African American musicians; Musicians; African Americans; Trombones; Trumpets; Saxophones; Drums (Musical instruments); Pianos; Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Violins; Banjos; People
Six African American musicians perform in an open pavilion. The drum reads "Jones Orchestra." Other instruments include trombone, violin, banjo, piano, trumpet, and saxophone. Outside of the pavilion tables are set up.
Buildings; Automobiles; Transportation; Dance halls; Garages; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Address: southeast corner of Third and Guthrie Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The Madrid Ballroom, labeled with a neon sign indicating "Madrid / Dancing," opened in September 1929 as a dance hall in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. White...
Orchestra, lodges and balcony at Loews Theater on Fourth Street between Broadway and Chestnut, Louisville, Kentucky. Side view of seats, right theater wall and much of the balcony seating area as well as the edge of the orchestra in which are...
Buildings; Hotels; Henry Clay Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 604 S. Third Street. The ballroom of the Henry Clay Hotel included numerous windows and chandeliers as well as a raised stage area for orchestra or other performers. According to the Louisville Guide, the ballroom was capable of holding...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This view of the Rialto Theatre stage was probably taken from the balcony and shows an elegant stage, with orchestra pit and music stands. The stage is framed by an ornately tiled arch and the walls...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This view of the Rialto Theatre stage was probably taken from the balcony and shows an elegant stage, with orchestra pit. The stage is framed by an ornately tiled arch and two box seats....
Dance; Dancers; University of Louisville. School of Music; University of Louisville--Students;
Dancers from the University of Louisville's Preparatory Dance Department rehearsing for a performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. The opera was performed on April 1 and 2, 1979 by the University of Louisville School of Music's Opera...
Employees; Men; Women; Dance parties; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels
Large group of men and women sitting and standing in front of a stage with the orchestra in the background at the Kentucky Hotel. Address: Kentucky Hotel, southeast corner 5th Street and Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville,...
Entertainers; Musicians; Big bands; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; Celebrities; Concerts; Audiences
Frank Sinatra onstage accompanied by Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra at the Jefferson County Armory. Dorsey has his back to the audience and stands in front of the other musicians while Sinatra faces the audience while gripping the stand of a microphone....
Leather-bound guest book dating from 1948 to 2011, featuring signatures of attendees of Louisville Orchestra premieres; Grawemeyer Composition winners; and official guests of the School of Music.
Performance art; Performances; Painting; Body painting; Locomotion; Human locomotion; Artists; Men; Dandies; Women; Nudes; Audiences; Spectators; Orchestras; Music ensembles; Musicians; Sitting; Musical instruments; Clothing & dress; Suits...
"This performance exemplifies Klein's participation in the masculinist tradition of the dandy. The self-contained male, renouncing biological productivity (symbolized by the 'fecundity' of the paint-covered women launching themselves at...
Five-member orchestra with four men and one women, all dressed formally. One man sits at piano while the others have a bass, guitar, and oboe. The woman wears an accordion on a strap. A banner in front reads "Don Torres."
Caption on left: Ray O'Neal and His Recording Orchestra. Seven members of a band on stage in white coats and ties. Five of them sit behind stands that read "Ray O'Neal" and include a musical note. A sixth man sits at a piano in the...
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...
Musicians; Jazz musicians; Big bands; Clyde McCoy Orchestra; Men; Costumes; Brass instruments
Jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader Clyde McCoy with his bandmates on stage, possibly at the Pendennis Club, Louisville, Kentucky. They are all wearing Santa suits. Title supplied by cataloger.
Musicians; Jazz musicians; Big bands; Clyde McCoy Orchestra; Men; Costumes; Brass instruments
Jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader Clyde McCoy poses on the steps of the Pendennis Club, wearing a Santa suit and shaking hands with a man in an overcoat. The rest of his band, also wearing Santa suits, stand behind him, holding their...
Musicians; Jazz musicians; Big bands; Clyde McCoy Orchestra; Men; Costumes; Brass instruments; Stringed instruments
Jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader Clyde McCoy with his bandmates on stage, possibly at the Pendennis Club, Louisville, Kentucky. They are all wearing Santa suits. Title supplied by cataloger.
