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Al Jarreau

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Publicity photo of Al Jarreau standing outdoors and smiling. Jarreau is wearing a white jacket and pants.

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

America's Greatest Quartet Ink Spots

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Poster advertising concert on Sunday, May 30, 1943, at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City; concert featured the Ink Spots and Lucky Millinder and his...

Date Published
1943
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Barry White

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Publicity photo of Barry White looking forward and smiling. White is holding one hand up to his chest and is wearing a white suit jacket and shirt...

Date Published
1975
1980
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Big Joe Turner with microphone

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Joe Turner speaking or singing into a microphone; facing the left.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Big Mama Thornton applauding

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Big Mama Thornton in a straw hat and seated at a table facing to the left of the photo; she's applauding and there is a bottle, some sort of leafy...

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Thornton at the microphone

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Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone held close to her mouth; she's wearing a straw hat and facing to the left of the photo.

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham 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

Big Mama Thornton singing

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Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone; wearing a cowboy hat and sparkly floral patterned shirt; head turned to look over to the right.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton

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Big Mama Thornton holding a microphone close to her face; wearing a cowboy hat, pinstripe suit jacket and looking at the camera smiling.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Billy Preston

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Billy Preston, rhythm and blues singer and pianist, smiles at the camera in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Billy...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Preston

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Publicity photo of Billy Preston leaning against the hood of a car, looking forward and smiling. Preston is wearing a white unbuttoned shirt.

Date Published
1975
1980
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Boneshakers

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The Boneshakers stand together as Randy Jacobs put his hands on the shoulders of Sweet Pea Atkinson. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
February-1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boneshakers

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The Boneshakers, a rhythm and blues band comprised of one white man who leans on a wall as the other member, and an African American man, leans on a...

Date Published
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Buck Clayton, Fats Domino, and Dave Bartholomew clowning around with a bird cage

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Buck Clayton, Fats Domino, and Dave Bartholomew lifting their hands to a hanging birdcage containing a finch.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Carol Duboc

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Carol Duboc, singer and pianist, looks seriously at the camera and folds her hands as wind blows her hair back. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carol Duboc

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Carol Duboc, singer and pianist, looks seriously at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Carol Duboc...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings

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The Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, an R&B and blues band comprised of three African American men and three white men, pose in a group with three...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings

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Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, a blues band comprised of four white men and two African American men, stand together. All are wearing dark suits. Two...

Date Published
1993
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Curtis Mayfield

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Publicity photo of Curtis Mayfield for release of Warner Brothers film "Sparkle." Mayfield is looking to the side with a neutral expression, wearing...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

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R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a blouse under a vest. Printed on the bottom of the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

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R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears drop earrings and a dark sweater with sparkles on it...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Drawing of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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Publicity reproduction of a painting featuring portraits of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and "Big Mama" Thornton arranged against a background of...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Etta James

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Rhythm and blues vocalist Etta James looks up without a smile as she wears a dark leather jacket with fringe and embroidery. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eugene "Jeep" Griddine at Club Trocadero

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Eugene "Jeep" Griddine playing guitar; Club Trocadero; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Fantastic Four

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Publicity photo of Fantastic Four featuring "Sweet" James Epps, Ralph and Joseph Pruitt, and Wallace Childs standing at an angle, holding hands out...

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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