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Loading image…1938–1995
Alan Cromwell (1938 – 28 September 1995) was a Canadian blues and folk musician who was active on the folk scene in Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, where he performed at Steele's Tavern, the Horseshoe Tavern, The Purple Onion and various venues in…
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Alphonso Erwin Downing (born June 28, 1941) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1961 through 1977.
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Al-Farouq Ajadi Aminu (born September 21, 1990) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also represented the Nigeria national basketball team…
1972; printed February 2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Al Fennar, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Fennar from the neck up. He is facing the viewer, his eyes are closed, and he is smiling widely. He is wearing a dark tone dress…
1950–
Allan "Al" Ford (born August 13, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional boxer. He is a former CBF Lightweight Champion.
Loading image…1934–2012
Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals of…
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Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being Alone"…
Loading image…1947–
Alexander N. Green (born September 1, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 9th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Green served as the justice of the peace of Harris…
Loading image…1954–2014
Altar Alfonse Greene (November 9, 1954 – February 18, 2014) was an American outfielder who played in 29 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1979.
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Al Grey (June 6, 1925 – March 24, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called Plunger Techniques.
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Al Grey playing trombone at a performance in Hialeah, FL. Grey is photographed outdoors and from a low angle. He is facing left and rests his trombone on his left shoulder. he wears a striped white shirt and…
1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Al Hall Quintet - Am I Blue/Emaline (Copy 1)”.
1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Al Hall Quintet - Am I Blue/Emaline (Copy 2)”.
1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Al Hall Quintet - Blues in My Heart/Rose of the Rio Grande”.
1923–2014
Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher. He played the drums left-handed.
1955–
Al Haymon (born April 21, 1955) is an American businessman and boxing manager. He was the manager of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and has won the Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award five times.
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of vocalist Al Hibbler singing at a performance in Miami, FL. The photo shows Hibbler in profile from the left. He wears a light colored collared shirt and has his eyes closed.
Loading image…1952–2026
Alfred Willis Holland (August 16, 1952 – July 4, 2026) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, and New York…
1918–1981
Al Hoosman a.k.a. Al Hoosmann was former serviceman, boxer and actor. During the 1950s and 1960s he acted in a number of films, including The Phantom of the Big Tent , The Avenger, Oriental Nights, and Beyond the Law.
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis paperback book has an illustrated front cover of what appears to be a close-up shot of a sandstone tower engraved with stylized calligraphic designs. In the top left corner of the cover are two lines of green text which read [AL-ISLAM/UNITY &…
Loading image…1935–2019
Alvin Neill Jackson (December 26, 1935 – August 19, 2019), affectionately referred to as "Little" Al Jackson, was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1959 to 1969.
1959–
Alfornia Jones (born February 10, 1959) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Jones played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox in parts of three seasons from 1983 to 1985.
1960–
Alfrederick Joyner (born January 19, 1960) is an American track and field coach and former athlete. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He is the 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump. He was also the coach and husband of the late four-time…
1973–
Alphonzo Jerome Bailey (born November 5, 1975), better known by his stage name Al Kapone, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Al Kapone is known principally for his underground success in the Memphis hip hop scene in the 1990s, and his later…
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