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Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men

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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

Cheathams Jazz Showcase

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Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

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Hank Ballard sings into a microphone on the left side of the photograph as the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of four African American...

Date Published
1958
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Midnighters

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The Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of five African American men. One man sits holding an electric guitar, while the other four stand...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
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  • Bands (Music)
  • 1951-1960

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (4)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (4)
  • Gelatin silver prints (4)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Publicity photographs (4)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1951-1960 (4)

Subjects

  • African American men (2)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (2)
  • African American band directors (1)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Band directors (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Rockabilly musicians (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • Women pianists (1)
  • (-) Bands (Music) (4)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Miami (Fla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Ballard, Hank (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (1)
  • Crump, Bob (1)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Janes, Roland (1)
  • Lee, Gene (1)
  • Legge, Jimmy (1)
  • Pepper, Marvin (1)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (1)
  • Riley, Billy Lee (1)
  • Shareef, Museyf (1)
  • Shepard, Elvin (1)
  • Van Eaton, Jim (1)

Date Published

  • 1951 (1)
  • 1956 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1960 (1)

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