Mic Collection (page 3)

Portrait of Macbeth (McDonald Augustus...Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947)
Portrait of Macbeth (McDonald Augustus Fritz), Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947

Portrait of Macbeth, Count of Monte Cristo...Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947
Portrait of Macbeth, Count of Monte Cristo, Lord Invader, and Wilmoth Houdini, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947

Portrait of Cab Calloway, Columbia studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cab Calloway, Columbia studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Tex Beneke, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tex Beneke, ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Buddy Weed, ABC studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy Weed, ABC studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. May 1947

Portrait of Sarah Vaughan, Café Society (Downtown)(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sarah Vaughan, CafU Society (Downtown)(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Miquelito Valdez, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Miquelito Valdez, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Tommy Dorsey, Mel Tormé, Georgie Auld, Ray McKinley, Johnny...WMCA, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Tommy Dorsey, Mel TormU, Georgie Auld, Ray McKinley, Johnny Desmond(?), Vic Damone, and Cab Calloway, WMCA, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Frank Sinatra, Liederkrantz Hall, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Frank Sinatra, Liederkrantz Hall, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947

Portrait of Deryk Sampson, Lynn Carver, Justin Arndt, and Clair Dorward, Famous Door, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Deryk Sampson, Lynn Carver, Justin Arndt, and Clair Dorward, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Josephine Premice, Village Vanguard, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Josephine Premice, Village Vanguard, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, N.Y. ca. June 1947
Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Joe Mooney and Andy Fitzgerald, Dixon's Steak House(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Wilber Kirk, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wilber Kirk, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo, and Harry Forbes, Capitol studio, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo, and Harry Forbes, Capitol studio, ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Jonah Jones and Cab Calloway, Columbia studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jonah Jones and Cab Calloway, Columbia studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Illinois Jacquet, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Illinois Jacquet, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Billie Holiday, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billie Holiday, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of Ann Hathaway, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ann Hathaway, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson... Downbeat, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Billy Eckstine and Hugo Winterhalter, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billy Eckstine and Hugo Winterhalter, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Tommy Dorsey, WMCA, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tommy Dorsey, WMCA, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Buddy Clark, CBS studio, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy Clark, CBS studio, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of June Christy and Red Rodney, Club Troubadour, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of June Christy and Red Rodney, Club Troubadour, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Charlie Ventura, Curley Russell, Bill Harris, Ralph Burns...Three Deuces, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Charlie Ventura, Curley Russell, Bill Harris, Ralph Burns, and Dave Tough, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Will Bradley, Mart Garvey, and William P. Gottlieb, NBC/WRC show, Washington, c1940
Portrait of Will Bradley, Mart Garvey, and William P. Gottlieb, NBC/WRC show, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940

Portrait of Tony Parenti and Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, N.Y. ca. June 1947
Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Broadcasting to the Children of the Empire - 13th October, 1940, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Broadcasting to the Children of the Empire - 13th October, 1940, 1947. Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose at the microphone

Claire Martin, Kenton Rendezvous, Egham, Surrey, 2000. Creator: Brian Foskett
Claire Martin, Kenton Rendezvous, Egham, Surrey, 2000

Bossa Singer
pomodorosa

Let there be light
Anders Samuelsson

Joy #003
Anders Samuelsson

Khoma on stage
Anders Samuelsson

Picture shows Jeff Lynne, lead singer and songwriter with The Electric Light Orchestra (also known as ELO) performing at The Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC)

Ella Fitzgerald, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, Herts, 1981

Anita O Day, Marquee Club, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Anita O Day, Marquee Club, London, 1962

Michel Petrucciani, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 1998. Creator: Brian Foskett
Michel Petrucciani, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 1998

Amy Johnson broadcasting from Croydon Airport, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Amy Johnson broadcasting from Croydon Airport, 1930, (1933). In 1930, British aviator Johnson (1903-1941) became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in her DH60 Moth aeroplane Jason

Louis Armstrong and Tyree Glenn, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Louis Armstrong and Tyree Glenn, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1968

China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu, 1942 Creator: Unknown
China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu broadcasting in the Eastern Service, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Imelda May, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2014. Artist: Brian O Connor
Imelda May, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex, 2014

Imelda May, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2006. Artist: Brian O Connor
Imelda May, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2006

Barbara Thompson, Knebworth Jazz Festival, Hertfordshire, July, 1981. Artist: Brian O Connor
Barbara Thompson, Knebworth Jazz Festival, Hertfordshire, July, 1981

Clare Teal, 2013. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Clare Teal, Bristol Jazz Festival, 2013

Jacqui Dankworth, 2009. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jacqui Dankworth, Coventry Jazz Festival, Belgrade Theatre, 2009

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"Capturing the Soul of Music: A Journey Through Time and Sound" In a mesmerizing performance at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire on April 8th, 1983, George Melly takes center stage. The mic in his hand becomes an extension of his soul as he effortlessly belts out jazz melodies that resonate with the audience. Count Basie's presence is commanding as he graces the stage in Chatham, Kent in 1967. With every note played and every word sung into the mic, he transports listeners to a world where rhythm reigns supreme. At Ronnie Scotts in Soho, London during September 1993, Billy Higgins and David Williams create magic through their instruments. The mic captures their harmonious collaboration as they weave intricate melodies that captivate all who listen. Toots Thielemans enchants Ronnie Scotts' audience in London during 1978. His mastery over his instrument shines through as he breathes life into each note that resonates from the mic held close to him by Brian O Connor. The Rolling Stones electrify Richmond, London at the 4th National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1964. Mick Jagger's magnetic energy reverberates through the crowd as he commands attention with every word amplified by the trusty old microphone. Peggy Lee exudes elegance at Pigalle Club in Piccadilly St James's during her performance captured by Brian Foskett back in 1961. Her silky voice dances effortlessly across each syllable projected through her trusted companion -the microphone- enchanting all those fortunate enough to witness it firsthand. While music has its own timeless allure, even microphones have stories beyond stages and studios. In a surprising twist away from musical performances lies an SEM image revealing bacteria found on a mobile phone's surface—a reminder of how technology connects us both musically and biologically.