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Spooner

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Description: Promotional photograph of the band Spooner. From left: Butch Vig holding a Miller Beer bottle, Dave Benton with a guitar, Jeff Waler, Doug Erickson ...
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It's Those Johnson Boys

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Description: The Johnson Brothers, billed as "Clean, Fast, Swedish Comedy," was a musical comedy act based in Racine, Wisconsin.
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Steel Guitar Ace

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Description: Jack Penewell of Madison, originator of the twelve string Hawaiian guitar (or so his business card says), with another musician tentatively identified as T...
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Capital Offenses

Date: 1986
Description: Photograph taken to illustrate the jacket of a recording issued by the Capital Offenses, the blue grass band headed by Congressman David R. Obey of Wiscons...
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Capital Offenses

Date: 1996
Description: Congressman David Obey (playing the harmonica) of Wisconsin with his two sons, Douglas and Craig, performing as part of the Capital Offenses, a bluegrass b...
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Nirvana Poster

Date: 1990
Description: Nirvana poster from their 1990 tour.
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Scott Lilly

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Description: Scott Lilly, a senior policy adviser to Congressman David R. Obey, who formed the Capitol Offenses, a blue grass band with which Obey also played.
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Harmonica Homage

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey and his blue grass band, the Capitol Offenses, performed at many political events. It is no accident that the band chose this spo...
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The Bards

Date: 05 11 1961
Description: 1962 may have been the start to a musical career for this Madison area vocal and instrumental trio, the Bards. Left to right are: Paul Skalet, Cross Plain...
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Band at Oktoberfest

Date: 07 20 2013
Description: Country/folk/rock band playing and singing, prior to the Merle Haggard and the Strangers performance at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds. They are wearing...
Poster

"Mi primera novia" (My First Girlfriend) Film Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Argentine film poster. Large, illustrated image of a man's head floating at the top with other smaller figures surrounding him. A band is playing on the le...
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Catfish Stephenson

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Description: Blues musician Catfish Stephenson performing with friends on State Street.
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The Paraphernalia

Date: 1967
Description: View from audience of the band "The Paraphernalia" performing. From the left is: a young man is playing the drums, two young women each playing an electric...
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Rock Festival

Date: 06 27 1970
Description: Elevated view from back of stage of band playing at a rock festival at the "People's Fair." In the background is a crowd watching from a lawn. Tents are on...
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Fourth of July Parade Wagon

Date: 1906
Description: A group of people on a horse-drawn wagon. They are holding or playing instruments, and appear to be wearing blackface makeup. Text written at bottom reads:...

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