Felton Crews at the Grand Emporium
Felton Crews, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium After Fest Jam, looks down at the neck of the electric guitar he is playing.
Four Fried Chickens & a Coke at the Grand Emporium
Four Fried Chickens and a Coke pose for a photo at the Grand Emporium. Back row: Holding a bass is Landon Murray. Wearing a fedora and a tie is Bill Whitehead. Kenny Richardson holds a saxophone and...
Frank "Iron Jaw" Oakley, L.C. Gant, and Dawayne Gilley at the Grand Emporium
Frank "Iron Jaw" Oakley, L.C. Gant, and Dawayne Gilley are smiling at the photographer from their seats during the Kansas City Blues Society's 20th Anniversary at the Grand Emporium. The crowd is...
Frank Ace at the Grand Emporium
Frank Ace, wearing sunglasses, a sparkling jacket, and a cap with a spade on it, looks serious as he plays a guitar at the Grand Emporium.
Frankie Lee at the Grand Emporium
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.
George Robinson at the Levee
George Robinson, of the band Simplexity, wearing a ball cap with a "G" on it, closes his eyes as he blows into a trumpet in front of a microphone at the Levee.
Gerald Dunn at the Gem Theater
Gerald Dunn stands facing right, looking down, and plays an alto saxophone during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater. A guitarist is visible seated behind Gerald.
Gerald Dunn in the Battle of the Saxes
Gerald Dunn closes his eyes and blows into a tenor saxophone at the Battle of the Saxes at the Grand Emporium.
Gerald Dunn, Luqman Hamza, and Geneva Price at the Blue Room
Gerald Dunn is blowing into an alto saxophone as he looks at Geneva Price. Luqman Hamza is playing a piano behind Geneva and turning his head to the right to look at the photographer. Geneva is...
Groovy Grant broadcasting
Groovy Grant sitting at the broadcast table with headphones by a microphone. He wears a satin print shirt and a matching baseball cap at KKFI Radio Kansas City.
Group playing at 18th and Vine
Myra Taylor is seated in a wheelchair and singing into a microphone with her eyes closed. Sonny Kenner is standing to her left and also singing into a microphone. Ben Kynard and an unidentified...
Guitar Shorty at the Grand Emporium
Guitar Shorty, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes and grimaces as he plays an electric guitar.
Harold Brown at the Grand Emporium
Harold Brown, of the Same Ole Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, happily opens his mouth wide and looks out over a drum set he is playing while he plays a shaker in this...
Harry Hypolite at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Harry Hypolite, wearing a Kufi hat, leans back as he plays guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. A profile shadow is visible behind him.
Harry Hypolite at the Blue Room
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.
Harry Hypolite with Big John and the 39th Street Blues Band at the Blue Room
Harry Hypolite sits in the middle of the 39th Street Blues Band in a double-breasted white suit and satin Nehru collar shirt, wearing a cap, in the Blue Room, 18th & Vine. Big John [Amaro] stands...
Henry Butler at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Henry Butler, wearing sunglasses, sits and plays a grand piano during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. The stage lights are above his head. The audience is visible between the legs of the...
Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne sit and talk during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Henry Hoard at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Henry Hoard sits at a table in the Mutual Musicians Foundation with a saxophone lying on the table. His right hand lies across the bell of the saxophone as his left hand rests on the table.
Henry Hoard at the Mutual Musicians Foundation
Henry Hoard sits at a table in the Mutual Musicians Foundation with a saxophone lying on the table. His right hand lies across the bell of the saxophone as his left hand rests on the table.
Henry Townsend at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
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.
Honeyboy Edwards at BB's Lawnside Bar-B-Q
David "Honeyboy" Edwards, one of the national acts to perform during the Acoustic Blues Showcase at BB's Lawnside BBQ, wearing a baseball cap, sits among the audience of mostly white men as he sings...
Howard Scott at the Grand Emporium
Howard Scott, of the Same Ole Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a "War" baseball cap backwards and a necklace in the shape of the state of Texas, leans over his...
Hubert Sumlin at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Hubert Sumlin, wearing a fedora with a striped hatband and sunglasses, looks down at the neck of an electric guitar as he performs during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Ike Turner at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Ike Turner grins as he plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.