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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Abel's back is to the camera.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Rod Padilla

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, Milt Abel, double bass, and Rod Padilla, drums, performing in the lounge of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and unidentified drummer

Image

Bettye Miller (piano), Milt Abel (double bass), and an unidentified drummer perform for a small audience during Miller's birthday party.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Big Mama Thornton seated on stage

Image

Big Mama Thornton seated on stage during the KPBS Special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach; she's...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Billy Lee Lewis at the Grand Emporium

Image

Billy Lee Lewis of the Tommy Castro Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, opens his mouth wide when he looks to his left...

Date Published
May-15-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Buck Clayton and Vic Dickenson with musicians at the airport

Image

Vic Dickenson standing with Buck Clayton and an unidentified group of people, including a man at a drum kit and a trombonist at the airport in Dunedin...

Date Published
March-01-1964
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton 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

Calvin Jackson playing piano

Image

Calvin Jackson playing piano on stage during the Cheatham Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; he's wearing a suit and tie and facing the right of the...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

Image

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

Image

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Chico Hamilton performing in a gym

Image

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

Chip Ritter at the Grand Emporium

Image

Chip Ritter, with Long John Hunter Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, grins at the ceiling as he lifts the right...

Date Published
February-25-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Chris Layton at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

Image

Chris Layton looks intently directly at the photographer and out over a drum set he is playing during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-21-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Cindy Egger at the Grand Saloon

Image

Cindy Egger of the Twang Dang Poodles lifts her chin and grins as she plays the drums in front of a brick wall at the Grand Saloon.

Date Published
November-11-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claudia Russell at the microphone

Image

Claudia Russell, emcee, speaking in front of a microphone at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th...

Date Published
September-26-2009
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

Crying Rhinos

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The Crying Rhinos, a local Kansas City punk rock band comprised of four white men, in a collage of four photographs of each band member playing an...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Curtis Peagler on break

Image

Curtis Peagler standing with his saxophone while holding a white coffee mug; he's wearing a black shirt, sunglasses, red suspenders, and a red beret...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler's fancy suspenders

Image

Curtis Peagler with his back to the camera and Ironman Harris at his drums partially seen beyond him; Peagler is wearing a set of red suspenders with...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Daniel Montero at the Grand Emporium

Image

Daniel Montero of the Evan Deace Band, wearing a headset microphone, hangs his mouth open with his tongue hanging out as he plays the drums at the...

Date Published
December-03-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Dinky Morris and Ironman Harris performing together

Image

Dinky Morris (saxophone) in a red hat and Ironman Harris (drums) on stage together at the Blue Note in New York City; instruments, microphones, and...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (60)
  • Jay McShann Collection (52)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (32)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (14)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (12)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (10)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (7)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (4)
  • Ed Dix Collection (3)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (193)

Genres

  • Snapshots (145)
  • Group portraits (129)
  • Color photographs (100)
  • Black & white photographs (95)
  • Gelatin silver prints (94)
  • Portrait photographs (65)
  • Publicity photographs (22)
  • Promotional photographs (4)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • Reproductions (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (57)
  • 1971-1980 (37)
  • 1991-2000 (32)
  • 2001-2010 (22)
  • 1951-1960 (16)
  • 1941-1950 (11)
  • 1961-1970 (5)
  • 1931-1940 (2)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (150)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (149)
  • African American jazz musicians (145)
  • African American men (104)
  • Piano (87)
  • Men, White (86)
  • Pianists (81)
  • Double bass (74)
  • Double bassists (71)
  • Jazz musicians, White (68)
  • Musical instruments (64)
  • African American women (40)
  • Microphone (40)
  • Saxophonists (40)
  • Saxophone (38)
  • Trumpet players (22)
  • Trumpet (21)
  • Trombone (17)
  • Blues musicians (15)
  • Trombonists (15)
  • Audiences (14)
  • Hats (13)
  • Guitar (11)
  • Guitarists (11)
  • Women, White (10)
  • Bands (Music) (9)
  • Porches (9)
  • Signs and signboards (8)
  • Jazz singers (7)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (6)
  • Women pianists (6)
  • African American women musicians (5)
  • Autographs (4)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (4)
  • Berets (4)
  • Clarinetists (4)
  • Masters of ceremonies (4)
  • Mutes (Music) (4)
  • Sunglasses (4)
  • Television specials (4)
  • Trees (4)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Award presentations (3)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Blues festivals (3)
  • Clarinet (3)
  • Electronic piano (3)
  • Hospitals--Employees (3)
  • Music festivals (3)
  • Plants, Potted (3)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (3)
  • Shelving for books (3)
  • Singers (3)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (3)
  • Suspenders (3)
  • Vibraphone (3)
  • Women jazz musicians (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Accordionists (2)
  • African American band directors (2)
  • Airports (2)
  • Awards (2)
  • Awnings (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Boys (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Cymbals (2)
  • Draperies (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • River boats (2)
  • Rock musicians (2)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (2)
  • Toddlers (2)
  • Zydeco musicians (2)
  • African American girls (1)
  • African American soldiers (1)
  • Alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Asian American men (1)
  • Banjo (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Black people (1)
  • Bottles (1)
  • Caricatures and cartoons (1)
  • Chairs (1)
  • Chief executive officers (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Choirs (Music) (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Conversation (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Fireplaces (1)
  • Fireplaces--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Fund raising (1)
  • Furniture (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Gymnasiums (1)
  • Halloween costumes (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Hispanic Americans (1)
  • Jazz festivals (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Long hair (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Mugs (1)
  • Percussion instruments (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Philodendrons (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Postcards (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Rockabilly musicians (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • South Africans (1)
  • Stage lighting--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Stained glass windows (1)
  • Vampires (1)
  • Violin (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • (-) Drum set (195)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (8)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (4)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (2)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (2)
  • Overland Park (Kan.) (1)
  • Salina (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (42)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (28)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (24)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (22)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (20)
  • Morris, Dinky (12)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (11)
  • Brown, Corky (9)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (8)
  • Peagler, Curtis (8)
  • Gunther, Paul (7)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (6)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (6)
  • Spaits, Gerald (6)
  • Woodard, Rickey (6)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (5)
  • Miles, Butch, 1944- (5)
  • Penland, Ralph (5)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (4)
  • Callender, Red (4)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (3)
  • Vinson, Eddie (3)
  • Wallace, Sippie (3)
  • Bohanon, George, 1937- (2)
  • Cheatham, Doc (2)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Clayton, Jeff (2)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (2)
  • Crump, Bob (2)
  • Dickenson, Vic (2)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (2)
  • Johnson, Reggie (2)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)
  • Lee, Gene (2)
  • Legge, Jimmy (2)
  • Lucas, Clyde (2)
  • Masse, Jean-Marie (2)
  • McKinley, Ray (2)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (2)
  • Russell, Claudia (Master of ceremonies) (2)
  • Shareef, Museyf (2)
  • Shepard, Elvin (2)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (2)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (1)
  • Angus, Matt (1)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Bauduc, Ray (1)
  • Benford, Tommy, 1905-1994 (1)
  • Bishop, Wally, 1906-1986 (1)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (1)
  • Bott, Jimi (1)
  • Brown, Cheryl (Philanthropist) (1)
  • Brown, Walter, -1956 (1)
  • Buck, Mike (1)
  • Bushkin, Joe (1)
  • Carrier, Roy (1)
  • Casey, Al (1)
  • Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951 (1)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (1)
  • Egger, Cindy (1)
  • Eicher, Greg (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Glenn, Tyree (1)
  • Gould, Bud (1)
  • Grant, Carolyn (Museum director) (1)
  • Greer, Sonny (1)
  • Grover, Terry (1)
  • Hall, Edmond (1)
  • Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013 (1)
  • Harrison, George, 1943-2001 (1)
  • Hayes, Willie (1)
  • Hinton, Milt (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Jackson, Calvin (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Kansas City Red (1)
  • Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973 (1)
  • Kunene, Sipho (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Lamare, Nappy (1)
  • Lammond, Joe (1)
  • Lay, Sam (1)
  • Layton, Chris (1)
  • Lee, Henry (1)
  • Lewis, Billy Lee (1)
  • McCartney, Paul (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • Montero, Daniel (Drummer) (1)
  • Mouse, Mickey (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Mugalian, Steve (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (1)
  • Oiling, Matti (1)
  • Owens, Charles, 1939- (1)
  • Padilla, Rod (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Price, Mike (Musician) (1)
  • Prince, Preston (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Reid, Richard (Bassist) (1)
  • Rich, Buddy, 1917-1987 (1)
  • Richardson, John (Guitarist) (1)
  • Ritter, Chip (1)
  • Rocio, Ron (1)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (1)
  • Rosengarden, Bobby (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • Simon, Jeff (1)
  • Sims, Zoot (1)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (1)
  • Smith, Nolan (1)
  • Smith, Richard (Musician) (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (1)
  • Smull, Ned (1)
  • Starr, Ringo (1)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Taylor, C. Jaisson H. (1)
  • Taylor, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Taylor, Louis (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Vernon, Mary Ann (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Way, Jimmy (1)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)
  • Williams, Jackie, 1933- (1)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (1)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (1)
  • Wilson, James Spoon (1)
  • Woodyard, Sam, 1925-1988 (1)
  • Young, Snooky (1)

Events

  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (10)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (3)
  • Western Maryland Blues Festival (2004) (3)
  • Cheatham Jam Session (2)
  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2002) (2)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (9th : 2006 : Salina, Kan.) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2001) (1)

Date Published

  • 1971 (28)
  • 1980 (28)
  • 1990 (20)
  • 1981 (19)
  • 1989-06 (19)
  • 1960 (15)
  • 1951 (14)
  • 1991 (14)
  • 2000 (14)
  • 2009-09-26 (10)
  • 1941 (8)
  • 1945 (6)
  • 1950 (6)
  • 1961 (6)
  • 1970 (6)
  • 1983 (6)
  • 1997-04-28 (6)
  • 1975-01-01 (3)
  • 1975-12-31 (3)
  • 1976 (3)
  • 1984 (3)
  • 1985 (3)
  • 1990-02 (3)
  • 1995-07-05 (3)
  • 2004-03 (3)
  • 1949 (2)
  • 1959 (2)
  • 1964-03-01 (2)
  • 1971-01 (2)
  • 1980-04 (2)
  • 1985-08-16 (2)
  • 1993-03 (2)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 2002-06-29 (2)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1940-11-30 (1)
  • 1940-12-02 (1)
  • 1964-09-17 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1969 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1974-02-09 (1)
  • 1978 (1)
  • 1980-12 (1)
  • 1982-06 (1)
  • 1985-10 (1)
  • 1986-06 (1)
  • 1988-04-22 (1)
  • 1989-10 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 1998-04-24 (1)
  • 1998-12-03 (1)
  • 1999-05-15 (1)
  • 1999-06-25 (1)
  • 2000-02-25 (1)
  • 2000-11-11 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-07-21 (1)
  • 2001-07-31 (1)
  • 2003-05-21 (1)
  • 2006 (1)
  • 2006-10-14 (1)
  • 2010 (1)

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