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Goose Island Ramblers

Date: 1972
Description: The Goose Island Ramblers performing at Johnny's Packers Inn. Their instruments include accordions, guitar, and a fiddle. Tommy McDermott sits in on a but...
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The Hoedowners, A Country Western Trio

Date: 1950
Description: The Hoedowners, a country western trio consisting of Wendell "Wendy" Whitford, fiddleplayer; Donna Jean Lundeberg, piano accordian; and Vern Minor, guitar,...
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Goose Island Ramblers Band

Date: 1960
Description: The Goose Island Ramblers (left to right): George Gilbertsen on fiddle, "Wendy" Whitford on guitar, and Bruce Bollard on jug and piano accordion.
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Alvin "Scotty" Hogan With Musical Instruments

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Description: Studio portrait of musician Alvin "Scotty" Hogan posing with an upright bass guitar, a guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, a lap steel guitar, and a jug.
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Guitarist on Stage

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: The guitarist for Baby Huey & the Babysitters, possibly Danny O'Neil, stands on stage playing a Gibson Les Paul guitar, wearing a wide brimmed hat and larg...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Horn Section

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Low angle view of three members of the Baby Huey & the Babysitters horn section, which features a modified trumpet, and a tenor and an alto saxophone. They...
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Baby Huey with Full Band

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: View from above of Chicago R&B act Baby Huey mid-performance. The band was made up of a three man horn section, electric guitar, drums, congas, electric ba...
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Grateful Dead on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead mid-performance as viewed from the audience. People are also watching from a scaffolding behind the stage.
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Phil Lesh on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead on stage wearing a t-shirt reading "Fillmore West." Mickey Hart's drum kit can be seen to the right, and Bob Weir'...
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Phil Lesh and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: View from stage of Phil Lesh and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan playing with the Grateful Dead. Behind them, Mickey Hart and Jerry Garcia are visible.
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Fan Hugging Drummer on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: The drummer for Luther Allison being embraced by a woman on stage behind his drum kit. Behind them the bassist is visible, and the crowd in front of the st...
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Illinois Speed Press Bass Player Keith Anderson

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Keith Anderson, bass player for Illinois Speed Press, wearing a furry hat and a leather jacket, playing on stage at night at the Sound Storm music festival...
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Illinois Speed Press Bass Player Keith Anderson

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Keith Anderson, bass player for Illinois Speed Press, wearing a furry hat and a leather jacket while playing on stage at night at the Sound Storm music fes...
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Mason Proffit Bass Player

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: John Talbot playing bass for the country rock band Mason Proffit, performing at the Sound Storm music festival. While Tim Ayres was the usual bass player f...
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Mason Proffit Members Backstage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Members of country rock band Mason Proffit, Rick Durett (keyboards), Art Nash (drums), and John Talbot (bass) hang out backstage at the Sound Storm music f...
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Sorry Muthas Mid Performance

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: The Sorry Muthas performing on stage at night at the Sound Storm music festival. Cal Hand - dobro, black hat, seated; Judy Larson - singing, guitar; Papa J...
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Sorry Muthas' Guitarist, Papa John Kolstad

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Papa John Kolstad, guitarist of the Sorry Muthas on stage at night during the Sound Storm music festival. Bill Hinckley can be seen reaching to adjust a mi...
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Three Men Playing Musical Instruments

Date: 1900
Description: Three Men Playing Musical Instruments, Edward Schwaller at left; Frank H. Schwaller in middle; man at right unidentified. Probably inside Schwaller Music ...
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McCormick-Deering Sisters and Big Brother Johnny

Date: 1938
Description: Group portrait of the McCormick-Deering Sisters and Big Brother Johnny, taken at the KCRC studios. Original caption reads: "Radio Talent "McCormick-Deering...
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Swamp Thing

Date: 1985
Description: Publicity photograph of the five band members of Swamp Thing, a Madison, Wisconsin rock group. Clockwise from top are Jonathan Zarov, Bob Appel, Mike Kasho...

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