History Picture Gallery II: 1945 - 1983

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Jimmie Rodgers


The Carter Family


Square Dance


Milton Brown


Bob Wills
Texas Playboys


Bob Wills


Juke Joint


Honky Tonk


Dance Hall
Tavern


European
Influence


West Coast
Ballroom


European/Latin
Influence


Jitterbug
Collegiate Shag


East Coast
Swing Styles


Carolina Shag
West Coast/Ballroom


Tommy Dorsey
Frank Sinatra


The Crooners


The Crooners


Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie


Max Roach
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker


Max Roach
Thelonius Monk


Louis Jordan


Louis Jordan
Tympany Five


Louis Jordan
Tympany Five


Louis Jordan
Show Bills


The Orioles


Wynonie Harris


Wild Bill Moore


Julia Lee


Bull Moose Jackson


Big Jay McNeely


Paul Williams


T-Bone Walker


John Lee Hooker


Muddy Waters


Stick McGhee


Nat Williams
WDIA


Rufus Thomas
BB King


Louis Jordan
"Fish Fry"


Jimmy Preston


Fats Domino


Johnny Otis
R&B Caravan


Little Esther


Little Esther


Mel Walker


Ivory Joe Hunter


Percy Mayfield


Arkie Shibley
Mountain Dew Boys


Ruth Brown


The Five Keys


The Clovers


The Dominoes


Sam Phillips
Sun Records


Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston


Les Paul
Mary Ford


Alan Freed


Race Records


Emerson
Race Records


Emerson
Race Records


Race Music
Blues People


Ajax
Race Records


Victor & Okeh
Race Records


Okeh
Race Records


Okeh
Race Records


Little Richard
Pat Boone


Big Joe Turner
Bill Haley and the Comets


Frank Sinatra
Frankie Lane
Tony Bennett


Mario Lanza
Perry Como


Billy Eckstein
Nat King Cole


1950's Era
A Widely Accepted
Social Situation/Dance Style


A Contrast
In Dance Styles


1950's Era
A Widely Unaccepted Social Situation/Dance Style


Pat Boone
Sophisticated
Western Swing Style


Little Richard
Reckless & Unsophisticated East Coast Swing Style


Jitterbug


Jitterbug
East Coast Swing


East Coast Swing


East Coast Swing


Alan Freed
"Rock'n'Roll"


The Dominoes
"Sixty Minute Man"


Alan Freed's
Coronation Ball


Elvis Presley


The Shirelles


Chubby Checker


The Miracles


Sam Cooke
James Brown


Solomon Burke
Ben E. King


Booker T & The MGs


The Beach Boys


Dick Dale


1962: 10 Years in
the Spotlight Ends.


Martha & The Vandellas
The Miracles


Marvin Gaye
"Little" Stevie Wonder


Jan & Dean


The Beatles


The Ed Sullivan Show



Rockabilly


Doo Wop


Girl Groups


Dance Music


Motown


Soul


Southern Soul


Surf Music


Garage Rock


Southern Rock


Merseybeat


Folk Rock


Protest Rock


Blues Rock


Funk


Psychedelic Rock


Bubblegum Music


Hard Rock


Heavy Metal


Rock Opera


Christian Rock


MC5
"Kick Out The Jams"


1959: Hank Ballard
The Original Twist


Chubby Checker
King of the Twist


"Let's Twist Again"


"Twist and Shout"


Sam Cooke
"Twistin' the Night Away"


The Twist


Jerk, Pony
& Funky Chicken


Hully Gully
Watusi


Boogaloo


Hucklebuck
Swim


1970: Jackson Five


1970: Jackson Five


1971: Rare Earth


1972: War


Tom Moulton
The Disco Mix


Saturday Night Fever


Disco


Arthur Murray
Disco Dance Party


Partnered Disco Dancing


Hustle


Hustle


Arthur Murray
(early photos)


Arthur Murray


Arthur Murray
Music for Dancing


Arthur Murray
Latin Dance and
Society Fox Trots


Arthur Murray
Ballroom and Rock'n'Roll


Arthur Murray
Swing Fox Trots


Skippy Blair


Dean Collins
Lindy Posture & Style


West Coast Swing
Posture & Style


West Coast Swing
Posture & Style


Cominsky Park
July 12, 1979


Posture & Style


Music


Demographics


Baseball
Football


Baseball Fan
Football Fan


Baseball Field
Football Field


Mosh Pit
Break Dancing
Vogueing


1980: Urban Cowboy


Country Line Dancing

Country Swing Dancing



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