Ulysses 'Blackie' Auger, owner of Duke Ellington Building and Mercer Ellington, Duke Ellington's son, unveil plaque marking Duke Ellington's birth site.
Bassist Keter Betts, clarinetist and owner of Blues Alley Tommy Gwaltney, guitarist Steve Jordan and unidentified trumpet player play on stage. Inscribed in image: "Tommy Gwaltney - orig. / owner of Blues Alley / Keter Betts -Bass"
Musicians perform on stage. Left to Right: Saxophonist Stan Getz, saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, saxophonist Zoot Sims, guitarist George Benson, saxophonist Benny Carter, saxophonist Gerry Mulligan (on clarinet) and an unidentified man plays the tenor saxophone.
Group portrait of bandleader / drummer Spike Jones, Felix Grant, Jackson Weaver and unidentified men. Felix Grant, second from the right on the last row; WMAL's Jackson Weaver, last person on the right in the front row; Spike Jones, third person from the left on the front row wearing a checkered suit. Inscribed in image: "To / Felix Grant / In / Sincere appreciation / Spike Jones"
Composite photograph of four photographs showing Shirley Horn with Wynton Marsalis, Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis and Toots Thielemans. Letterpress text beneath image: "SHIRLEY HORN / You Won't Forget Me / c 1990 PolyGram Records, Inc. - Verve / DIGITAL"
Felix Grant receives Blues Alley Jazz Contributions Award from Blues Alley owner John T. Bunyan for his role in promoting jazz and blues musicians and their work in the Washington, D.C. area. Reuben Brown seated at piano in background. Microphones inscribed: "WMAL / AM / 63"