Joe Beard looks down at the neck of a guitar he is playing during the 4th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Joe Bonamassa, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, grits his teeth as he plays a Flying V electric guitar.
Joe Louis Walker, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, lifts his head and smiles as he plays an electric guitar.
John Bridgewater wearing a fedora, leather vest, and an animal print shirt, looks down at his hands as he sweats and plays a guitar at the Grand Emporium.
John Cephas, wearing a fedora, sings into a microphone as he plays an acoustic guitar during the 4th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
John Hammond, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes as he blows into a harmonica on holder and plays an acoustic guitar.
John Hammond, from his right side, is seated and craning his head upward to reach the microphone while he strums a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. He has a harmonica holder and...
John Mooney closes his eyes as he strums a guitar at B. B.'s Lawnside Bar-B-Q during the Kansas City Blues Society 3rd Annual Acoustic Showcase.
John Mooney looks down over his left shoulder as he holds a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
John Mooney, one of the national acts to perform at the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, wearing sunglasses and a gecko patterned shirt, looks down at the neck of the electric guitar he is playing.
John Richardson looks down at the floor as he plays an electric guitar at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS. A drum set is visible behind him.
John Richardson picks up his left foot and shakes the guitar neck he's playing during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
John Wedemeyer, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium After Fest Jam, closes his eyes, leans to his left, and plays an electric guitar.
John Weston, wearing a harmonica holder, looks at the neck of an electric guitar he is playing at the 6th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Johnnie Bassett, wearing a cap, looks forward and sings into a microphone as he plays a guitar at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS. He wear a guitar...
Johnnie Bassett, wearing an flat cap, looks to his left as he fastens a capo to the neck of a guitar on Beale Street, Memphis, for the W.C. Handy Awards.
Johnny C. of the Automatics, looks down and to his left at the neck of a guitar he plays at the Grand Emporium.
Jonathan Richman, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, plays an acoustic guitar with attitude on his face while leaning back.
Jonny Lang, wearing a Dashiki, scrunches his face with his mouth wide open as he plays the guitar at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. The picture is rather blurry.
Josh Smith, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks over his right shoulder as he plays an electric guitar and stands behind a microphone.
Kark Angerer looks at the neck of his guitar as he plays at the Grand Emporium.
KC Kelsey Hill gapes at the audience over his left shoulder as he plays a guitar in a wide-brimmed hat during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.
Keb Mo, wearing a fedora, scrunches his face as he sings into a microphone and plays a guitar during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Keb' Mo', one of the national acts to appear at the Madrid Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, sits and sings into a microphone looking up and to his left as he plays a guitar.
Kenny Neal, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, overbites his lower lip and looks left as he plays an electric guitar.
