Radio broadcasting; Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Microphones; People
The Ballard Chefs, a quartet who had their own radio show on WHAS, pose for a portrait. The four African American men wear chefs' garb and are in front of a microphone with WHAS on top.
Jug bands; Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Guitars; Banjos; Violins; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; People
The Ballard Chefs, a jug band, pose with their instruments. The five African American men wear chefs' garb and each play instruments: steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, and jug.
Grocery stores; Crowds; Entertainment; Musicians; African Americans; African American musicians; Jug bands
The Ballard Chefs, a jug band, stands at the middle of the room. Their costumes include white chef jackets and chef hats emblazoned with "Ballard Chefs." A crowd has gathered to hear them play at Mason Grocery and Supply Company in...
Grocery stores; Crowds; Entertainment; Musicians; African Americans; African American musicians; Jug bands
A couple of members of the Ballard Chefs jug band stand at the right. Their costumes include white chef jackets and chef hats emblazoned with "Ballard Chefs." A crowd has gathered to hear them play at Mason Grocery and Supply Company in...
Jug bands; Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Guitars; Banjos; Violins; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; People
The Ballard Chefs, a jug band, pose with their instruments. The five African American men wear chefs' garb and each play instruments: guitars, banjo, fiddle, and jug.
Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Show windows; Automobiles; Buildings; People; Transportation
Address: 941 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A jug band and a group of men in suits and straw hats stand outside Landrum Bros. display window. The African American men in the jug band wear white suits and hats with black bow ties and have...
A group of musicians pose in uniform with their instruments. The corps includes wind instruments and drums. The largest drum reads "Banner Council Band, Louisville, KY." The band is posed in front of the group's meeting place at 318 E....
Portraits; Men; Musicians; Jazz musicians; Trumpets
Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader of Ashland, Kentucky, wearing a tuxedo and holding a trumpet. The photograph has been cut so that only he is visible and marked with discolorations. Stamped on back of image: April 4, 1930.
Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader of Ashland, Kentucky, wearing a suit and tie. The photograph has been cut out so that only he is visible, painted on, and yellowing from age. Stamped on back of image: April 23, 1932....
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Musicians; Jazz musicians
Portrait of Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader of Ashland, Kentucky, wearing a suit and tie. Crop marks outline his image and the photograph is marred with discolorations. Handwritten on back of image: director of Clyde McCoy...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Musicians; Jazz musicians
Portrait of Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader of Ashland, Kentucky, wearing a suit and striped tie. The photograph has been marred with discolorations. Handwritten on back of image: Musician; Born Ashland, Ky. -Dec. 29-1903;...
Portraits; Men; Musicians; Jazz musicians; Contracts
Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader of Ashland, Kentucky, looking over a contract with Blondy Robinson and Al Beilin. The photograph has been painted on and yellowing from age. Stamped on back of image: May 3, 1932; Robert Stigers...
Women; Men; Spectators; Costumes--United States; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Violins; Guitars; Mouth organs; Stringed instruments; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Jean Thomas wearing her "Narrator" costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, including fiddler J.P. Fraley and his wife Annadeene (who also works as Thomas' assistant) onstage at the...
Women; Men; Children; Costumes--United States; Costumes--Great Britain; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Guitars; Zithers; Violins; Banjos; Mouth organs; Stringed instruments; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Various musicians, including children playing hammered dulcimer; men playing guitar and harmonica; a young woman playing guitar; and a string band featuring J.P. Fraley on fiddle join Jean Thomas, wearing a long black dress with white collar and...
Jean Thomas, wearing her 'Narrator' costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, people in Elizabethan costume, and others for the re-dedication of her "Wee House in the Wood" as the...
Women; Men; Spectators; Costumes--United States; Costumes--Great Britain; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Jean Thomas, wearing a long black dress with white collar and sleeves, is joined by various musicians, including some in Elizabethan costume, children doing play-party games, and an audience at the thirty-eighth annual American Folk Song Festival,...
Women; Men; Children; Spectators; Costumes--United States; Costumes--Great Britain; Music festivals; Folk festivals; Musicians; Log cabins; Guitars; Zithers; Stringed instruments; Contact sheets; American Folk Song Festival
Various musicians, including some in Elizabethan costume; a hammered dulcimer player; a guitar player; a group of children; and an audience at the thirty-eighth annual American Folk Song Festival, now held at Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill,...
Musicians; Jazz musicians; Men; Portraits; Uniforms; Baseball bats
Jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader Clyde McCoy was born in Ashland, Kentucky but attended Louisville Male High School. Here he poses in a plaid baseball uniform (over a shirt and tie). Title supplied by cataloger.
Musicians; Jazz musicians; Big bands; Clyde McCoy Orchestra; Men; Blackboards; Brass instruments; Stringed instruments; Percussion instruments; Pipes (Smoking)
Jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader Clyde McCoy (at chalkboard) instructs ten young men, presumably members of his big band, some of whom hold instruments and one of whom holds a pipe in his month. The chalkboard is labeled "Conn...
