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Jay McShann mixing during an event

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Jay McShann talking with people during the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors Convention in Kansas City (likely); Baby Lovett is...

Date Published
August-16-1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann shaking hands with Baby Lovett

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Jay McShann shaking hands with a seated Baby Lovett wearing a grey hat; behind Cheatham are two African American men, one laughing and the other in a...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Julia Lee and Dave Dexter with session musicians

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Dave Dexter (front, left) with Vic Dickenson playing trombone, an unidentified man playing trumpet, Dave Cavanaugh playing saxophone, an unidentified...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Julia Lee and Dave Dexter with session musicians

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Dave Dexter (front, left) with Vic Dickenson playing trombone, an unidentified man playing trumpet, Dave Cavanaugh playing saxophone, an unidentified...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Kentucky Swing Unit

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Kentucky Swing Unit performing on stage at Ol' Kentucky Bar-BQ, located in Kansas City, Missouri; Musicians on stage include Woody Walder playing...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett (seated, left) and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett (far left) and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett (drums) and unidentified musicians performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett sitting and Julia Lee

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett sitting at a drum set in a recording studio holding sticks and smiling Julia Lee is standing behind Lovett, leaning forward and...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Tate, Ice at Benny's Bar

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Tate, Ice; Benny's Bar; Kansas City, Missouri

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection
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  • Lovett, Baby

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (4)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (3)
  • Jay McShann Collection (2)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (10)

Genres

  • Group portraits (10)
  • Snapshots (10)
  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Color photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (7)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • African American men (3)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (2)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)
  • 18th and Vine District (3)

Subjects, People

  • Lee, Julia, 1902-1958 (3)
  • Cavanaugh, Dave (2)
  • Dexter, Dave (2)
  • Dickenson, Vic (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Johnson, Leonard Jack (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Walder, Woody (1)
  • (-) Lovett, Baby (10)

Events

  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)

Date Published

  • 1950 (6)
  • 1941 (4)
  • 1945 (4)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1990 (1)

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