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Barbara Blue at Knuckleheads

Image

Barbara Blue, wearing sunglasses, sings into a microphone and plays the tambourine during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.

Date Published
August-20-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bill Carter at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

Image

Bill Carter, wearing a straw fedora, stands and sings into a microphone as he plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues...

Date Published
June-29-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Blind Boys of Alabama at Rhythm & Ribs

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Blind Boys of Alabama, which includes Clarence Fountain and Jimmy Lee Carter, wearing sunglasses and matching suits, walk across stage with a hand on...

Date Published
June-18-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Blue 88 at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Image

Blue 88 Band including Mark and Sue Corbett, smile directly at the photographer as they stand on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues...

Date Published
June-23-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bob Margolin and Charlie Musselwhite at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Bob Margolin sits and sings into a microphone, mouth wide open, while he plays a microphoned slide dobro guitar. Charlie Musselwhite is seated to Bob...

Date Published
July-19-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Rush and Lo Lespes at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

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Bobby Rush, sings into a microphone as Lo Lespes dances during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival, The audience is visible behind Lo.

Date Published
June-24-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Rush at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Image

Bobby Rush stands on stage holding a microphone in his left hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published
June-25-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Womack at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Bobby Womack, wearing a cap and sunglasses, sings into a microphone, mouth wide open, during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-18-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Chris Murrell at Rhythm & Ribs

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Chris Murrell, from the right, sings into a microphone during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.

Date Published
June-18-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Danny Cox at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Image

Danny Cox, wearing a cowboy hat, smiles as he sings into a microphone and plays guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published
June-26-2004
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

David "Honeyboy" Edwards at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

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David "Honey Boy" Edwards, wearing a ball cap, sings into a microphone and plays a guitar as he sits on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street...

Date Published
June-23-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Diunna Greenleaf at Knuckleheads

Image

Diunna Greenleaf grins as she sings into a microphone held in her right hand during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.

Date Published
August-19-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Eddie Turner at Knuckleheads

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Eddie Turner looks up as he sings into a microphone and plays a guitar during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.

Date Published
August-19-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Henry Townsend at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Henry Townsend, face just visible above a piano, wears a ball cap and sings intensely into a microphone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival...

Date Published
July-23-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Irma Thomas at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Irma Thomas, wearing a sundress, smiles up and to her left as she holds a microphone in her right hand and lifts her left elbow even with her shoulder...

Date Published
July-22-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

J.J. Johnson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

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J.J. Johnson, wearing a bowler hat and a diamond "J" necklace, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street...

Date Published
June-25-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Jimmy Lee Robinson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2001

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Jimmie Lee Robinson closes his eyes and purses his lips as he plays guitar at Club Paradox during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published
June-23-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

John Wilson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

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John Wilson, wearing an "all star DAD" ball cap and overalls, sings into a microphone he holds in his right hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street...

Date Published
June-29-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Joshua Nelson at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Joshua Nelson smiles as he holds a microphone in his right hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-17-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Keb Mo at Rhythm & Ribs

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Keb Mo, wearing a fedora, scrunches his face as he sings into a microphone and plays a guitar during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.

Date Published
June-18-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Koko Taylor at Rhythm & Ribs

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Koko Taylor, from her right side, scrunches her face as she sings into a microphone she holds in her right hand during Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at...

Date Published
June-18-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Koko Taylor at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Koko Taylor, neck and chest wet with perspiration, closes her eyes and lifts her head to her right, as she smiles and sings into a microphone she is...

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

Lem Sheppard at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

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Lem Sheppard, wearing sunglasses, looks down at the electric guitar he is playing during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published
June-29-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Lem Sheppard during the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2001

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Lem Shepphard, wearing a crocheted skull cap, closes his eyes and sings into a microphone as he plays the guitar at Club Paradox during the Kansas...

Date Published
June-23-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Lou Dare, Saint Charles, and Myra Taylor at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2008

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Lou Dare and Saint Charles, dressed in medieval clothing, stand behind Myra Taylor, also wearing medieval clothing and a crown, in a wheelchair during...

Date Published
June-28-2008
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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Member of

  • Evie Quarles Collection (44)

Types

  • photographs (44)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (44)
  • Gelatin silver prints (44)
  • Portrait photographs (34)
  • Group portraits (10)

Time Periods

  • 2001-2010 (34)
  • 1991-2000 (10)

Subjects

  • Blues festivals (43)
  • Blues musicians (41)
  • African American men (29)
  • Jazz festivals (17)
  • Guitarists (16)
  • African American women (13)
  • Men, White (8)
  • Women, White (6)
  • Harmonica players (4)
  • Promoters (2)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Families (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Music audiences (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Radio broadcasters (1)
  • Women dancers (1)
  • (-) Music festivals (44)
  • (-) Singers (44)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Kan.) (22)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (22)
  • 18th and Vine District (4)

Subjects, People

  • Taylor, Myra (4)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (2)
  • Dare, Lou (2)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (2)
  • McKeithen, Marvine (2)
  • Rush, Bobby (2)
  • Sheppard, Lemuel (2)
  • Taylor, Koko (2)
  • Baker, Tom Trashmouth (1)
  • Bellamy, D. C., 1949- (1)
  • Blue, Barbara, 1958- (1)
  • Britain, Rocky (1)
  • Carter, Bill (Guitarist) (1)
  • Carter, Jimmy Lee (1)
  • Corbett, Mark (1)
  • Corbett, Sue (Guitarist) (1)
  • Cox, Danny (Musician) (1)
  • Edwards, Honeyboy (1)
  • Fountain, Clarence (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Gilley, Dawayne (1)
  • Glover, Tony (1)
  • Greenleaf, Diunna (1)
  • Hodge, Aaron (1)
  • Hopkins, Grant Sheffield (Groovy Grant) (1)
  • Johnson, J. J. (Blues singer) (1)
  • Kassem, Chad (1)
  • Kassem, Lydia (1)
  • Keb' Mo' (Musician) (1)
  • King, Willie, 1943-2009 (1)
  • Knox, Marquise (1)
  • Kovacs, Mike (1)
  • Lespes, Lo (1)
  • Margolin, Bob (1)
  • Murrell, Chris (1)
  • Musselwhite, Charlie (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Nelson, Joshua (1)
  • Pickett, Wilson (1)
  • Popsy (1)
  • Ricks, Philadelphia Jerry (1)
  • Robinson, Jimmy Lee (1)
  • Saint Charles (Musician) (1)
  • Scott-Adams, Peggy, 1948- (1)
  • Sista Monica (1)
  • Stuerke, John (1)
  • Thomas, Irma (1)
  • Townsend, Henry (1)
  • Turner, Eddie (1)
  • Whitney, Marva (1)
  • Williams, Tommy Soul (1)
  • Wilson, John (1)
  • Womack, Bobby (1)

Events

  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2002) (7)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1998) (4)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (4)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2001) (4)
  • Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Box Car Blues Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2004) (3)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2006) (3)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2008) (3)
  • Box Car Blues Festival (2006 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2001) (2)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2005) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2000) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2003) (1)

Date Published

  • 2002-06-29 (7)
  • 2005-06-18 (4)
  • 1998-07-18 (3)
  • 2005-08-20 (3)
  • 2008-06-28 (3)
  • 1999-07-18 (2)
  • 2001-06-23 (2)
  • 2001-07-21 (2)
  • 2001-07-22 (2)
  • 2004-06-26 (2)
  • 2006-06-23 (2)
  • 2006-08-19 (2)
  • 1998-07-19 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 1999-07-17 (1)
  • 2000-06-24 (1)
  • 2000-07-23 (1)
  • 2003-06-28 (1)
  • 2004-05-18 (1)
  • 2005-06-24 (1)
  • 2005-06-25 (1)
  • 2006-06-25 (1)

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