Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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Bill Watrous
Bill Watrous playing trombone on stage during a performance. Watrous is holding the trombone up and closing his eyes., No date; likely between 1971 and 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Talentrust presents Bill Watrous. Box 2097, North Hollywood, CA 91602. 213-769-7377.
Bill Withers
Headshot of Bill Withers looking forward and laughing. Withers is wearing a dark colored shirt., No date; likely between 1971 and 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Edward Windsor Wright Corporation, Public Relations. Suite 502, 6403 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif. 90028. 213-466-6421.
Bill Wood
Bill Wood sitting in front of an oversized record and playing clarinet. Wood is wearing a dark suit jacket and black tie., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday sitting and looking over music. Holiday is wearing a jacket with a shoulder patch and a white hair wrap. Ellington is holding music and a pencil, wearing a plaid jacket., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with photo.
Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday straightening a tie for Louis Armstrong in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is holding a trumpet in his hands and grinning with closed eyes. Holiday is looking at Armstrong and smiling., 1946, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billie Holiday at microphone
Billie Holiday holding a Blue network microphone and smiling with unidentified musicians in the background. Holiday is wearing a shirt with BH embroidered on the collar and a white hair wrap., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with photo.
Billie Holiday at microphone
Billie Holiday holding a Blue network microphone and smiling with unidentified musician in the background. Holiday is wearing a jacket with a shoulder patch and a white hair wrap., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Two copies of photo; negative included with photo.
Billie Holiday performing
Billie Holiday performing with an unidentified band. Holiday is singing with her eyes closed and head tilted back, wearing a floral print dress., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with photo.
Billie Holiday singing
Billie Holiday photographed from the side singing and looking forward. Holiday is wearing a jacket with a shoulder patch and a white hair wrap., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Two copies of photo.
Billie Holiday, Dave Dexter, Al Jarvis, an unidentified man, and Duke Ellington
Billie Holiday, Dave Dexter, Al Jarvis, an unidentified man, and Duke Ellington sitting at a studio table with KFW microphones. Holiday is wearing a coat and hair wrap, looking to the side. Dexter, Jarvis, and Ellington are looking at magazines on the table., 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Dave Dexter
Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Dave Dexter looking over music on the piano. Ellington is sitting at the piano, wearing a pinstripe suit. Holiday is wearing a coat and hair wrap, looking down. Dexter is wearing a light suit jacket, leaning forward, and looking down., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billy Burton, Helen O'Connell, and Dave Dexter
Billy Burton, Helen O'Connell, and Dave Dexter sitting at a table, looking to the side. Burton is leaning forward and wearing a dark suit and tie. O'Connell is sitting in the center, wearing a patterned dress and cross on an necklace. Dexter is wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with photo.
Billy Butterfield
Publicity photo of Billy Butterfield seated and facing forward while smiling and wearing a pinstripe suit. Butterfield is holding his trumpet to his chest., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Capitol Records ; A Capitol Recording Artist, White markings and notes written in black for print transfer.
Billy Butterfield in recording session
Billy Butterfield turned to the side and speaking into a studio microphone hanging overhead during a possible recording session. Butterfield is wearing a white collared shirt and holding a trumpet out in one hand., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billy Butterfield on radio with Pat O'Connor and Allan Wylie
Billy Butterfield facing forward and playing trumpet while looking at music on a stand. Pat O'Connor and Allan Wylie are standing to the side looking at the music stand and singing into a Capitol Records microphone., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with print.
Billy Butterfield playing trumpet
Billy Butterfield facing forward and playing trumpet with unidentified musicians facing away from camera. Butterfield is in behind stands holding music for the additional musicians., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billy Butterfield playing trumpet
Billy Butterfield playing looking up and trumpet into a studio microphone hanging overhead. Butterfield is holding a plunger mute over the trumpet bell., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Three copies of print.
Billy Butterfield playing trumpet
Billy Butterfield closing his eyes while playing trumpet. Butterfield is in a studio with a checkered tile floor and is wearing a white collared shirt., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Two copies of print.
Billy Butterfield playing trumpet in studio
Billy Butterfield wearing a striped t-shirt and playing trumpet into a Capitol Records microphone hanging from the ceiling of a recording studio., 1946, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with print.
Billy Butterfield reading music and holding trumpet
Billy Butterfield looking down to read some music in a studio while holding his trumpet. Behind Butterfield are music stands and a Capitol Records microphone,, 1946, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with print.
Billy Eckstine
Headshot of Billy Eckstine leaning forward and smiling. Eckstine is wearing a suit and patterned tie., No date; likely between 1965 and 1970, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Coast Artists, Inc., Milton Deutsch - President, 9545 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212; 273-8683
Billy May
Angled publicity photo of Billy May playing trumpet. May is wearing a dark suit jacket., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with photo.
Billy May and Bill Miller
Billy May and Bill Miller standing behind a waist-high wall and laughing. May is resting his arm on the side and looking forward, wearing a white t-shirt. Miller is looking at May, wearing a light colored button shirt., No date; likely between 1971 and 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billy May conducting
Billy May conducting during a recording session. May is standing on a podium, looking forward, and extending both arms to the side. A group of film executives and musicians are sitting in the background., January 18, 1971, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billy Preston
Publicity photo of Billy Preston leaning against the hood of a car, looking forward and smiling. Preston is wearing a white unbuttoned shirt., No date; likely between 1975 and 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on "Can You Tie That"
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, an unidentified man (standing in the background), and Al Jarvis seated at tables with microphones and water pitchers for a recording of "Can You Tie That," KLAC radio program hosted by Jarvis in Los Angeles, California. Hope is leaning to the side and Crosby is laughing., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on "Can You Tie That"
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope seated at tables with microphones and water pitchers for a recording of "Can You Tie That," KLAC radio program hosted by Al Jarvis in Los Angeles, California. Hope is leaning down with his hand to his ear. An unidentified man stands in the background against a curtain., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore
Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore speaking to an unidentified man in military uniform. Crosby and Shore are both holding papers in their hands and smiling while looking at the man., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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