Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

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: Bettye Miller in front of a car; Snapshot of Bettye Miller standing in front of a car parked in the lot in front of a large, unidentified, building. She's wearing plaid pants, a jacket, and a headscarf with sunglasses., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller in front of a microphone; Bettye Miller seated in front of a microphone while playing piano. She's looking at the camera and smiling widely., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller laughing with two people; Bettye Miller talking and laughing with an unidentified white woman and white man at her birthday party. Other people can be seen in the background., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing on stage; Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and leaning over toward Milt Abel playing double bass. An unidentified African American man is on drums behind them. Microphones are also set up on stage and an unidentified white girl from the audience is seen in the foreground., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing on stage; Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and facing the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass and an unidentified African American man is on drums behind them. Microphones are also set up on stage., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano; Bettye Miller playing piano. A curtain is close behind her and a microphone is set up in front of her. She's turned to the camera and smiling., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano; Bettye Miller playing piano and turning around to look over at the camera. An unidentified bassist (likely Milt Abel) is partially seen next to her. Three audience members (two white women and a white man) are seen beyond her., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano; Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the piano and a large column is to the side of the piano., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano; Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the piano and a large column is to the side of the piano., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party; Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. Two unidentified men, one standing, are behind her watching as she plays., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party; Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. A cymbal from a drum set is seen at her left and a group of people are seen behind her., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano in a living room; Bettye Miller playing piano in a living room. The top of the piano includes candlesticks and a Jayhawk figurine. She's facing the camera and smiling., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller playing piano in sunglasses; Close up view of Bettye Miller playing piano while wearing sunglasses. The keyboard is seen as a reflection in her lenses., 1973, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oversized/mounted - housed in Box 10; signed: "for Bettye - 'Love is where it's at\u2026' / Cliff Cutler '73".

: Bettye Miller playing xylophone; Bettye Miller playing a xylophone set up next to her piano. Milt Abel is playing double bass at the right., 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: "1967 B. Miller".

: Bettye Miller reading a note; Bettye Miller standing while reading a note in her hand. Two unidentified white women are standing beside her and an unidentified man seated on a couch beside her has just handed Miller the note she's reading., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller seated at her birthday party; Bettye Miller seated in an armchair with a floral print. She's holding a paper cup with the Coca-Cola logo on it and there's an ashtray on the arm of the chair. She's facing the camera directly., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller signing a copy of her album; Bettye Miller autographing her LP while holding against the shoulder of an unidentified white man. Five other unidentified white men are line up behind Miller and watching., Likely 1956, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Album released in 1956 on Foremost (FML 1001). 3 copies of photo.

: Bettye Miller singing and playing piano; Bettye Miller singing while playing the piano during her birthday party. An unidentified man is seated behind her., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller singing and playing piano; Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass visible., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Torn, "1714 Paseo, Apt. 208" written on verso.

: Bettye Miller smiling at the camera; Bettye Miller seated at the piano during a performance and turned to the camera smiling. Milt Abel can be seen on bass behind her, also looking at the camera., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Kansas City.

: Bettye Miller speaking with two women; Bettye Miller speaking with two unidentified white women during her birthday party. One of the women she's speaking with has her head turned away from the camera. Miller is holding a small scrap of paper in either hand., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller standing with unidentified man; Bettye Miller posing for a photo at her birthday party with an unidentified man who has an arm around her shoulder. They're standing next to a column with a poster advertising the "Black Soul Festival '76" held at Crown Center. Another man is partially seen at the side of the column and another in the background., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller with Milt Abel; Bettye Miller and Milt Abel standing together in a carpeted room between two curtained windows. Miller is wearing a stole with corsage. Abel is looking at Abel who is looking at the camera., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Steppin Out.

: Bettye Miller with Milt Abel; Milt Abel, double bass, and Bettye Miller, piano, playing in front of an audience (primarily white men seen). The photo is taken from behind and to the side of Miller and Abel. Abel is wearing a fringed leather vest., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller with calla lilies; Bettye Miller standing next to an arrangement of calla lilies. Behind her are two large oxygen tanks and a cylinder with the words "Super Charged" on it. She's standing with her hands behind her back and facing the camera., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller with friends; Bettye Miller standing outside the venue her birthday party is being held in with three unidentified African American men and an unidentified white woman. The man second from the left is holding a guitar. Cars and an apartment building can be seen behind them., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller with her birthday cake; Bettye Miller leaning over a table holding her birthday cake. She's doing something but it's unclear what. Photo taken from behind., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bettye Miller with three others at a club; Bettye Miller in a light colored dress with long gloves and smoking a cigarette seated at a table in an unidentified club with an unidentified woman and two men. Other club patrons can be seen in the background., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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