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Amaro, Big John

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Big John Amaro and an unidentified musician

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Big John Amaro and an unidentified musician at an event. Amaro is playing a keyboard behind the other man who is playing trumpet and looking to the...

Date Published
October-1991
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Big John Amaro and an unidentified musician

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Big John Amaro and an unidentified musician at an event. Amaro is playing a keyboard and singing into a microphone. The other musician is playing...

Date Published
October-1991
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Big John Amaro at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Big John Amaro playing a keyboard at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified bass player and Tommy Ruskin...

Date Published
February-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing

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Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing at an event. Ray is looking to the side while singing into a microphone in her hand. Amaro is playing a...

Date Published
October-1991
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing

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Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing at an event. Ray is singing into a microphone while closing her eyes. Amaro is playing a keyboard in...

Date Published
October-1991
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing

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Diane "Mama" Ray and Big John Amaro performing at an event. Ray is looking to the side and smiling while holding a cigarette in her hand. Amaro is...

Date Published
October-1991
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Diane "Mama" Ray, Big John Amaro, and an unidentified man

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Diane "Mama" Ray, Big John Amaro, and an unidentified man performing at an event. Ray is looking to the side and smiling while holding a microphone in...

Date Published
October-1991
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Dr. John performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival

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Dr. John performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. Big John Amaro is playing piano while singing into a microphone. Several unidentified...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Harry Hypolite with Big John and the 39th Street Blues Band at the Blue Room

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Harry Hypolite sits in the middle of the 39th Street Blues Band in a double-breasted white suit and satin Nehru collar shirt, wearing a cap, in the...

Date Published
February-28-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Jazz musicians at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City. From left to right: Mike Ning playing a keyboard, an unidentified...

Date Published
February-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

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