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Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel 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: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel...

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: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel...

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: Tommy Ruskin (partially off camera)...

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: Al Pearson playing trumpet, Tommy...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Milt Abel singing and playing bass at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Milt Abel singing and playing bass at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Other people are sitting in front of the stage...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ruskin is playing his drum sticks on Abel's bass while...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel playing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel playing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ruskin is looking down while playing drums. Abel...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel playing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel playing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ruskin is looking down while playing drums. Abel...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
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  • Jazz singers
  • Abel, Milt, 1928-

Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (8)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (9)

Genres

  • Portrait photographs (9)
  • Snapshots (9)
  • Color photographs (8)
  • Group portraits (8)
  • Black & white photographs (1)
  • Gelatin silver prints (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (8)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Jazz musicians (9)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (8)
  • Double bassists (8)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (7)
  • Keyboard players (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) Jazz singers (9)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (8)

Subjects, People

  • Ruskin, Tommy (7)
  • Ning, Mike (2)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (2)
  • Jones, Carmell (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)
  • Pearson, Al (1)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (1)
  • (-) Abel, Milt, 1928- (9)

Date Published

  • 1991 (8)
  • 1995 (8)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)

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