Clyde Killens and Sammie Rabin Billboard collection
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Title
Clyde Killens and Sammie Rabin Billboard collection
Description
This collection consists of 116 billboards, commissioned by Clyde Killens and created by Sam Rabin, advertising entertainment acts in Overtown during the 1940s through the 1960s.
The billboards measure: 119 cm (length) x 77 cm (width) x 3 cm (depth). They are made of mixed media and are enclosed in wood and glass frames.
Catalog of billboards:
1. The Dells
2. Big Show
3. X-mas Night Big Show
4. Nappy Brown
5. Fay Ray Shelar
6. Timi Yuro
7. Yvonne Fair
8. Chris Kenner
9. Doris Troy
10. The Five King Pins
11. Joe Henderson
12. Ladies Night
13. Special 5 Big Acts
14. Billy Haley
15. Freddie Scott
16. Classic Night Dance
17. Shift Dress Ball
18. Sam & Dave
19. Piano Red
20. The Sensations/The Falcons
21. Miller Sisters
22. Barbara Lewis
23. Chuck Jackson
24. Matinee Dance
25. The Laddins
26. Coeds/Chicke Horne/Buttercup
27. Clyde McPhatter
28. Carnet Mimms and the Enchanters
29. All Star Floor Show
30. E. Lois foreman
31. Soul Sisters
32. Count Basie
33. B. B. King
34. Ben E. King
35. Big Waitress Ball
36. Big Show Tonight
37. Coasters
38. Mary Wells
39. Joan Procter*
40. Ted Taylor
41. Etta Jones
42. The Fascinations
43. Jerry Butler
44. Roy Hamilton
45. Betty Lovett
46. Lou Johnson
47. Freddie Scott
48. Impressions
49. Patti Labelle
50. Five Royals
51. Chickie Horne
52. Sam & Dave
53. The Zeniths
54. Ruth Brown
55. The Tams
56. Nina Simone
57. J. Fred Muggs
58. Barbara Lynn
59. Olivette Miller
60. Jimmy Ricks
61. Milly Collier
62. Johnny Nash***
63. Ada Lee
64. Louisiana Red
65. Cookies
66. Tommy Hunt
67. Little Willie John
68. Gloria Lyn
69. Bell Brothers
70. Garnet Mimms
71. Valadeers
72. Little Esther
73. Dodo Greene
74. Betty Everett
75. The Vibrations
76. Chanteers
77. Sonny Johnson
78. Halloween Masquerade
79. Little Eva**
80. Thanksgiving Show
81. Major Lance
82. Coeds
83. Falcons
84. Matinee Dance
85. Dakota Staton
86. Jean Dushon
87. Paul Kelly
88. Red Foxx
89. Marv Johnson
90. Dick Gregory
91. Steve Alaimo
92. Rufus Thomas
93. Janette Washington
94. Big Dee Irwin
95. Friday Night Show
96. Theola Kilgore
97. Inez Foxx
98. Bo Diddley
99. Sam Cooke
100. Dee Dee Sharp
101. Easter Show*
102. Wildman Steve Revue
103. Solomon Burke****
104. Drifters**
105. Bill Robinson
106. Red Foxx
107. Aretha Franklin
108. Dinah Washington
109. Big Maybelle
110. Etta James
111. Etta James
112. Brook Benton
113. Hank Ballard
114. Ruby & the Five Romantics
115. Falcons
116. Duke of Earl
*Damage Glass
**Damage Rope
***Special Artwork
****Frame Damage
The billboards measure: 119 cm (length) x 77 cm (width) x 3 cm (depth). They are made of mixed media and are enclosed in wood and glass frames.
Catalog of billboards:
1. The Dells
2. Big Show
3. X-mas Night Big Show
4. Nappy Brown
5. Fay Ray Shelar
6. Timi Yuro
7. Yvonne Fair
8. Chris Kenner
9. Doris Troy
10. The Five King Pins
11. Joe Henderson
12. Ladies Night
13. Special 5 Big Acts
14. Billy Haley
15. Freddie Scott
16. Classic Night Dance
17. Shift Dress Ball
18. Sam & Dave
19. Piano Red
20. The Sensations/The Falcons
21. Miller Sisters
22. Barbara Lewis
23. Chuck Jackson
24. Matinee Dance
25. The Laddins
26. Coeds/Chicke Horne/Buttercup
27. Clyde McPhatter
28. Carnet Mimms and the Enchanters
29. All Star Floor Show
30. E. Lois foreman
31. Soul Sisters
32. Count Basie
33. B. B. King
34. Ben E. King
35. Big Waitress Ball
36. Big Show Tonight
37. Coasters
38. Mary Wells
39. Joan Procter*
40. Ted Taylor
41. Etta Jones
42. The Fascinations
43. Jerry Butler
44. Roy Hamilton
45. Betty Lovett
46. Lou Johnson
47. Freddie Scott
48. Impressions
49. Patti Labelle
50. Five Royals
51. Chickie Horne
52. Sam & Dave
53. The Zeniths
54. Ruth Brown
55. The Tams
56. Nina Simone
57. J. Fred Muggs
58. Barbara Lynn
59. Olivette Miller
60. Jimmy Ricks
61. Milly Collier
62. Johnny Nash***
63. Ada Lee
64. Louisiana Red
65. Cookies
66. Tommy Hunt
67. Little Willie John
68. Gloria Lyn
69. Bell Brothers
70. Garnet Mimms
71. Valadeers
72. Little Esther
73. Dodo Greene
74. Betty Everett
75. The Vibrations
76. Chanteers
77. Sonny Johnson
78. Halloween Masquerade
79. Little Eva**
80. Thanksgiving Show
81. Major Lance
82. Coeds
83. Falcons
84. Matinee Dance
85. Dakota Staton
86. Jean Dushon
87. Paul Kelly
88. Red Foxx
89. Marv Johnson
90. Dick Gregory
91. Steve Alaimo
92. Rufus Thomas
93. Janette Washington
94. Big Dee Irwin
95. Friday Night Show
96. Theola Kilgore
97. Inez Foxx
98. Bo Diddley
99. Sam Cooke
100. Dee Dee Sharp
101. Easter Show*
102. Wildman Steve Revue
103. Solomon Burke****
104. Drifters**
105. Bill Robinson
106. Red Foxx
107. Aretha Franklin
108. Dinah Washington
109. Big Maybelle
110. Etta James
111. Etta James
112. Brook Benton
113. Hank Ballard
114. Ruby & the Five Romantics
115. Falcons
116. Duke of Earl
*Damage Glass
**Damage Rope
***Special Artwork
****Frame Damage
Identifier
BAF AC_00001
Alternative Title
Killens, Clyde and Samuel Rabin
Date Valid
circa 1940-1960
Date Created
1940
Date
1960
Creator
Timothy A. Barber
Extent
116.00
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Rights
(c) 2010 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from teh Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc.
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Clyde Killens papers
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