Horace Heidt with members of his "The American Way" troupe at gate of Double HH Ranch in Calif., 1954 Date: 1954 Resource Type: still image Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Musicians William Grant Still, L. Wolfe Gilbert, W. C. Handy, Frank Drye and Andy Razaf in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1954 Date: 1954 Resource Type: still image Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
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
The Jacksons performing on stage during the Victory Tour, 1984 Date: July 9, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Davis, Larry Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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
X, the Los Angeles based band, 1979 Date: October 28, 1979 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Rose, George Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles-based band Van Halen, guitarist Eddie Van Halen airborne during performance in Los Angeles, Calif., 1984 Date: May 13, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Barrera, Aurelio Jose Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Spike Jones, Marilyn Monroe and Ken Murray posing for camera at eighth annual Los Angeles Times charity football game, 1952 Description: The annual Times Charity Game raised funds for the Boys Club. Date: August 22, 1952 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Jacobson, BobRogers, ArtBath, PhilSharkey, Larry 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
Herb Alpert seated at piano, Calif., 1974 Date: September 17, 1974 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Barnard, Tony 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
John Green, Jack Benny and Gregor Piatigorsky on coo-coo whistle, at Young Musicians' Foundation ball in Beverly Hills, Calif., 1964 Date: February 1, 1964 Resource Type: still image Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Concert promoter Tom Griffin speaking with "Weird Al" Yankovic before show at Starlight Amphitheatre in Burbank, Calif., 1984 Date: June 9, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Share, Jeff Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles based music group, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1984 Description: Photographer's note "left to right: Flea Antwan the Swan The Human Sherm dog Cliff Martinez" Date: February 12, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Friedman, Gary Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Run-DMC's Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels performing in Long Beach, Calif., 1984 Date: December 10, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Dryden, Ian Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
Musician Ray Parker Jr., seated at piano, 1984 Date: August 19, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Share, Jeff Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles-based band, the Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin in costumes during "Turn to You" video shoot, 1984 Date: June 17, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Downs, Patrick Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Howie Klein, president of 415 Records, with heavy-metal group Rude Girl in San Francisco, Calif., 1984 Date: May 13, 1984 Resource Type: still image Photographer: Schneider, Iris Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Musician Stevie Wonder with music executive Ewart Abner in Los Angeles, Calif., 1975 Date: August 5, 1975 Resource Type: still image Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection