Yonge music: Tex Slater (left) and Tex Payne concentrate on what they call the basic music, offering harmonica renditions of Red River Valley and Wabash Cannon ball

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Yonge music: Tex Slater (left) and Tex Payne concentrate on what they call the basic music, offering harmonica renditions of Red River Valley and Wabash Cannon ball

Date10/20/1979

Names

Bezant, Graham (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Yonge music: Tex Slater (left) and Tex Payne concentrate on what they call the basic music; offering harmonica renditions of Red River Valley and Wabash Cannon ball.

Subject

Music

Street musicians

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102909F

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