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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and two others

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An unidentified white man, Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and an unidentified African American woman standing in a group together with a big band playing...

Date Published
May-1967
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel 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

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, with singer Julie Turner

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Warren Durrett standing to the right of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bowtie, in front of a piano with a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra."...

Date Published
November-1961
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett conducting his orchestra

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Warren Durrett conducting his band in a silver suit jacket and black pants. The band members (all white men) are playing behind podiums, wearing dark...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the American Royal Coronation Ball

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Warren Durrett, in a silver suit jacket, seated at the piano with his orchestra, in a large auditorium, with rows of empty seats in the background...

Date Published
October-10-1964
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the Carriage Club

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Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie in a conducting stance, with a white woman singer in a...

Date Published
December-1970
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the Carriage Club

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Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie, with an unidentified white woman singer in front of the...

Date Published
December-1970
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at The Landing

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Warren Durrett conducting his orchestra on a makeshift stage. The band members (all white men) are wearing dark red jackets and black pants and...

Date Published
August-20-1965
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett orchestra performing for a crowd

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Warren Durrett orchestra (white men) performing in rows behind music stands. Back row: two violins, double bass, four trumpets. Middle row: two...

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett playing the piano with his orchestra

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Warren Durrett's orchestra (all white men), performing in dark red suit jackets with black pants and bowties, with Warren Durrett seated off to the...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Woman singing with big band

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Unidentified white woman singing in front of a microphone with a big band behind her. Ed Dix seen in the back right, on tenor saxophone.

Date Published
1964
Member of
Ed Dix Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Big bands
  • 1961-1970

Member of

  • Warren Durrett Collection (11)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (13)

Genres

  • Group portraits (13)
  • Snapshots (10)
  • Color photographs (7)
  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Publicity photographs (5)
  • Postcards (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1961-1970 (13)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (13)
  • Jazz musicians, White (13)
  • Men, White (13)
  • Band directors (10)
  • Women, White (9)
  • Jazz singers (8)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Jazz audiences (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • (-) Big bands (13)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Durrett, Warren (11)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (4)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)

Date Published

  • 1961 (4)
  • 1961-11-03 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1970-12 (2)
  • 1961-11 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1964-10-10 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1965-08-20 (1)
  • 1967-05 (1)

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