drumsticks in both hands on his lap.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Gene Krupa

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Headshot of Gene Krupa looking to the side and smiling. Krupa is wearing a suit jacket and patterned tie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Gene Krupa

Image

Angled headshot of Gene Krupa looking to the side and smiling. Krupa is wearing a suit jacket and patterned tie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Gene Krupa

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Angled headshot of Gene Krupa looking to the side with a neutral expression. Krupa is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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  • Drummers (Musicians)
  • 1941-1950

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (70)
  • Betty Crow Collection (2)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (2)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)
  • Mclean Family Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (77)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (76)
  • Gelatin silver prints (76)
  • Portrait photographs (72)
  • Snapshots (45)
  • Publicity photographs (32)
  • Group portraits (18)
  • Color photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1941-1950 (78)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (57)
  • African American jazz musicians (25)
  • Jazz musicians, White (13)
  • Men, White (13)
  • Drum set (10)
  • African American men (6)
  • Vibraphonists (6)
  • Saxophonists (4)
  • Trumpet players (4)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (3)
  • Actresses (2)
  • Conductors (Music) (2)
  • Double bassists (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Keyboard players (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Vibraphone (2)
  • African American soldiers (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Gymnasiums (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Percussion instruments (1)
  • Photographs (1)
  • Portraits (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • (-) Drummers (Musicians) (78)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jones, Spike, 1911-1965 (8)
  • Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973 (8)
  • Hampton, Lionel (6)
  • McKinley, Ray (5)
  • Rich, Buddy, 1917-1987 (5)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (5)
  • Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951 (3)
  • Norvo, Red (3)
  • Price, Jesse, 1909-1974 (3)
  • Bauduc, Ray (2)
  • Dexter, Dave (2)
  • Fatool, Nick, 1915-2000 (2)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (2)
  • Lamare, Nappy (2)
  • Tough, Dave (2)
  • Wettling, George, 1907-1968 (2)
  • Barbour, Dave (1)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Carlson, Frankie, 1914-1996 (1)
  • Clarke, Kenny, 1914-1985 (1)
  • Crawford, Jimmy (1)
  • Farrell, Dick (1)
  • Gluskin, Lud (1)
  • Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013 (1)
  • Hill, Tiny (1)
  • Hillard, Jimmy (1)
  • Morehouse, Chauncey (1)
  • Morris, Johnny Paradiddle Joe (1)
  • Morse, Ella Mae (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Purnell, Keg, 1914-1965 (1)
  • Purtill, Maurice (1)
  • Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (1)
  • Russell, Andy, 1919-1992 (1)
  • Sauter, Eddie (1)
  • Scrima, Mickey (1)
  • Shanahan, Richard (1)
  • Turner, Lana, 1921-1995 (1)
  • Weston, Paul, 1912-1996 (1)
  • White, Bob (Drummer) (1)
  • Wilart, Fidalis (1)
  • Wilart, Vincent (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (65)
  • 1941 (40)
  • 1950 (34)
  • 1949 (2)
  • 1995 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1942 (1)
  • 1947-12-18 (1)
  • 1953 (1)

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