Adam Page at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Adam Page, wearing a ball cap, seriously looks forward as he plays electric guitar on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
AG at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
AG, wearing a fedora, plays a saxophone into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Barbara Blue at Knuckleheads
Barbara Blue, wearing sunglasses, sings into a microphone and plays the tambourine during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Bill Carter at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Bill Carter, wearing a straw fedora, stands and sings into a microphone as he plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Bobby Rush at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005
Bobby Rush stands on stage holding a microphone in his left hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Bobby Watson at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Bobby Watson, looking directly at the photographer, blows into a microphoned alto saxophone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Bobby Watson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003
Bobby Watson blows into an alto saxophone that has a microphone in front of it during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Brenda Walker at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Brenda Walker, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, crop top, and denim vest, plays a flute into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Bugs Henderson at Knuckleheads
Bugs Henderson, wearing a head band and tank top looks out as he plays a guitar during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Chick Willis at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005
Chick Willis, wearing a hat and grimacing while playing an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Chris Layton at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Chris Layton looks intently directly at the photographer and out over a drum set he is playing during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Chris Murrell at Rhythm & Ribs
Chris Murrell, from the right, sings into a microphone during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Cotton Candy at Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006
Cotton Candy Washington looks to her left to sing into the microphone as she plays a keyboard during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. An unidentified guitarist is visible behind her.
D.C. Bellamy at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
D.C. Bellamy, wearing a straw fedora, closes his eyes as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Danny Cox at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004
Danny Cox, wearing a cowboy hat, smiles as he sings into a microphone and plays guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
David "Honeyboy" Edwards at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006
David "Honey Boy" Edwards, wearing a ball cap, sings into a microphone and plays a guitar as he sits on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
David Basse at Rhythm & Ribs
David Basse, wearing a fedora and sunglasses, sits at a drum set as he plays during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Dennis Binder at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006
Dennis Binder, wearing a fedora, looks to his right, as he sits on stage and plays a keyboard on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Diunna Greenleaf at Knuckleheads
Diunna Greenleaf grins as she sings into a microphone held in her right hand during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Eddie Tigner at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Eddie Tigner, wearing a Route 66 ball cap, looks seriously out over a microphone while he plays a keyboard during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Eddie Turner at Knuckleheads
Eddie Turner looks up as he sings into a microphone and plays a guitar during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Elvin Bishop at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Elvin Bishop, wearing overalls, looks intently at an electric guitar he's playing during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Ernie Johnson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004
Ernie Johnston stands on stage playing an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Harry Hypolite at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Harry Hypolite, wearing a Kufi hat, leans back as he plays guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. A profile shadow is visible behind him.
Ida McBeth at Rhythm & Ribs
Ida McBeth smiles as she holds a microphone to her mouth at Rhythm and Ribs 18th & Vine Jazz Fest. She is seated and wearing a floral dress.