Description
This collection features photographs from 1961 to 1976, that chronicle Bell's theatrical and music agency America's Best Attractions (ABA), situated in North Kansas City.
Member of
Allan Bell Collection
Displaying 136 - 150 of 494
Dee Dee Sharp
Publicity photo of Dee Dee Sharp wearing a light colored dress and headband.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-321.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Dee Dee Sharp
Publicity photo of Dee Dee Sharp wearing a light colored dress and headband.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-322.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Showmen
Publicity photo of the Showmen, featuring General Norman Johnson, Milton "Smokes" Wells, Dorsey "Chops" Knight, Gene "Cheater" Knight, and Leslie "Fat Boy" Felton.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-323.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Sirius
Publicity photo of Sirius featuring eight unidentified band members.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-324.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Percy Sledge
Publicity photo of Percy Sledge singing on stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-325.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Percy Sledge
Publicity photo of Percy Sledge singing on stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-326.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Percy Sledge
Publicity photo of Percy Sledge singing on stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-327.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Percy Sledge
Publicity photo of Percy Sledge with head resting on hand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-328.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Percy Sledge
Publicity photo of Percy Sledge singing on stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-329.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Art Smith playing drums on stage
Art Smith playing drums on stage with his Kansas City Jazz Band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-330.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band performing
Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band performing. Left to right: Art Smith, drums; Charles "Crook" Goodwin, guitar; Richard "Sarge" Meyers, bass guitar; Ben Kynard, tenor saxophone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-331.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band performing at the Mid-West Health Congress
Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band performing at the Mid-West Health Congress. Left to right: Charles "Crook" Goodwin, guitar; Willie Rice, piano; Booker T. Washington, trumpet; Art Smith, drums; Ben Kynard, tenor saxophone; Herman Walder, alto saxophone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-332.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band performing
Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band performing. Left to right: Charles "Crook" Goodwin, guitar; Art Smith, drums; Ben Kynard, tenor saxophone; Edward "Sleepy" Hickox, piano; Booker T. Washington, trumpet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-333.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Publicity photo of Art Smith and His Kansas City Jazz Band
Publicity photo of Art Smith and His Kansas City Jazz Band featuring Art Smith (front center, holding drumsticks) and five musicians (left to right): Booker T. Washington, trumpet; Charles "Crook" Goodwin, guitar; Richard "Sarge" Meyers, bass guitar; Willie Rice, piano; Ben Kynard, tenor saxophone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-334.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138
Gene Kennebrew's Soul Sensations
Publicity photo of Gene Kennebrew's Soul Sensations featuring Gene and five unidentified musicians.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_bell_photo-335.png
Collection Identifier:Â MS-0138