Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Description
This collection features numerous publicity and promotional shots issued by Capitol Records, and is especially valuable for the research of the early history of the record industry during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the development of jazz and popular music.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Sidney Catlett, Esquire's All-American Drummer

Publicity photo of Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett wearing a suit and playing drums on stage. Catlett is looking forward while tossing one drum stick in the air and hitting a cymbal with the other stick.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0274.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Ron Carter

Publicity photo of Ron Carter facing forward and leaning against a brick wall. Carter is holding onto a bass enclosed in a soft carrying case,
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0266.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Ron Carter

Headshot of Ron Carter leaning to the side against a brick wall and looking forward. Carter is wearing a leather jacket and sweater.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0267.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Opie Cates conducting with Judy Canova

Opie Cates looking down at music on a podium while conducting. Cates is wearing a suit and large patterned tie while holding a baton in the air with one hand and a cigarette in his other hand. Judy Canova stands at his side looking forward and holding music.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0272.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Dave Dexter, Leonard Feather, Benny Carter, and Milt Gabler

Left to right: Dave Dexter, wearing a pinstripe suit; jazz critic, Leonard Feather; Benny Carter, wearing a light suit and talking into a microphone; and Milt Gabler, record producer; all seated at a table. The table has two WMCA microphones hanging overhead. An audience appears in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0264.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Dave Dexter, Count Basie, and Glenn Wallichs

Dave Dexter, Count Basie, and Glenn Wallichs facing forward and posing shoulder to shoulder for a photo. Dexter is wearing a wool suit and tie, Basie is wearing a light suit and dark tie, and Wallichs is wearing a double breasted suit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0265.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Johnny Cash

Publicity photo of Johnny Cash standing behind a pool table and holding a pool stick. Cash is facing forward and wearing a black suit, vest, and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0270.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Glen Gray with his Casa Loma Orchestra

Glen Gray standing in the back row, fourth from right, with fifteen musicians from the Casa Loma Orchestra. The musicians are seated and standing in two rows outdoors with a mountain in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0268.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Opie Cates playing clarinet

Opie Cates sitting on stool facing down and to the side while playing clarinet. Cates is wearing a white collared shirt and loosened tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0271.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Al Casey playing guitar

Al Casey leaning back and seated with his legs crossed in a studio with a piano in the background. Casey is playing the guitar on his lap and looking down.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0269.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Capitol Records executive officers Dave Cavanaugh and Rupert Perry

Capitol Records executive officers Dave Cavanaugh and Rupert Perry standing in an office with pictures hanging on the back wall. Cavanaugh is wearing a suit jacket and Perry is wearing an open collared shirt.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0279.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Dave Dexter with unidentified musician and Dave Cavanaugh

Dave Dexter adjusting a Capitol Records studio microphone stand for an unidentified musician, in the center, and Dave Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is looking down at the microphone and holding a saxophone under his arm.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0280.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Al Casey, Dave Dexter, Horace Henderson, and Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett

Al Casey, Dave Dexter, Horace Henderson, and Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett sitting shoulder to shoulder against a studio wall. All are leaning forward and looking up.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0276.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Carmen Cavallaro

Headshot of Carmen Cavallaro facing forward with head turned to the side. Cavallaro is wearing a tweed suit and patterned tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0277.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Clarence D. Chamberlin stepping out of a plane

Clarence D. Chamberlin photographed from below stepping out of a plane. Chamberlin is wearing aviation gear including a leather helmet and flight goggles.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0283.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021