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Christmas card of Warren Durrett and his orchestra

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Photo of Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, surrounded by the members of his orchestra (all white) in light colored suits. They are standing on...

Date Published
1945
1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Ed Dix as bandleader

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Ed Dix stands at the left holding a baton as bandleader for the big band set up next to him. The band members are all white, all men, except for the...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Ed Dix lined up with four others

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Ed Dix (left) in a line in front of a microphone with four others (three white men, one white woman) and big band members behind them.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Four Noteables

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Promotional photograph from the torso up of the Four Noteables. Warren Durrett (left) , an unidentified white man (center), and Jim Hammer (right) in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Four Noteables performing with the Warren Durrett orchestra

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The Four Noteables performing on stage with the Warren Durrett Orchestra. They are comprised of an unidentified white man, Laura Webb, Durrett, and...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Laura Webb singing with the Warren Durrett Orchestra

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Laura Webb on stage in a shirt and long skirt, singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra (all white men). Durrett is at...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Postcard for the Warren Durrett Orchestra with Julie Turner

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Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Julie Turner with text below: "Julie Turner, vocalist." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett with name...

Date Published
1961
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Postcard for the Warren Durrett Orchestra with the Four Noteables

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Promotional postcard. Photo from waist up of Warren Durrett and two unidentified white men in black jackets and patterned ties, and Laura Webb wearing...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

San Marcos High School Jazz Ensemble at the entrance

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San Marcos High School Jazz Ensemble performing at the entrance to "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music...

Date Published
September-26-2009
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Singers performing with Warren Durrett orchestra at the North American Aviation bomber plant

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Low-angle shot of an unidentified white woman singer and an unidentified white man with his arm around her waist, both singing into a microphone in...

Date Published
August-03-1945
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Singers with the Warren Durrett Orchestra

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Unidentified white man standing on stage singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra. At the far end of the stage, an...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Singers with the Warren Durrett Orchestra

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Warren Durrett performing at the piano with his orchestra, with an unidentified white man in a suit and an unidentified white woman in a polka-dot...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

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Warren Durrett standing to the right of his orchestra in a room in a country club, next to a microphone, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, in front...

Date Published
December-1972
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

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Warren Durrett standing on a stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in a black jacket and gray pants, next to a Steinway & Sons piano with a chair in front of...

Date Published
May-16-1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

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Warren Durrett, standing in a tuxedo in front of a piano with a sign that reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Singer Julie Turner seated next to him in...

Date Published
November-03-1961
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

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Warren Durrett, standing in a tuxedo in front of a piano with a sign that reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Singer Julie Turner seated next to him in...

Date Published
November-03-1961
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

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Warren Durrett, standing to the left of his orchestra, in front of a piano with a sign on it reading: "Warren Durrett and Orchestra." An unidentified...

Date Published
April-28-1905
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

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Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard...

Date Published
December-04-1982
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

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Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard...

Date Published
December-04-1982
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

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Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard...

Date Published
December-04-1982
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

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Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra (white men and women) in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and...

Date Published
December-06-1980
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

Image

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on...

Date Published
December-06-1980
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

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Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard...

Date Published
December-01-1978
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

Image

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard...

Date Published
December-01-1978
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

Image

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard...

Date Published
December-01-1978
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

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Member of

  • Warren Durrett Collection (51)
  • Ed Dix Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (55)

Genres

  • Group portraits (55)
  • Black & white photographs (43)
  • Gelatin silver prints (42)
  • Snapshots (32)
  • Publicity photographs (22)
  • Color photographs (12)
  • Postcards (2)
  • Christmas cards (1)
  • Greeting cards (1)
  • New Year cards (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (34)
  • 1961-1970 (9)
  • 1971-1980 (8)
  • 1981-1990 (3)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (55)
  • Jazz musicians, White (54)
  • Men, White (54)
  • Jazz singers (47)
  • Band directors (38)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • African American men (9)
  • Flight attendants (5)
  • Airplanes (4)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Jazz audiences (2)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Airplaines (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Teenage musicians (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) Big bands (55)
  • (-) Women, White (55)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (21)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (5)
  • Estes Park (Colo.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Durrett, Warren (48)
  • Webb, Laura (5)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (4)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (3)
  • Armstrong, Matt (Musician) (1)
  • Brentari, John (1)
  • Cassidy, Beverly (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Maye, Marilyn (1)
  • Van Asdell, Jimmy (1)
  • Wells, Bob (Musician) (1)

Events

  • Kangaroo Hop (1947 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (12)
  • 1949 (10)
  • 1950 (8)
  • 1947-02-03 (4)
  • 1978-12-01 (4)
  • 1941 (3)
  • 1945-08-03 (3)
  • 1982-12-04 (3)
  • 1946 (2)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1961-11-03 (2)
  • 1970-12 (2)
  • 1980-12-06 (2)
  • 1905-04-28 (1)
  • 1945-11-01 (1)
  • 1945-11-30 (1)
  • 1947-04-25 (1)
  • 1947-10-24 (1)
  • 1949-05-16 (1)
  • 1961-11 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1964-10-10 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1972 (1)
  • 1972-12 (1)
  • 2009-09-26 (1)

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