Group of musicians and others, Los angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Group of musicians and others, Los angeles, 1940s

Date Created

[1940s?]
1940/1947

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Ross Wiggins was active in Los Angeles civic life. as reported in the Los Angeles Centinel.
Stanley Morgan was a jazz guitarist based in Los Angeles. He performed in Los Angeles with the Stanley Morgan Trio. He is best known as a member of the Ink Spots and the father of saxophonist Frank Morgan.
James Melvin Lunceford (1902–1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era. (Wikipedia)
Mabel Bernice Scott (1915–2000) was an American gospel music and R&B vocalist. She lived in New York and Cleveland before arriving on the West Coast blues scene in 1942. (Wikipedia)

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Jimmie Lunceford (center), Mabel Scott (on the right side of Jimmie), Stanley Morgan (standing, 2nd from right), and Ross Wiggins (seated, right).

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Morgan, Stanley
Wiggins, Ross, 1909-1975
Lunceford, Jimmie
Scott, Mabel

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Entertainment
Lifestyle

African American jazz musicians--California--Los Angeles
African American musicians--California--Los Angeles
African American musicians