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.
Chris Duarte, John Jordan, and Little Hatch, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, stand on stage in a triangle facing each other. Chris plays an electric guitar and lifts his...
Dave and Dick Pruitt, of the band the Bel Airs, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, focus on playing an electric guitar, an electric bass and singing.
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.
Eric Bibb stands as he sings into a microphone and plays an acoustic guitar next to Dave Bronze, who is seated and looking down while he plays an electric bass. They are a national act that performed...
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 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...
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.
King Alex, stands and sings on stage as he strums a bass while a band member plays a flying V guitar as they perform at the Grand Emporium during July Jam.
Link Wray, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing sunglasses, smiles at the playing of a bassist, possibly Pat Hays, as Link plays an electric guitar.
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.
Ronnie James Weber, one of the national acts to perform at the After Fest Jam at the Grand Emporium, looks down at the neck of a bass guitar he is playing. A pin up girl decorates his guitar.
Russell Jackson, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, purses his lips as he looks seriously down at the electric bass he is playing.
Selby Minner, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, grins as she plays the bass guitar.
The Wilders, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, include Ike Shelton playing an acoustic guitar, then Nate Gawron playing a string bass, then Betse Ellis playing a violin, and...
