KoKo Taylor and Debbie Davies, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, share a microphone as they sing together.
Koko Taylor, from her right side, scrunches her face as she sings into a microphone she holds in her right hand during Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Koko Taylor, neck and chest wet with perspiration, closes her eyes and lifts her head to her right, as she smiles and sings into a microphone she is holding in her right hand during the Kansas City...
KoKo Taylor, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes her eyes and sings, wide-mouthed, into a microphone held in her right hand.
Lavay Smith, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a flower in her hair, smiles as she sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand.
Little Mary, one of the national acts at the Rhythm and Boobs Benefit in Blayney's, sings into a microphone as she plays an acoustic guitar.
Lou Ann Barton and Jimmie Vaughan perform as one of the national acts at the Grand Emporium. Lou Ann stands and claps her hands smiling as she watches the neck of the electric guitar Jimmie is playing...
Lou Ann Barton, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks to her left as she claps her hands.
Mac Odom, Roomful of Blues, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, from below, opens his mouth wide as he sings into a microphone held in his left hand and partly obstructing his...
Magic Slim, wearing a cowboy hat and a t-shirt of himself and June Bug, puts his arm around "June Bug" John Stuerke who is wearing the same t-shirt. They smile directly at the photographer during the...
Magic Slim, wearing a cowboy hat, sings into a microphone during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Marcia Ball, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, holds a plastic alligator between her hands as she looks down to her right and smiles.
Mary Moore dancing with an unidentified white man on the dance floor at the Grand Emporium. Other patrons can be seen behind them.
Mel Waiters, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, sings into a microphone as he wears a zebra-print suit jacket.
Mike Finnigan, one of the national acts to perform at the Beaumont Club, from his left side, sings into a microphone and plays a keyboard. Other keyboards are visible behind him.
Myra Taylor in a publicity photograph. She's wearing a beanie cap, smiling up to her left, and holding her hands up and open by her face. Below the photo are the words, "Jump, Blues, Jazz, and Swing...
Myra Taylor sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
The Nortons and Danielle Schnebelen (Danielle Nicole) stand outside the Grand Emporium during the Blues Challenge.
Otis Clay with the Platinum Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, stand in front of a wall of photographs and smile at the photographer.
Otis Clay, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone.
Otis Clay, Floyd Singletary, T.J. Hooker, and Vernon Garrett, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, stand in a semi-circle on stage. Otis Clay is laughing as he holds a microphone...
Peggy Scott Adams, wearing an Asian inspired blouse, stands facing the photographer, mouth wide open, with the microphone held low by her right side during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. A...
Philadelphia Jerry Ricks, wearing a cowboy hat, lays his right hand on his cheek, closes his eyes, and sings into a microphone he hugs with his left hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival...
Phillip Walker, one of the national acts to perform at Knuckleheads Saloon, wearing a flat cap, hugs his electric guitar on his lap and leans toward Myra Taylor who is also seated and is singing into...
Ray Charles, an overcoat draped over his shoulders, looks at the floor to his right as he shakes the hand of a seated Myra Taylor who is wearing a sparkling fez-type cap. They were one of the national...
