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Harold Ashby Collection
Originally from Kansas City, saxophonist Harold Ashby made his mark with the Duke Ellington Band.
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Walt Bodine Collection
Talk show host Walt Bodine is highly regarded as the “Dean” of broadcasters.
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Fred Calland Collection
Ohio-born radio broadcaster/producer, record collector, educator, and noted opera expert, 1930s-1990s
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Jimmie and Jeannie Cheatham Collection
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Arthur B. Church/KMBC Radio Collection
Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s.
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Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
Kansas-born jazz arranger, composer, trumpeter, band leader, and influential member of Count Basie's band, 1911-1991
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James Condell Collection
An educator and broadcaster, James Condell hosted Condell’s Corner a popular jazz radio program aired on KDSU in Fargo, South Dakota.
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Paul Creston Collection
Prolific American composer, pianist and organist, 1906-1985
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Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
Writer, music critic and editor, and record producer from Kansas City, 1915-1990
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Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection
Historian, author and photo collector, Driggs interviewed early jazz musicians from 1956-1986.
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Florence and Richard DuPage Collection
Married classical composers known respectively for “Alice in Wonderland” and “Missouri Suite.”
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Warren Durrett Collection
Musican and band leader in Kansas City, 1920-2002
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Dave Goldin Collection
Goldin is an internationally recognized authority on the history of radio.
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Paul Jenkins Collection
Pianist and music store owner.
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Mel Lewis Collection
Jazz drummer and band leader from New York, 1929-1990
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“Cactus” Charlie Menees Collection
Radio broadcaster/producer, critic and jazz educator from St. Louis, 1916-1993
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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel Collection
Wife and husband jazz musicians based in Kansas City, 1927-2006
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Robert “Old Uncle Bob” Mossman Collection
Radio producer and raconteur.
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Calder Pickett The American Past Radio Collection
Retired Professor Emeritus in the School of Journalism at the University of Kansas, editorialist and radio producer.
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Ed Roche Collection
A long-time engineer in Kansas City, Roche recorded the Kansas City Jazz Festival from 1964-1971.
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Raymond Scott Collection
Pianist, band leader and composer of jazz and popular music, and pioneer in electronic music, 1908-1994
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Leith Stevens Collection
A bandleader and film composer, Stevens scored the Wild One and War of the Worlds.
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Joe Thomas Collection
Jazz saxophonist and influential member of Jimmie Lunceford's band; and director of the Bruce R. Watkins Funeral Home and choir director at St. Stephen Baptist Church, both in Kansas City, 1909-1986
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Bill Trumbauer Collection
Trumpeter, bandleader and educator at the Conservatory Music.
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John Tumino Collection
Booking agent and manager for notable Kansas City jazz musicians such as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker and Julia Lee, 1911-2001
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