Box 377
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Contains 7 Results:
Blues posters, 1976 - 2008
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries comprises one of the signature groups of Globe posters wherein they developed a well-known design style. The posters for musical performances featured various genres of music popular at various times throughout their company history with many of their most common musical genres in their customer base outlined in the subseries below. Each poster is typically printed in one or more colors, most commonly with Day-Glo ink, black ink in imprints of their signature wood type, as...
Dates:
1976 - 2008
Go-go posters, 1984-2005
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
The Go-go music posters subseries is the largest and most complete of the Music posters, featuring over 1,000 posters for individual performances. The Washington D.C.-born musical movement started in the late 1970s, with large, percussive and interactive ensembles delivering a sound that drew crowds to every show from D.C.’s African-American communities. As more go-go bands formed and the music style gained popularity in the 1980s, they continued to perform in Washington D.C., as well as in...
Dates:
1984-2005
Gospel posters, 1983-2009
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains posters highlighting gospel singers and groups as well as gospel choirs like Morgan State University’s choir, and evangelical church leaders. Examples of artists and persons found in this subseries are: Vickie Winans, The Christianaires, The Melody Clouds, Reverend Henry L. Porter, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and the Jackson Southernaires. This is a small sample of a large clientele for Globe, whose poster requests are distinct for often having a large number of artists...
Dates:
1983-2009
Jazz posters, 1985-2006
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
This subseries is a small portion of a genre of music which was one of Globe's prominent customer groups in the early part of their history. These posters account for shows by jazz artists including Miki Howard, Angela Bofill, Roy Ayers, Quiet Storm, and Phyllis Hyman.
Dates:
1985-2006
R&B and Soul posters, 1972-2009
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains posters featuring artists performing in the broadly-defined category of Rhythm and Blues (R&B) and Soul. This genre includes musicians from this musical style as well as its derivative forms such as doo-wop, early rock and roll, and disco. The careers of James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and Wilson Pickett are documented in these posters, along with hundreds of other artists performing in these genres.
Dates:
1972-2009
Rap and Hip hop posters, 1984-2008
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains artists who performed rap and hip hop music, MCs and DJs, and its subgenre, gangsta rap, or its related genre, new jack swing (Full Force and Heavy D). Some performers featured in the posters of this subseries may also be artists who commonly garner an R&B categorization due to their blended style, such as R. Kelly, Xscape, and Aaliyah. Performers of note from all types include Salt n' Pepa, Kool Moe D, Run DMC, Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, 2...
Dates:
1984-2008
Caribbean music posters, 1981-2009
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
This subseries is comprised of a diverse set of posters representing music from or heavily influenced by the various islands of the Caribbean region (specifically including Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and U.S. Virgin Islands). The performers featured in these posters are of many forms of reggae, including dancehall, dub, sound system, toasting, and roots reggae, such as Gregory Isaacs, Burning Spear, Yellow Man, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, and Sanchez. There is also a...
Dates:
1981-2009