Bobby Carson looks serious as he holds an electric guitar high on his chest and watches the fingers of his left hand on the neck of the guitar as he plays at the Grand Emporium.
Brandon Hudspeth, closes his eyes as he plays a guitar at the Grand Emporium. The photo is taken at an angle from the ground up.
Buddy Guy grins to his left as he plays a polka dot guitar. One of the national acts to play at Roadhouse Ruby's South, Olathe, KS.
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.
Bugs Henderson, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes and lifts his chin with his mouth slightly open as he plays an electric guitar.
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.
Carl Weathersby, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, playfully grimaces over his left shoulder as he plays an electric guitar.
Carlton Armstrong, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, makes a mean face with a cigar in his mouth, as he plays an electric guitar.
Carolyn Wonderland, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes her eyes and smiles with her hair hanging in her face as she plays an electric guitar.
Charlie Musselwhite smiles down to his right as he sits behind a microphone playing a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Chick Willis, wearing a cowboy hat, licks the neck of his guitar at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Chick Willis, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium during the Kansas City Blues Society Festival's 20th Anniversary, wearing a cowboy hat, shirt, and boots, stands and plays an...
Chick Willis, wearing a hat and grimacing while playing an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Chico Banks, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, grimaces over his right shoulder as he plays an electric guitar.
Chris Duarte, of the Chris Duarte Group, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles to his left with one strand of hair hanging down the center of his face, as he plays an...
Chris Thomas King, a member of the Muddy Waters Tribute Band, wearing a Kufi cap, closes his eyes as he plays a flying Z guitar at the Carlsen Center in Johnson County Community College.
Chris Vachon, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks seriously to his left as he lifts the neck of the electric guitar he is playing high by his head.
Chris Vachon, of the band, "Roomful of Blues,: from his left side, has his mouth wide open as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Chris Whitley, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks seriously down at a very worn dobro he plays.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles at the photographer wearing a cowboy hat and a guitar strap.
Coco Montoya, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes as he plays a left-handed electric guitar.
Corey Harris, one of the national acts at the 1st Annual Acoustic Showcase of the Kansas City Blues Society, looks down at the neck of a dobro he is playing.
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, 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.
D.C. Bellamy, wearing a ball cap, looks over his right shoulder as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City Blues Society 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Grand Emporium.
