Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Description
The Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Clayton's wife, Patricia. The collection, which spans from 1928 to Clayton's death in 1991, contains material related to the jazz composer/arranger/trumpeter's personal and professional life.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Roy Eldridge with Jim Maxwell and others

Roy Eldridge speaking into a microphone with Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet, and unidentified musicians on clarinet and trombone.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Charlie Echols Rhythm Kings with Kid Ory

The Charlie Echols Rhythm Kings on a stage featuring (Charlie Echols, Milton Ellsworth, trumpets, Parker Berry, Kid Ory, trombones, Grover Diggs, Herschel Coleman, Hubert Bumps Myers, Saxophone, Eddie Beal, piano, Joe Lewis, guitar, Joe Mendosa, bass, Preston "Peppy" Prince, drums).
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0813.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Erwing Brothers Orchestra

The Erwing Brothers Orchestra (left to right): Calvin Temple, trumpet ; Horace Moore, drums ; Carl Fats Dozier, trumpet ; Chester Erwing, piano, leader ; James Erwing, trombone, guitar, banjo ; Harris Erwing, alto sax ; Charles Wright, alto sax ; Wesley Prince, bass ; Babe Carter, tenor sax.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0814.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Jimmy Johnson and his band

Jimmy Johnson and His Band against a wall mural; drum is also painted with a nature scene.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0815.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Unidentified band

An unidentified band (African American men with one white man) with an African American man holding a guitar at a microphone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0816.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Unidentified band

An unidentified African American band including one woman on crutches; masks and corn decorate the front of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0817.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Michel Denis, Wild Bill Davis, and Dany Doriz

Michel Denis, drums, with Wild Bill Davis, organ, and Dany Doriz, vibraphone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0818.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Louis Armstrong with his audience

Louis Armstrong smiling and interacting with his audience of mostly white children while holding his trumpet; performing with Zutty Singleton, Bobby Hackett, and others.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0819.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Louis Armstrong and lilacs

Louis Armstrong, wearing a white helmet of some sort and holding and armful of lilacs arrives in Sweden greeted by a military looking person and followed by a group of people, including a photographer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0820.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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David Burns

David Burns looking at sheet music as he plays bass.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0821.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Wild Bill Davis at the organ

Wild Bill Davis playing organ.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0822.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone

Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone; J.C Heard on drums with unidentified trumpet player.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0823.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Diane Schuur singing

Diane Schuur and Freddie Green performing on stage with an unidentified group of musicians.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0824.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Sir Charles Thompson playing piano

Sir Charles Thompson playing piano; taken from a standing position by the photographer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0825.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Sammy's Bowery Follies performer

An unidentified woman dancing and singing with band as part of Sammy's Bowery Follies at Sammy's on the Bowery in New York City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0826.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015