B.B. Dickerson, of the Same Ole Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks up as he plays an electric bass.
Bill Stuve's head and hands, a member of the band, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks seriously to his left at the neck of a string bass...
Biscuit Miller, of the Lonnie Brooks Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, grins directly at the photographer as he plays an electric bass.
Bob Stroger, wearing a top hat, and a guitar lapel pin, looks down at the neck of electric bass he is playing during the 4th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads, at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Bob Stroger, wearing a cowboy hat, leans to his left as he plays an electric bass at 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Carla Robinson looks straight ahead with a serious look on her face as she plays an electric bass at the 6th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Coko Henderson, wearing a cowboy hat and a bedazzled shoulder strap, grimaces and looks down towards his left shoulder as he plays a bass at Roadhouse Ruby's South.
Danielle Schnebelen (Danielle Nicole) looks to her left over the neck of a bass she is playing at the Grand Emporium.
Don Bennett of the Marcia Ball Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, from below left, grins at the photographer as he plays an electric bass.
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, wearing a ball cap, stands and sings into a microphone while playing an electric bass at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Glen Therman, wearing a perspiration soaked shirt and a flat cap, looks intensely to his left as he plays a bass during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Greg Silva, of the band Roomful of Blues, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, purses his lips and leans forward as he plays an electric string bass.
James Albright looks seriously at the neck of a bass guitar as he stands in front of a microphone wearing headphones at the Myra Taylor recording session at Airborne Audio Productions.
James Gilbert, in an open-collared shirt, rolls his lips and looks down to his left at the neck of the bass as he plucks the string with his right hand during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater...
James Whitney looks to his right at the photographer with a gleam in his eyes as he sings into the microphone and plays a bass at Mill Creek Brewery. A picture of, likely, Duke Ellington is on the...
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...
John Cutler of the band Parlay, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, head wrapped in a bandana, watches his hand on the neck of an electric bass that he is playing.
John Cutler of the band, Parlay, wearing a bandana around his head, looks at the fingers of his left hand on the neck of a bass as he plays at the Grand Emporium.
John Jordan, of the Chris Duarte Group, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing sunglasses, purses his lips as he plays an electric bass.
Ken Faltinson of the band Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes as he plays an electric bass.
King Alex wears a Hawaiian print shirt as he smiles and looks right at the photographer and holds the microphone to his mouth at the Grand Emporium.
Mark Eakin of the band, Lawrence Wright & The Outlets, is wearing a suit as he looks down at the neck of a bass he is playing at the Grand Emporium.
Pat Recob smiles at the photographer as he plays the bass at the Grand Emporium.
Paul Greenlease looks to his left at the neck of a bass he's playing at the Grand Emporium.
Randy McDonald of the Tommy Castro Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes and leans over as he plays an electric bass.
