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City Light Orchestra enjoying the park and the view

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Publicity photograph of the City Light Orchestra: Tim Whitmer, LaVerne Barker, David Basse, wearing a fedora, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Jano Mossman...

Date Published
1983
1986
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

City Light Orchestra publicity photograph

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City Light Orchestra: (clockwise from top) David Basse, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tim Whitmer, and LaVerne Barker, smile directly at the photographer. LaVerne...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Sonny Kenner turned to the left while...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Sonny Kenner turned to the left while...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Sonny Kenner holding an electric...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Sonny Kenner holding an electric...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Sonny Kenner singing into a microphone...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jesse Price Band at an unidentified venue

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Jesse Price Band performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Franz Bruce holding a saxophone, Jesse Price playing drums, Laverne Barker...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Laverne Barker and Sonny Kenner at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Laverne Barker and Sonny Kenner at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Barker is holding an electric bass and looking to...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Laverne Barker and Sonny Kenner at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Laverne Barker and Sonny Kenner at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Barker is playing an electric bass while standing in...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Laverne Barker and Sonny Kenner at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Sonny Kenner and Laverne Barker performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Kenner is looking down and to the side...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Laverne Barker at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Laverne Barker at the Levee Bar & Grill. Barker is sitting on a stool and looking down while playing an electric bass. Other people are sitting at a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Laverne Barker at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Laverne Barker at the Levee Bar & Grill. Barker is sitting on a stool and looking down while playing an electric bass. Other people are sitting at a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Laverne Barker at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Laverne Barker performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Barker is playing an electric bass while standing in front...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
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  • Double bassists
  • Barker, LaVerne

Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (12)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (14)

Genres

  • Group portraits (13)
  • Color photographs (12)
  • Snapshots (12)
  • Portrait photographs (11)
  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • Publicity photographs (2)
  • Photographic postcards (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (11)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (14)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (11)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (8)
  • Guitar players (8)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Photographs (1)
  • Portraits, Group (1)
  • (-) Double bassists (14)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (11)

Subjects, People

  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (8)
  • Jenkins, Dwight (5)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (2)
  • Basse, David (2)
  • Whitmer, Tim (2)
  • Bruce, Franz, 1916-1997 (1)
  • Mossman, Jano (1)
  • Price, Jesse, 1909-1974 (1)
  • Williams, Robert (Musician) (1)
  • (-) Barker, LaVerne (14)

Date Published

  • 1995 (12)
  • 1991 (11)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1986 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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