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[Portrait of Bunk Johnson, Leadbelly, George Lewis, and Alcide Pavageau, Stuyvesant Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Infrogmation of New Orleans said:

  Trumpeter Bunk Johnson at left; guitarist/composer/blues singer Leadbelly at right. Clarinetist George Lewis seen sitting at bottom left; string bass player Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau in background behind Leadbelly's microphone. This is the band of New Orleans musicians assembled by Bunk and Bill Russell in New Orleans when Bunk came out of retirement and which he later took up to New York City, with Leadbelly added.

• Cait said:

  Thanks, Infrogmation! It's helpful to know who's who in the photo, so I added notes to this. Feel free to help us add notes to other photos in the set!

[Portrait of Leadbelly, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 2 older comments, and then…
• aware health said:

  Wow. Just ... wow.

• Danny Clark said:

  great photo! lighting and everything. Leadbelly himself!

• esse; said:

  great photo, really.

• Disillusioned Plant said:

  Stellar photo. Love the stark shadows.

• John Stidham said:

  Incredible!