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Paul Smith and Lisa Henry at the City Light Jazz Club

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Paul Smith and Lisa Henry performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Smith is playing the piano and looking at music on the...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Pearl Bailey at the Apollo

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Pearl Bailey on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

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

Pearl Bailey singing

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Pearl Bailey wearing a patterned dress singing on stage with one arm extended and the other holding a microphone,

Date Published
1981
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Pearl Thuston performing outdoors

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Pearl Thuston performing outdoors. She is singing into a microphone while playing a keyboard. She is wearing a brown jacket and sitting in front of a...

Date Published
May-2006
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Pearl Thuston performing outdoors

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Pearl Thuston performing outdoors. She is singing into a microphone while playing a keyboard. She is wearing a brown jacket.

Date Published
May-2006
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Playing trumpet with singer

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Buck Clayton playing trumpet with a singer, likely Helen Humes, in New York.

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

Portrait of Jeannie Cheatham

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Portrait of Jeannie Cheatham with a brick wall behind her; she's wearing her hair in a large afro with a corduroy vest and white shirt; she's looking...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Publicity still from "New Orleans"

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Publicity still from film "New Orleans" featuring Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday (center) with Red Callender (bass), Zutty Singleton (drums)...

Date Published
1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Queen Bey and Bob Bowman at Plaza III

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Queen Bey and Bob Bowman performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Bey is looking forward and singing into a microphone...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey and Bob Bowman at Plaza III

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Queen Bey and Bob Bowman performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Bey is looking to the left and smiling while holding...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey and Bob Bowman at Plaza III

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Queen Bey and Bob Bowman performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Bey is looking up while singing into a microphone in...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey and Bob Bowman at Plaza III

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Queen Bey and Bob Bowman performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Bey is looking to the right and smiling while...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey and Bob Bowman at Plaza III

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Queen Bey and Bob Bowman performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Bey is looking up and pointing with one hand while...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey and Richard "Slyde" Hyde performing at Jardine's

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Queen Bey and Richard "Slyde" Hyde performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Bey is singing into a microphone and facing left...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey at Jardine's

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Queen Bey performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. She is smiling and singing into a microphone on a stand. She is on a stage...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey at Jardine's

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Queen Bey performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. She is singing into a microphone in one hand while holding her other hand...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Queen Bey at Plaza III

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Queen Bey performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. She is looking to the left while singing into a microphone in her...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Randy Crawford

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Angled headshot of Randy Crawford looking forward, wearing a sweater, and smiling at the camera.

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

Rehearsal at the Jazz Showcase

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Rickey Woodard (Saxophone), Jeannie Cheatham, Curtis Peagler (saxophone), and unidentified saxophonist on stage during a rehearsal at the Jazz...

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

Rickey Woodard with the Cheathams

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with Rickey Woodard (left) at his concert; all are facing the camera.

Date Published
May-1995
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Roberta Flack

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Publicity photo of Roberta Flack looking down and smiling while sitting at the piano.

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

Rosetta Robinson and Bob Branstetter at the City Light Jazz Club

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Rosetta Robinson and Bob Branstetter performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Robinson is looking down while holding a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Rosetta Robinson at the City Light Jazz Club

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Rosetta Robinson performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Robinson is looking down while singing into a microphone in on hand...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Rosetta Robinson at the City Light Jazz Club

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Rosetta Robinson performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Robinson is looking to the right while smiling. She is on a stage in...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Rosetta Robinson at the City Light Jazz Club

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Rosetta Robinson performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Robinson is looking down while singing into a microphone in her hand...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

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