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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

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Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Big Mama Thornton seated on stage

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Big Mama Thornton seated on stage during the KPBS Special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach; she's...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Crying Rhinos

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The Crying Rhinos, a local Kansas City punk rock band comprised of four white men, in a collage of four photographs of each band member playing an...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

James Harmon Band

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James Harmon Band, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand on stage wearing business suits as they perform. Printed on the drum, "James Harman...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jay McShann and three others taking a cigarette break

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Jay McShann taking a cigarette break with three unidentified musicians; all seated except the man standing next to McShann; the man 2nd from the left...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano with an unidentified combo

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Jay McShann playing piano with unidentified white male guitarist, bassist, and drummer; part of the audience is seen in front of the stage; unknown...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

John Richardson at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

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John Richardson looks down at the floor as he plays an electric guitar at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina...

Date Published
October-14-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

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Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr performing on stage at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. All three are wearing black suits...

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters

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Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand on stage under a tent and play their instruments...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Set of four photos of musicians

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Set of four photos. Photo 1 shows guitarist Jeff Simon playing. Photo 2 is a group photo with Ed Dix on the left and Ron Rocio, David Johnson, and...

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Ed Dix Collection
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  • Drum set
  • Guitarists

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (3)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (2)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Group portraits (9)
  • Black & white photographs (7)
  • Gelatin silver prints (7)
  • Snapshots (7)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (4)
  • 1971-1980 (3)
  • 2001-2010 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Guitar (10)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (9)
  • Men, White (9)
  • African American men (6)
  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • Bands (Music) (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • African American women (3)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Pianists (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • Accordion (1)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Stained glass windows (1)
  • Television specials (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • Zydeco musicians (1)
  • (-) Drum set (11)
  • (-) Guitarists (11)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Salina (Kan.) (1)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (2)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (2)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (1)
  • Harrison, George, 1943-2001 (1)
  • McCartney, Paul (1)
  • Richardson, John (Guitarist) (1)
  • Rocio, Ron (1)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (1)
  • Simon, Jeff (1)
  • Starr, Ringo (1)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (1)

Events

  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (9th : 2006 : Salina, Kan.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1971 (3)
  • 1980 (3)
  • 1990 (3)
  • 1985 (2)
  • 1964-09-17 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2006-10-14 (1)
  • 2010 (1)

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