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"'Tiny Hill' America's Biggest Band Leader"

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Publicity photo of Tiny Hill leaning forward and looking up to the side while smiling. Hill is wearing a light colored jacket and tie. A caption reads...

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

"Big James" Montgomery

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"Big James" Montgomery, Chicago blues style trombonist, smiles as he holds a trombone across his body with both hands with a cloth over the bell that...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Butch" Stone, Saxophonist with Les Brown and his Orchestra

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Headshot of "Butch" Stone looking up and to the side while smiling. Stone is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

"Chris Cali"

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Comedian "Chris Cali" stands in front of a weeping willow background wearing a backwards flat cap, sunglasses, earrings, a open plaid shirt over a...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Grammy Hall of Fame" Guest Stars

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Publicity print featuring "Grammy Hall of Fame" Guest Stars: Natalie Cole, Peter Allen, Celeste Holm and John Raitt, Mary Crosby, Andy Gibb, Bob Hope...

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

"Joe Liggins Leader of the Famous Honeydrippers"

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Headshot of Joe Liggins leaning forward and smiling. Liggins is wearing a white suit and patterned tie.

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

"Ordonians" dance band

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"Ordonians" dance band on stage during a performance at an officer's club in India. Musicians shown include Frank Oakley sitting at the piano, Jimmy...

Date Published
January-1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Pee Wee" Hunt and Kenny Sargent

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Casa Loma Orchestra band leaders "Pee Wee" Hunt and Kenny Sargent wearing dark suits and smiling. Hunt is standing on the left wearing glasses and...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Pee Wee" Hunt Casa Loma Orchestra

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Publicity photo for "Pee Wee" Hunt and the Casa Loma Orchestra featuring a headshot of Hunt looking forward and smiling. Hunt is wearing a pinstripe...

Date Published
1935
1936
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Ship Ahoy" A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

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Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Red Skelton, and Eleanor Powell posed in a publicity shot for the film "Ship Ahoy." Dorsey is playing trombone while Rich...

Date Published
1942
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Stuff" Smith

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Publicity photo of "Stuff" Smith holding a violin under one arm and looking forward while smiling. Smith is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Wild Child" Butler

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Blues harmonica player "Wild Child" Butler holds a harmonica to his mouth with both hands and looks slightly to the right. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Wild Child" Butler

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Blues harmonica player "Wild Child" Butler closes his eyes, grips his left hand in a fist, and opens his mouth to sing into a microphone. He has a cap...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

'B.' Bordy

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Guitarist Bob Bordy stands with three types of guitars. An electric guitar hangs around his neck. A resonator rests on his left foot held at the neck...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

'B.' Bordy

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Guitarist Bob Bordy sits on a tall stool holding a resonator guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "'B.' Bordy."

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

'Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows

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Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows in a bar. Guitarist Houserocker sits on a piano with his feet on the keys holding an electric blues guitar across...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

1988 Playboy Jazz Festival Line-Up

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Publicity photo featuring the 1988 Playboy Jazz Festival line-up: Ray Charles, Jay Beckenstein, Timeless All-Stars, Jon Faddis, Jeannie and Jimmy...

Date Published
June-19-1988
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

20trenched

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20trenched, a pop-punk band comprised of three white men from Lawrence and Pittsburg, Kansas, are walking down a street with enough room between them...

Date Published
2003
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

34 Satellite

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34 Satellite, an alternative rock band comprised of four white men, stand with their backs to a moving subway train and look at the camera. Printed in...

Date Published
2000
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

34 Satellite

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35 Satellite, an alternative rock band comprised of four white men, stand in front of a sheet and bend slightly to look at the camera. The band member...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

34 Satellite

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34 Satellite, an alternative rock band comprised of four white men, sit and stand, perhaps in a green room, looking bored. All wear jeans and button...

Date Published
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

360 Degrees

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360 Degrees, a band of five African American men, performing on stage. Printed along the bottom of the photograph, "360 Degrees."

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

7 Foot Politic

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Seven Foot Politic, a swing and ska band comprised of four white men, pose holding their instruments as they look, unsmiling, at the camera.. Printed...

Date Published
1995
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

77 Luscious Babes

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77 Luscious Babes, a rock band comprised of five white men from Chicago, Illinois, sit on a staircase outside of a brick building and look down...

Date Published
1992
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

8 1/2 Souvenirs

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8 1/2 Souvenirs, an American swing band comprised of one white woman and four white men, stand outside under on possibly the porch of a shack with...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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