Ella Fitzgerald singing with children at Christmas party of South Central Community Child Care Center in Watts, Calif., 1975 Date: December 25, 1975 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Gladstone, Penni Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Music producer Quincy Jones and singer Harry Belafonte holding up autographed USA for Africa poster at press conference in Los Angeles, Calif., 1985 Date: January 31, 1985 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Leffingwell, Randy Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Michael Jackson with President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan at the White House, Washington D.C., 1984 Date: May 15, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Barrera, Aurelio Jose Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lionel Richie, Apollonia Kotero, and Eddie Murphy at premiere of motion picture "Purple Rain" in Los Angeles, Calif., 1984 Date: July 28, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Jaskol, Ellen Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Singer Nat King Cole playing piano at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., 1964 Date: February 2, 1964 Resource Type: still image Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Singer Dionne Warwick seated at desk in Los Angeles, Calif., 1976 Date: February 12, 1976 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Frampton, Mary Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Little Richard reading his biography, 1984 Date: December 11, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Dryden, Ian Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
3/4 length portrait of singer Lionel Richie, 1984 Date: August 10, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Gladstone, Penni Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire before wall of gold records, Calif., 1976 Date: August 29, 1976 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Chase, Harry Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowd encircling casket and hearse at funeral of singer Sam Cooke in Los Angeles, Calif., 1964 Date: December 20, 1964 Resource Type: still image Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection