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#1: Composite image of early photo of John Ware and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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![Wedding portrait of Ethel Marie Henderson Ware, mother of John Ware, 1930 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//001-WARE-John-Mother-Ethel-Henderson-Ware-Wedding-1930.jpg)
#2: Wedding portrait of Ethel Marie Henderson Ware, mother of John Ware, 1930
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![John McKee Ware, father of John Ware, 1946 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//002-WARE-John-Father-John-McKee-Ware-1946.jpg)
#3: John McKee Ware, father of John Ware, 1946
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#4: John Ware with his sister, Jenny; Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1946
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#5: John Ware, ca. 1948
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#6: High school portrait of John Ware, 1962
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#7: John Ware, 1958
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#8: John Ware and his father, John McKee Ware, at a family wedding, 1967
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#9: John McKee Ware, father of John Ware, 1969
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![John Ware on drums with Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band, opening for Elton John at Dodger Stadium; Los Angeles, California, 1975 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//010-WARE-John-The-Hot-Band-Dodger-Staduim-1975.jpg)
#10: John Ware on drums with Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band, opening for Elton John at Dodger Stadium; Los Angeles, California, 1975
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![Rodney Crowell, Glen D Hardin, and John Ware on stage with the Hot Band at Red Rocks Amphitheatre; Morrison, Colorado, 1976 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//011-WARE-John-The-Hot-Band-Red-Rocks-1976.jpg)
#11: Rodney Crowell, Glen D Hardin, and John Ware on stage with the Hot Band at Red Rocks Amphitheatre; Morrison, Colorado, 1976
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![John Ware (standing at left) with Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band and Albert Lee (sitting top right), 1977 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//012-WARE-John-The-Hot-Band-1977.jpg)
#12: John Ware (standing at left) with Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band and Albert Lee (sitting top right), 1977
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![The Hot Band: (back row) Barry Tashian, John Ware, Tony Brown, unknown, Ricky Skaggs; (front row) Frank Reckard, Emmylou Harris, road manager Phil Kaufman, 1979 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//013-WARE-John-The-Hot-Band-1979.jpg)
#13: The Hot Band: (back row) Barry Tashian, John Ware, Tony Brown, unknown, Ricky Skaggs; (front row) Frank Reckard, Emmylou Harris, road manager Phil Kaufman, 1979
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![Enactron Truck studio session with the Hot Band and engineers: (1st row) Hank DeVito; (2nd row) Emory Gordy Jr., Glen D Hardin, James Burton, Rodney Crowell, John Ware; (3rd row) Emmylou Harris; (4th row) Brian Ahern, Donovan Cowart; 1995 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//014-WARE-John-The-Hot-Band-1995.jpg)
#14: Enactron Truck studio session with the Hot Band and engineers: (1st row) Hank DeVito; (2nd row) Emory Gordy Jr., Glen D Hardin, James Burton, Rodney Crowell, John Ware; (3rd row) Emmylou Harris; (4th row) Brian Ahern, Donovan Cowart; 1995
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![John Ware and Emmylou Harris at Eddie Tickner wake, a celebration of all things Eddie, 2006 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//015-WARE-John-Emmylou-Harris-2004.jpg)
#15: John Ware and Emmylou Harris at Eddie Tickner wake, a celebration of all things Eddie, 2006
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![The Hot Band at the 2005 ASCAP Awards: (from left) Glen D Hardin, Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell, Emory Gordy Jr., Emmylou Harris, Jed Hilly, John Ware, James Burton © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//016-WARE-John-The-Hot-Band-2005.jpg)
#16: The Hot Band at the 2005 ASCAP Awards: (from left) Glen D Hardin, Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell, Emory Gordy Jr., Emmylou Harris, Jed Hilly, John Ware, James Burton
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![John Ware and Levon Helm at Midnight Ramble; Woodstock, New York, 2009 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//017-WARE-John-Levon-Helm-2009.jpg)
#17: John Ware and Levon Helm at Midnight Ramble; Woodstock, New York, 2009
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#18: John Ware seated at drums with gold and platinum records on the wall
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#19: John Ware's favorite Sam Bacco-refurbished drum set, which never leaves home
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#20: John Ware playing a piano-black drum set refurbished by Sam Bacco
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![Emmylou Harris, John Ware, and Rodney Crowell backstage, 2013 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//021-WARE-John-Emmylou-Harris-Rodney-Crowell-2013.jpg)
#21: Emmylou Harris, John Ware, and Rodney Crowell backstage, 2013
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![Michael Nesmith and John Ware backstage; Boulder, Colorado, 2013 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//022-WARE-John-Michael-Nesmtih-20130404.jpg)
#22: Michael Nesmith and John Ware backstage; Boulder, Colorado, 2013
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![John Ware wtih Emmylou Harris (left) and his wife, Kit (center), backstage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 2013 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//023-WARE-John-Emmylou-Harris-Wife-Kit-2013.jpg)
#23: John Ware wtih Emmylou Harris (left) and his wife, Kit (center), backstage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 2013
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![Jeff Hanna, John Ware, and Jimmie Fadden; Boulder, Colorado, 2013 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//024-WARE-John-Jeff-Hanna-Jimmie-Fadden-2013.jpg)
#24: Jeff Hanna, John Ware, and Jimmie Fadden; Boulder, Colorado, 2013
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![Albert Lee and John Ware backstage, 2013 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas](makeThumbcustom.php?width=550&height=310&img=projects/Arkansas Memories/WARE-John-A/slideshow//025-WARE-John-Albert-Lee-2013.jpg)
#25: Albert Lee and John Ware backstage, 2013
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#26: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with John Ware; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
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#27: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with John Ware; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
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#29: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with John Ware; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
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#30: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with John Ware; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
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