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Bill Kirchen

Image

Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Bill Kirchen smiles as he holds an electric guitar high on his chest in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley

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Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, turns his head to the left and rests his chin on the curled fingers of his right...

Date Published
1956
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley

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Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, looks seriously into the camera as he holds a harmonica with both hands and wears...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley

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Rockabilly vocalist and guitarist Billy Lee Riley sits sideways on a chair that is outside, crosses his legs, and holds a drink in his right hand and...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men

Image

Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men, a rockabilly band comprised of four white men, grin as they sit, stand or crouch in a corner. One...

Date Published
1956
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Johnny Dilks

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Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Johnny Dilks, in a close-up, head-shot photograph, squints over his right shoulder wearing a cowboy hat. Printed in...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Josie Kreuzer

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Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Josie Kreuzer plays an acoustic guitar as she stands with one foot on a circular suitcase with a mobile record...

Date Published
1999
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Kim Lenz

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Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Kim Lenz stands with her mouth wide open as a guitar hangs from a strap around her neck. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Kim Lenz and the Jaguars

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Kim Lenz and the Jaguars, a rockabilly band comprised of one white woman and three white men, stand on stage playing their instruments and Kim also...

Date Published
1998
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Rev. Billy C. Wirtz

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Reverend Billy C. Wirtz, a rockabilly piano player, singer, and comedian, turns his head slightly to the right and smiles at the camera in a close-up...

Date Published
1991
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Rev. Billy C. Wirtz

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Reverend Billy C. Wirtz, rockabilly piano player, singer, and comedian, turns his head slightly to the right and smiles at the camera in a close-up...

Date Published
1991
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz

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The Reverend Billy C. Wirtz, rockabilly piano player, singer, and comedian, points his right index finger at the camera and winks his left eye. He...

Date Published
1991
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz

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Reverend Billy C. Wirtz, rockabilly piano player, singer, and comedian, smiles at the camera as he wears a lamé smoking jacket, in a close-up...

Date Published
1991
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ronnie Dawson

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Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Ronnie Dawson sits in front of the grill of a vintage Chevrolet car and plays an electric guitar as he looks off to...

Date Published
1994
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ronnie Dawson

Image

Ronnie Dawson, rockabilly singer, guitarist and drummer, stands with one hand in his pocket and the other cradling an electric guitar. He wears a...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ronnie Dawson

Image

Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Ronnie Dawson sits and leans against the grill in the front of a vintage car as he plays an electric guitar. He...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ronnie Dawson

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Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist Ronnie Dawson in a split photograph. The left photograph is from Ronnie's left side as he looks back over his left...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
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  • Rockabilly musicians
  • Singers

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (17)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (16)
  • Gelatin silver prints (16)
  • Publicity photographs (16)
  • Portrait photographs (15)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • Slides (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (14)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (2)

Subjects

  • Men, White (15)
  • Guitarists (13)
  • Guitar (5)
  • Comedians (4)
  • Harmonica players (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • (-) Rockabilly musicians (17)
  • (-) Singers (17)

Subjects, People

  • Dawson, Ronnie (4)
  • Riley, Billy Lee (4)
  • Wirtz, Billy C. (4)
  • Lenz, Kim (2)
  • Dilks, Johnny (1)
  • Janes, Roland (1)
  • Kirchen, Bill (1)
  • Kreuzer, Josie (1)
  • Pepper, Marvin (1)
  • Van Eaton, Jim (1)

Date Published

  • 1998 (6)
  • 1991 (5)
  • 1996 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1956 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2004 (1)

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