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Son Seals Blues Band

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Son Seals Blues Band is a blues band performing at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals stands in the spotlight. Red Groetzinger plays a tenor saxophone to the left. The other three band members are unidentified. A large sign across the back of the stage reads, "Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri."
Date Published
1988-08-05
Publisher
Brian Dunlap
Subjects
Blues musicians
Guitarists
Saxophonists
Singers
African American men
Men, White
Time Periods
1981-1990
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

August 5, 1988

Handwritten on the back in black marker, "8/5/88 GRAND EMPORIUM, PHOTO BY BRIAN DUNLAP ©." Handwritten in pencil, "Son Seals Blues Band."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 28 x 36 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-2191.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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