Dickie Wells was born in Centerville, Tennessee. He moved to New York City in 1926, and became a member of the Lloyd Scott band. Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

[Portrait of Dicky Wells, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y., ca. Jan. 1947]

1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

Caption from Down Beat: Dickie Wells and Henry Wells: There's justifiable confusion among many people over the Wells boys. Though not otherwise related, both Dickie and Henry play trombone, sing, and travel around in the same better jazz circles. Now, to add to the confusion, they're both playing in the same orchestra (Sy Oliver's). Dickie is, of course, the Wells famous for his hot blowing and Henry is the man many consider the finest of all straight ballad singers.

Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 490 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). In: The Record Changer, v. 5, no. 11 (Jan. 47, 1947), p. 7.

Subjects: Wells, Dicky, 1910- Jazz musicians--1940-1950. Trombonists--1940-1950. Eddie Condon's

Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950.

Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig...

Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/

Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005

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