Koko Taylor at Rhythm & Ribs
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 at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
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...
Lavay Smith at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Lavay Smith, wearing a tropical sundress and a flower in her hair, smiles as she sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Lawrence Wright receives the lifetime achievement award at Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Lawrence Wright stands behind a keyboard, looking straight at the photographer, and lays his left hand over his heart as he holds a plaque high with his right hand at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz...
Lazy Lester at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Lazy Lester's face is barely visible behind his hands which are clasping an amplified harmonica. His eyes are closed and he's wearing a straw fedora during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Lee Oskar at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Lee Oskar plays a harmonica into a microphone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Lester "Duck" Warner at Rhythm and Ribs
Lester "Duck" Warner, from the right, wearing a straw flat cap, blows into a valve trombone during Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Lionel Young at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Lionel Young, wearing a straw cowboy hat, sunglasses, and beads in his hair, sings into a microphone and plucks a fiddle during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Little Milton Campbell at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Little Milton Campbell, rolling his top lip over his lower lip, as he plays an electric guitar during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Little Smokey Smothers at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Little Smokey Smothers, wearing a bowler hat and overalls, looks to his left as he plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Long John Hunter at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Long John Hunter, of the band Lonestar Shootout, wears a straw fedora and looks seriously over his left shoulder as he plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Lonnie Brooks at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Lonnie Brooks of the band, Lonestar Shootout, wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy shirt, looks up as he plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Louisiana Red at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Louisiana Red, seated and wearing sunglasses, plays guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Magic Slim and June Bug at Knuckleheads
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 at Knuckleheads
Magic Slim, wearing a cowboy hat, sings into a microphone during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Mark Sallings at Knuckleheads
Mark Sallings closes his eyes as he blows into a saxophone as he stands on stage during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Michael Charles at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Michael Charles (role uncertain) from his right at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Michael Hill at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Michael Hill looking very serious, and wearing a vest with chili peppers on it, plays a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Myra Taylor at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Myra Taylor sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Paula Rangell at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Paula Rangell, wearing a straw hat and cat eye sunglasses, blows into an alto saxophone behind a microphone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Peggy Scott Adams at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
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 at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
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 at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Phillip Walker, of the band, Lonestar Shootout, wearing a cowboy hat, bolo tie, and western vest, smiles over his right shoulder as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Pinetop Perkins at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest
Pinetop Perkins, from the left, sits on stage at a grand piano, wearing a bowler hat while he performs at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. The audience is visible between the legs of the piano...
Pinetop Perkins at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest smiles at the photographer
Pinetop Perkins, wearing a bowler hat, smiles at the photographer as he sits at a piano during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.