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Ahmad Alaadeen and Angela Hagenbach share a smile behind the stands

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Angela Hagenbach sits on the back of Ahmad Alaadeen's chair and lays her hands on his shoulders as they both smile at the photographer offstage at an...

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Cotton Candy at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Ahmad Alaadeen, holding a tenor sax, an unidentified bass player, and Cotton Candy listen to an unidentified electric guitarist and an acoustic...

Date Published
November-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Cotton Candy perform at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Ahmad Alaadeen sits on a barstool playing a tenor saxophone as Cotton Candy, wearing a red sequined hat and multi-colored sequined blouse, sits at a...

Date Published
November-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Cotton Candy perform with a jazz combo at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), unidentified bass player, Cotton Candy (vocals), unidentified (electric guitar); performing at BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas...

Date Published
November-2004
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Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen imitates Cotton Candy at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) imitates Cotton Candy's stance as an unidentified acoustic guitarist and bass player perform at BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas...

Date Published
November-2004
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Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a jazz combo at BBs Lawnside BBQ

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An unidentified woman sits at a table with Cotton Candy, wearing a red sequined hat and multi-colored sequined blouse as she claps her hands. An...

Date Published
November-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Cotton Candy and a bass player share in a conversation at BB's Lawnside BBQ

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) and Cotton Candy (vocals) sit and talk with an unidentified bass player at BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
November-2004
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Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Oleta Adams, and Manhattan Transfer perform at the Gem Theater

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and a tuxedo while he plays a tenor saxophone during a performance with Oleta Adams and Manhattan Transfer during...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Pearl Thuston, Luqman Hamza, Myra Taylor, and others at the Gem Theater

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Group shot of Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated) and others during...

Date Published
May-02-2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Pearl Thuston, Luqman Hamza, Myra Taylor, Clark Terry, and others at the Gem Theater

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Group shot of Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated, left), Clark Terry...

Date Published
May-02-2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Alberta Hunter

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Promotional photo for NPR Jazz Alive! Radio show featuring Alberta Hunter singing into microphone. Hunter has one arm raised and is looking to the...

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

Angela Hagenbach and Bob Bowman at the City Light Jazz Club

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Angela Hagenbach and Bob Bowman performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hagenbach is looking to the side and smiling while...

Date Published
July-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Angela Hagenbach and Bob Branstetter at the City Light Jazz Club

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Angela Hagenbach and Bob Branstetter performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hagenbach is looking to the left and singing...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Angela Hagenbach and Bob Branstetter at the City Light Jazz Club

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Bob Branstetter and Angela Hagenbach performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is playing bass while looking down...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Apollo Theater show

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Apollo Theatre photomontage featuring several images of performances at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York.

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

At the airport

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Members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band posing for a photo while at an airport (Red Callender, Dinky Morris, Ironman Harris, Clora Bryant, Rickey Woodard...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Band performing

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Members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (Dinky Morris, Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, unidentified, Curtis Peagler, Rickey Woodard, unidentified, and...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Bettye Miller

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Publicity photo of Bettye Miller seated at piano.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Billie Holiday

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Signed portrait of Billie Holiday.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Billie Holiday and Mary Osborne on Art Ford's Jazz Party

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Billie Holiday with Mary Osborne, playing guitar, performing on the Art Ford's Jazz Party against a dark background; Newark, New Jersey.

Date Published
1958
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Billie Holiday at microphone

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Billie Holiday holding a Blue network microphone and smiling with unidentified musicians in the background. Holiday is wearing a shirt with BH...

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

Billie Holiday at microphone

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Billie Holiday holding a Blue network microphone and smiling with unidentified musician in the background. Holiday is wearing a jacket with a shoulder...

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

Billie Holiday commemorative plaque at the Swing Street Dedication

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Buck Clayton holding an plaque commemorating Billie Holiday, with Billy Taylor standing beside him behind the microphone on the stage at the Swing...

Date Published
June-24-1979
June-28-1979
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Billie Holiday performing

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Billie Holiday performing with an unidentified band. Holiday is singing with her eyes closed and head tilted back, wearing a floral print dress.

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

Billie Holiday singing

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Billie Holiday photographed from the side singing and looking forward. Holiday is wearing a jacket with a shoulder patch and a white hair wrap.

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

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