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Off Ramp Cafe exterior, Seattle, 1992
Many of Seattle’s grunge bands played the Off Ramp Café in the 1990s. Located at 109 Eastlake Avenue East, in the shadow of Interstate 5, the club was frequented by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney and others. Pearl Jam, under the name Mookie Blaylock, played its first official show here on October 22, 1990. The club venue still…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC282
Date:1992
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Pianist Ruby Bishop celebrating her 90th birthday at the Swedish Club, Seattle, 2011
Ruby Bishop (1919-2019) was a popular jazz singer and pianist in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Thurston County, Ms. Bishop moved to Seattle to attend University of Washington, but left school after a year to pursue a career in music. In addition to performing, she also worked for Boeing during World War II, and as a court reporter,…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC414
Date:2011
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Panelists for program on racial integration of Musicians' Association of Seattle, January 23, 2018
The American Federation of Music (AFM) Local 493 in Seattle, also known as the "Negro Musicians' Union," was founded in 1918 as Local 458 when African Americans were excluded from Seattle's first musicians' union, AFM Local 76. Local 493 was at the heart of Seattle's vibrant jazz scene, and its E. Jefferson Street "clubhouse," the Blue Note, was a lifeline…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC657
Date:2018
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Souvenir photo folder from the Basin Street Club, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished from World War II up until the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights movement broke down barriers barring African Americans from living and working in the larger community. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of patrons and friends, then returning the following week to sell the…
ID Number:2014.49.13.5.02
Date:Circa 1945
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Ernestine Anderson singing at the Black and Tan, Seattle, circa 1947
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Singer Ernestine Anderson may still have been a high school…
ID Number:2014.49.002.023.0074
Date:Circa 1947
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Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet with his band, Seattle, July 17, 1944
Trumpet player Louis Armstrong and his band played Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. Many of his fans at the edge of the stage are in military dress. Written on negative page: 7-17-44 Louis Armstrong [band?] / Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1944, p. 10.
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0094
Date:1944
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Louis Armstrong performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
Trumpet player Louis Armstrong and his band played Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. Here, two sailors sit in the front row, listening to Armstrong play the trumpet. Written on negative page: 7-17-44 Louis Armstrong [band?] / Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1944, p. 10.
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0096
Date:1944
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Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. Here, he photographed Louis Armstrong and his band, who played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. This photo shows Armstrong standing at the microphone, trumpet in hand, at the July 17 performance. Bandstands are just visible behind him, printed with the…
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0214
Date:1944
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the country's only integrated all-women band, came to Seattle in September 1944. They played twice at the Civic Auditorium and also performed at the Black and Tan. Here, the group's saxophone players, in matching outfits, play behind their flowered bandstand. Written on negative page: 9-24-44 Sweethearts of Rythm [sic] at Black & TanCaption information Source:…
ID Number:2014.49.002.028.0100
Date:1944
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the country's only integrated all-women band, came to Seattle in September 1944. They played twice at the Civic Auditorium and also performed at the Black and Tan. Here, at the Black and Tan, their trumpet player solos as members of the appreciative audience listen and dance. Written on negative page: 9-24-44 Sweethearts of Rythm [sic]…
ID Number:2014.49.002.028.0102
Date:1944