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Michael Ray

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Michael Ray, funk, soul, and jazz trumpet player, grins and holds his trumpet up by his face while he holds his right hand, fingers splayed, below the...

Date Published
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe

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Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, a funk, soul, and jazz band comprised of three African American men, and five white men, stand on stairs in colorful...

Date Published
1994
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mike Barfield

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Mike Barfield, singer and funk/soul musician, looks over his right shoulder and lifts his left leg as he shakes maracas. He wears a cowboy hat...

Date Published
2003
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Miss Lavelle White

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Miss Lavelle White, funk, soul, and blues singer, from her left side, looks down seriously to the left in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mr. Organist Donald Dixon

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Publicity photo of Donald Dixon and the Ambassadors featuring collage of portrait photo and photo of Donald playing the organ.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

New Orleans Juice

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New Orleans Juice, a funk and soul band comprised of five white men, stand outside laughing while leaning on French doors as the member in the middle...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Oteil Burbridge

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Oteil is a jazz, funk, soul, and rock musician who plays bass guitar, guitar, drums, banjo and the clarinet, and is the bandleader of the Peacemakers...

Date Published
1998
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Otis Clay performing

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Otis Clay, funk, soul and gospel singer, looks to the left with a grimace and holds a microphone in his left hand as he is performing. He wears a v...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Pele Juju

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Pele Juju, a band playing jazz, reggae, folk, world, and country music and comprised of all white women, laugh as they stand or crouch together...

Date Published
1992
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Pharaohs

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Pharaohs with Sir Charles L. "Ki" Handy, in a montage of photographs on top of hand drawn logos of African American (likely) musicians and one white...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Phat Phunktion

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Phat Phunktion, a funk and soul band comprised of six white men, one African American man, and one white woman, stand together mostly dressed in dark...

Date Published
January-01-1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Phil Perry

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Phil Perry, soul and funk singer and keyboardist, stands outside between two brick walls, crosses his arms and gives a big smile toward the camera as...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Porterhouse

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Porterhouse, a funk and soul band comprised of one African American man and three white men, lean against a clapboard wall and look directly at the...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Promotional photo of George Tindley and New Redcaps

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Promotional photograph of George Tindley and New Redcaps. The men are seated in a row with Mary standing behind them. All looking forward.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Publicity photo of Bill Connor

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Publicity photo of Bill Connor wearing a suit and smiling.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Publicity photo of Johnnie Taylor

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Publicity photo of Johnnie Taylor.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Publicity photo of Johnnie Taylor

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Publicity photo of Johnnie Taylor.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Quotations, Kings of K.C. Soul

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Publicity photo of Quotations featuring six unidentified musicians holding instruments.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell 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
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ruth Brown

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Ruth Brown, an R&B, soul, jazz, and blues singer, in a split photograph. In the top she looks up and to the left. In the bottom she looks to the right...

Date Published
1993
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
Member of
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

Soul Walkers

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Publicity photo of Soul Walkers featuring six unidentified musicians.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

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