Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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: Tadd Dameron playing piano; Photograph from the side of Tadd Dameron looking down while playing the piano. Dameron is wearing a suit jacket and white t-shirt., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Taft Jordan performing; Taft Jordan sitting and playing trumpet with several unidentified musicians. Jordan is wearing a light colored suit and tie., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ted Weems and his orchestra; Ted Weems standing next to a microphone and holding both arms up to conduct. Weems is looking to the side and smiling while holding a conducting baton in one hand., 1938, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Management: Music Corporation of America. London, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Cleveland, Dallas.

: Ted Weems and his orchestra; Headshot of Ted Weems looking up and smiling. Weekms is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie., 1938, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Management: Music Corporation of America. London, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Cleveland, Dallas.

: Teddy Napoleon featured with Gene Krupa and his orchestra; Publicity photo of Teddy Napoleon sitting and playing piano while looking to the side and smiling. Napolean is wearing a patterned suit and black tie., No date; likely between 1941 and 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Management: Music Corporation of America. London, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Cleveland, Dallas.

: Teddy Wilson; Publicity photo of Teddy Wilson sitting and playing piano while looking forward and smiling. Wilson is wearing a black suit and striped tie., 1939, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with print.

: Teddy Wilson; Angled publicity photo of pianist Teddy Wilson looking up and smiling. Wilson is wearing a black suit and striped tie., 1939, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with print.

: Teddy Wilson; Pianist Teddy Wilson sitting and looking to the side while smiling. Wilson is resting his arms on the back of a chair, wearing a dark colored suit and black tie., 1937, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Press release attached to back of photo.

: Teddy Wilson; Teddy Wilson playing piano in front of unidentified musicians. Wilson is looking down and smiling, wearing a white suit., 1940, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Temptations; Publicity photo of the Temptations in a group looking forward and smiling. All five are wearing white suits with patterned stripes on the sides and shoulders. Two members are leaning forward, one is sitting, and two are standing. All are looking forward and smiling., No date; likely between 1965 and 1970, 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.

: Tennessee Ernie Ford; Headshot of Tennessee Ernie Ford looking forward and smiling. Ford is wearing a suit and striped tie., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tennessee Ernie Ford and Slim Gaillard; Tennessee Ernie Ford standing next to a desk in front of a KLAC microphone pointing to records on the table. Slim Gaillard is sitting behind the desk holding a record., 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tennessee Ernie Ford playing guitar; Photograph from the side of Tennessee Ernie Ford wearing a sweater, smoking a pipe, looking down, and playing the guitar., No date; likely between 1951 and 1955, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with photo.

: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette; Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette looking over music in the studio. Dexter is looking at Bee while talking and Bee is looking at Gillette. Several microphones hang from above., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette; Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette looking over music in the studio. Ford and Bee are singing and looking forward at the music while Dexter looks at camera. Several microphones hang from above., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Two copies of print; negative included.

: Teresa Brewer; Publicity photo of Teresa Brewer facing forward and smiling. Brewer is wearing a white shirt and scarf while holding a white hat on her head. Image included in her 1981 album, A Sophisticated Lady., No date; likely between 1980 and 1981, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Teresa Brewer; Teresa Brewer looking up at the camera and smiling while holding music on a stand in front of a studio microphone., No date; likely between 1975 and 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Teresa Brewer & Duke Ellington; Publicity photo of Duke Ellington and Teresa Brewer looking to the side and smiling while seated at the piano. Recording session for the album, It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing., Approximately 1973, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Teresa Brewer with group of recording executives; Patti Kean, Teresa Brewer, Bruce Lundvall, Dr. George Butler, and Bob Thiele in an office looking forward and smiling. Kean and Lundvall are leaning on a jukebox and Brewer is seated on a chair with her legs folded., No date; likely between 1971 and 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Terje Rypdal Group; Publicity photo of the Terje Rypdal Group featuring Rypdal, Palle Mikkelborg, and Jon Christensen standing against a metal wall. All three are looking forward and smiling., No date; likely between 1975 and 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tex Beneke and Buddy Basch with a group of young men and women; Tex Beneke and Buddy Basch standing in the center of a classroom smiling and surrounded by a group of seated young men and women identified as youth reporters., No date; likely between 1945 and 1950, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tex Beneke and his orchestra; Headshot of Tex Beneke looking slightly away from camera, smiling and wearing a dark suit and tie., No date; likely between 1935 and 1940, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative included with print., Personal Management: Don Hayes., Management: General Artists Corp. ; New York, Chicago, Hollywood, Cincinnati, London

: Tex Beneke celebrating 31st birthday; Unidentified assistant theater manager, theater manager Harry Greenman, Tex Beneke, holding a piece of cake, Mrs. Sandra Beneke, Paul Regan, and Beneke's manager Don W. Haynes on Beneke's 31st birthday at Capitol Theatre, New York. Everyone is standing against a wall behind a cake on the table., February 12, 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Info about Beneke's birthday on pack of print.

: Tex Beneke celebrating 31st birthday; Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs sing "Happy Birthday" to Tex Beneke (second from left), backed by members of the Glenn Miller band; Karen Lyon, wife of acrobat Ladd Lyon, holds a cake while entertainer Paul Regan holds a suitcase (right); on the occasion of Beneke's 31st birthday; Capitol Theatre; New York., February 12, 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Info about Beneke's birthday on pack of print.

: Tex Beneke looking over music; Tex Beneke holding music and looking it over with an unidentified saxophonist two other unidentified musicians are also seated with instruments., March 1, 1946, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tex Beneke playing saxophone; Tex Beneke standing at an angle to camera, wearing a light suit and tie while playing saxophone on stage. An unidentified drummer playing in the background., No date; likely between 1975 and 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Info on performance schedule on back of print.

: Tex Beneke with Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs; Tex Beneke looking down at music and raising his hand to conduct a vocal performance on radio with Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs who are standing around a hung microphone., 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Tex Ritter; Tex Ritter leaning forward and smiling while resting one arm on a ledge. Ritter is wearing a Western themed jacket and cowboy hat., Copyright 1942, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Printed in the United States of America. Copyright, 1942, Universal Pictures Co., Inc. Permission granted for newspaper and magazine reproduction.

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