Eartha Kitt with neighborhood children, 1950s. David Johnson

Wesley Johnson Sr. behind the bar of the Texas Playhouse, September 10, 1958. Although the Playhouse did not have live music, Wesley would often spin records and play DJ behind the bar. Wesley Johnson Jr. collection

Texas Playhouse patrons with Lottie "The Body," a local dance star (with blonde hair, third from the right), and Harlem Globetrotters star Goose Tatum (far right), 1950s. Wesley Johnson Jr. collection

Jimbo Edwards with the infamous "signed" Bop City bass, which musicians described as the worst bass in the world. Jerry Stoll