Bobby "Blue" Bland, Denise LaSalle, Buddy Guy, Robert Jr. Lockwood

Description

A promotional sheet of four portrait photographs of African American blues musicians. From the top left, Bobby "Blue" Bland; top right, Denise LaSalle; bottom right, Buddy Guy; and bottom left, Robert Jr. Lockwood. All smile at the camera in close-up photographs except for Buddy Guy. Buddy Guy faces to the right side of the photograph and smiles with his eyes as he sings into a microphone he holds in his right hand.

Note

Printed on a label attached to the back of the photograph, "First Time Ever! Blues and Jazz together at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Fest '91, July 27 & 28 at Liberty Memorial. Top blues artists to perform include, clock-wise from left to right: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Denise LaSalle, Buddy Guy and Robert Jr. Lockwood."

Date Issued

1991

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Portrait photographs

Publicity photographs

Member of

Grand Emporium Collection

Time Period

Subject (Name)

Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006

Subject (Topical)

African American women

Subject (Geographic)

Kansas City (Mo.)

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections