Aaron Neville, one of the national acts to perform at the Kansas City Spirit Festival, wearing a leopard print tank top, stands and sings into a microphone he holds in his left hand.
Alvin Youngblood Hart looks up and holds up his left hand with fingers spread as he sings into a microphone at the 6th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
B.B. King from below, smiles as he plays an electric guitar. One of the national acts at the KC Spirit Festival.
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.
Billy Boy Arnold sings into a microphone he holds to his mouth with his left hand as he holds his right hand to his chin at the 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads, at Blue Heaven Studios...
Bobby "Blue" Bland, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes, scrunches his face, and lifts his chin as he sings into a microphone held in this right hand.
Bobby Rush stands on stage holding a microphone in his left hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Bobby Rush, one of the national acts to perform at the Thanksgiving Blues Breakfast in Kansas City, KS, grins as he sings and holds a microphone.
Bobby Womack, wearing a cap and sunglasses, sings into a microphone, mouth wide open, during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, part of the Muddy Waters Tribute Band, wearing a fishing hat, sings into a microphone as he plays a guitar at Carlsen Center in Johnson County Community College.
Chris Murrell, from the right, sings into a microphone during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Corey Glover, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone he holds in his left hand and expresses with his right hand.
D.C. Bellamy, wearing a ball cap, sings into a microphone as he strums a guitar at B. B.'s Lawnside Bar-B-Q during the Kansas City Blues Society 3rd Annual Acoustic Showcase.
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, one of the national acts to perform at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine, sits and sings into a microphone as he holds a guitar under the elbow of his right arm. His left hand sits...
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.
Eddie Turner looks up as he sings into a microphone and plays a guitar during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Frankie Lee, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a baseball cap and holding a microphone in his right hand, smiles at the photographer.
Harry Hypolite, wearing a Kufi hat and Dashiki shirt, smiles and plays an electric guitar at the 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Harry Hypolite, one of the national acts to perform at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine, wearing a French beret, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone and plays an electric guitar.
Henry Townsend, face just visible above a piano, wears a ball cap and sings intensely into a microphone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
J.J. Johnson, wearing a bowler hat and a diamond "J" necklace, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Jean Knight grins at the photographer as she holds a microphone at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS. An unidentified African American male electric bass...
Jimmie Lee Robinson closes his eyes and purses his lips as he plays guitar at Club Paradox during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Jody Williams closes his eyes as he plays an electric guitar with "Jody" painted on the pick guard and also embroidered on his guitar strap at the 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue...
