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Rare Earth

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Rare Earth is a funk band comprised of six white men. Four of the band members sit or crouch in the front while the two other band members stand...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

ReBirth Brass Band

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ReBirth Brass Band, a bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who stand in a group together with their arms crossed...

Date Published
2001
2005
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

ReBirth Brass Band

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ReBirth Brass Band, bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who wear matching ReBirth t-shirts. Six of the band...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Richard Lucente

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Richard Lucente, accordion player, stands with his head turned right but looking back at the camera and smiling. He wears a dark beanie cap and a suit...

Date Published
1981
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Robert Randolph

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Robert Randolph, funk and soul pedal steel guitarist, laughs off to the right as he sits on a stage and plays a pedal steel guitar with a drum set...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Robert Randolph & The Family Band

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Robert Randolph and The Family Band, a funk and soul band comprised of John Ginty, Danyel Morgan, Marcus Randolph, and Robert Randolph, crouch in...

Date Published
2001
2004
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Grand Emporium Collection

Rudy Love and the Love Family Band

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Rudy Love and the Love Family Band, a funk band from Wichita, Kansas comprised of eight African American men and one African American woman, sit on...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Shakerman

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Shakerman, a funk and rock band comprised of two African American men and three white men, sit in a group all facing in different directions. Printed...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Silvatones

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Silvatones, an Oklahoma funk, blues, and soul band comprised of three white men, crouch beside a wooden fence of horizontal planks. The band member on...

Date Published
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Sonia Dada

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Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit in theater seats where...

Date Published
1998
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Grand Emporium Collection

Sonia Dada

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Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, and funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit and stand in a...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Three Beers Til Dubuque

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Three Beers Til Dubuque, a funk, soul, and rock band from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, comprised of ten white men, who make silly faces and body movements as...

Date Published
1997
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Trudy Lynn

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Soul and Funk vocalist Trudy Lynn smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Trudy Lynn. For Booking...

Date Published
1989
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Urban Blight

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Urban Blight, a ska, R&B, funk, pop, and reggae band comprised of seven white men who lean or sit on a wall around a rooftop. One band member leans...

Date Published
1983
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Vinx

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Vinx, percussionist and singer, leans with his ankles crossed against a rough wall and looks down to the left toward the light on the left side...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Vinx

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Vinx, percussionist and singer, rests his hands on the back of a light colored top hat he is wearing and looks seriously at the camera in a close-up...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Walter "Wolfman" Washington

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Walter "Wolfman" Washington, jazz, funk, and blues guitarist, laughs and stands with one hand in his pocket and the other resting on the body of a...

Date Published
1986
1988
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Grand Emporium Collection

Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters

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Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, a jazz, funk and blues band comprised of two African American men and five white men, who stand in a...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

War

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War, a funk band of seven African American men and one Mexican American man, and one Japanese American man, stand outdoors on a staircase lined by...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

War

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War, a funk band of six African American men, who stand in an alley with razor wire, graffiti and trash and look down at the camera. Printed in the...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Yamagata

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Yamagata, a funk band from Memphis, Tennessee comprised of four white men, who stand together in front of cement wall in a close-up photograph...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Zapp

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Zapp, a funk band comprised of one African American woman and seven African American men, stand in a group in their performance costumes and smile at...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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