Erskine Hawkins and his orchestra.

The members of the ensemble are numbered and identified as follows [numbers 1 through 9 are on the back row]: 1. Erskine Hawkins; 2. Ida James; 3. "Big Jack"; 4. Avery Parrish; 5. Bob Range [?]; 6. "Gate Mouth"; 7. Marcellus Green; 8. "Captain" Sims; 9. St. Julian Dash...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Consolidated Radio Artists, Inc.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/3150
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Summary:The members of the ensemble are numbered and identified as follows [numbers 1 through 9 are on the back row]: 1. Erskine Hawkins; 2. Ida James; 3. "Big Jack"; 4. Avery Parrish; 5. Bob Range [?]; 6. "Gate Mouth"; 7. Marcellus Green; 8. "Captain" Sims; 9. St. Julian Dash; 10. "Mac" McLemore; 11. "?"; 12. Haywood "Onion" Henry; 13. "Dud" [?] Bascon; 14. Jimmie Mitchell; 15. "?". A description of the event is also on the back of the photograph: "Wednesday, May 31, 1939; Yacht Club, 101 Clark Street; 9 pm to 1 am [?]; 'Do You Wanta Jump Children'; 'Dear Old Southland'; 'Weary Blues'"