Photograph of DJ Hawk, Roy Hamilton, LaVern Baker, and Rusty Bryant

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A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Roy Hamilton, LaVern Baker, and Rusty Bryant. The photograph, taken inside Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio, depicts, from left to right, Bill Hawkins, Roy Hamilton, LaVern Baker, and Rusty Bryant. Hawkins is wearing a medium-toned suit, white collared shirt, a dark tie with a diamond pattern, and a white pocket square. Hawkins holds a cigarette in his proper right hand, which is resting at his side. Hawkin’s proper left arm and Hamilton’s proper right arm are linked. Hamilton is wearing a medium-toned suit, white collared shirt, a dark tie with a candle graphic printed at the center, and a white pocket square. He is holding a small book in his proper left right hand. Baker is wearing a matching light-toned skirt suit with black fur cuffs and holds a black handbag wither proper left hand.

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