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Lisa Henry at Obsessions Night Club

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Lisa Henry performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. She is singing into a microphone in one hand while looking to the side. She...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Lisa Henry at the City Light Jazz Club

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Lisa Henry performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. She is wearing a blue dress and looking to the side while holding a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Lori Tucker at Plaza III

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Lori Tucker performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. She is looking to the right and singing into a microphone in her...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Louis Armstrong fronting the band

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Louis Armstrong standing on stage in front of the microphone with Velma Middleton arm around him as they smile and way to the crowd. A band is behind...

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

Mary Lou Williams playing piano

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View from the side of Mary Lou Williams playing piano (facing the right) with a chorus of Women singers, including Jeannie Cheatham, behind her; also...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Maxine Sullivan

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Headshot of Maxine Sullivan looking forward and smiling. Sullivan is wearing a light colored dress.

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

Mayor Tom Bradley and the Cheathams

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Jeannie Cheatham on stage at a lectern with Jimmy Cheatham and Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley standing on either side of her during the presentation of...

Date Published
September-18-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Millie Edwards and Bob Branstetter at the City Lights Jazz Club

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Millie Edwards and Bob Branstetter performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Edwards is looking up and singing into a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Millie Edwards and Bob Branstetter at the City Lights Jazz Club

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Millie Edwards and Bob Branstetter performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Edwards is looking up and singing into a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Millie Edwards at the City Light Jazz Club

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Millie Edwards performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Edwards is closing her eyes and singing into a microphone while...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Moune de Rivel smiling while at piano

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Newest importation of impresario Barney Josephson of Café Society, who has discovered so many stars, is attractive chanteuse Moune de Rivel [Cécile...

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

Myra Taylor

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Jazz singer Myra Taylor.

Date Published
1940
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Myra Taylor at microphone

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Jazz singer Myra Taylor at microphone.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Myra Taylor dancing

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Jazz singer Myra Taylor dancing.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Nancy Wilson

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Publicity photo of Nancy Wilson looking forward and smiling while resting her head on her folded arms. Wilson is wearing a fur coat.

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

Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins and Jeannie Cheatham performing

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Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins, and Jeannie Cheatham with an unidentified musician behind them at a Jam Session; Jeannie is seated at...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Nolan Shaheed, Drew Cady and Jeannie Cheatham

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Jeannie Cheatham pointing at a sheet of paper and discussing it with Nolan Shaheed and Drew Cady; a part of a microphone is in front of them; at "An...

Date Published
September-26-2009
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Nolan Smith on stage with the Cheathams

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing onstage at their Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony; Jeannie (left) is singing in front of a microphone, Jimmy...

Date Published
September-18-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Norene Tate and Buck Clayton

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Norene Tate seated with Buck Clayton and an unidentified man.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Norene Tate seated with Buck Clayton

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Norene Tate seated with Buck Clayton.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Panel for the panel discussion during Generations of Jazz

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Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Myra Taylor, and Chuck Berg during the panel discussion at Generations of Jazz at Science City in...

Date Published
August-19-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Panel for the panel discussion during Generations of Jazz

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Neil Tesser, Bobby Watson, Ronnell Bright, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and Myra Taylor share conversation during a panel discussion at...

Date Published
August-19-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Patrice Rushen

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Headshot of Patrice Rushen looking forward and smiling. Rushen is wearing beads and chopsticks in her hair.

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

Patti Austin and Ahmad Alaadeen backstage at the Gem Theater

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Patti Austin stands to the right next to Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and tuxedo and holding a saxophone while hanging out backstage during the...

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

Patti Austin and Ahmad Alaadeen backstage at the Gem Theater

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Patti Austin stands to the right next to Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and tuxedo and holding a saxophone while hanging out backstage during the...

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

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