Jassion Taylor at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Jassion Taylor looks intently at a drum set he sits behind during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Jay McShann at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004
Jay McShann, left side profile, wearing a ball cap as he sits at a baby grand piano playing for an audience visible behind him during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Jay McShann at the KCK Street Blues Festival
The left side of Jay McShann smiling straight ahead as he sits at a piano wearing a ball cap. A large crowd is behind him smiling and clapping at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Fest. The...
Jimmy D. Lane at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006
Jimmy D. Lane, wearing a cowboy hat and a guitar on the state of Mississippi necklace, seriously looks forward as he plays the guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Jimmy Lee Robinson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2001
Jimmie Lee Robinson closes his eyes and purses his lips as he plays guitar at Club Paradox during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
John Wilson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
John Wilson, wearing an "all star DAD" ball cap and overalls, sings into a microphone he holds in his right hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Karla Peterie at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005
Karla Peterie, of the band Rain Dogs, wearing a sundress and a straw hat, smiles over the microphone as she plays a mandolin during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
King Alex at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blue Festival 2006
King Alex, wearing an Irish cap, looks down at the guitar neck as he sits and plays during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. Parts of two other band musicians are visible behind him.
King of the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Spoon Wilson and D.C. Bellamy, standing wearing beefeater costumes, and an unidentified African American woman, have crowned Little Hatch the king during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival...
Lazy Lester at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003
Lazy Lester, wearing a straw hat, closes his eyes as he blows into an amplified harmonica during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. He stands in front of the festival banner and hugs the...
LC Gant at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004
LC Gant, wearing a flat cap, smiles and looks above his glasses over his right shoulder as he plays a drum set at the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Lem Sheppard at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Lem Sheppard, wearing sunglasses, looks down at the electric guitar he is playing during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Lem Sheppard during the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2001
Lem Shepphard, wearing a crocheted skull cap, closes his eyes and sings into a microphone as he plays the guitar at Club Paradox during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Little Hatch, King of the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Provine "Little" Hatch close-up photograph as the king of the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. Little Hatch wears a crown and cape as he smiles for the photographer.
Lou Dare, Saint Charles, and Myra Taylor at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2008
Lou Dare and Saint Charles, dressed in medieval clothing, stand behind Myra Taylor, also wearing medieval clothing and a crown, in a wheelchair during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Louisiana Red at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006
Louisiana Red looks down at a guitar he is playing as he sits on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. An unidentified keyboardist is visible behind him.
Marquise Knox at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2008
Marquise Knox clutches a microphone with his hands as he holds it to his mouth during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Marva Whitney at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003
Marva Whitney, in front of the KCK Street Festival banner, looks to her right as she sings into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Marvine McKeithen at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2000
Marvine McKeithen smiles from under an umbrella she's holding in her left hand as she sits beside an unidentified child behind a table laden with t-shirts during the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues...
Marvine McKeithen, Otis Clay, Roger Naber, Dawayne Gilley at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002
Marvine McKeithen, Otis Clay, Roger Naber, Dawayne Gilley stand on the street for a photograph during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Mike Kovacs, Marvine McKeithen, Lou Dare, Tom Baker, Otis Clay, DC Bellamy, Groovie Grant, and Aaron Hodge at the Street Blues Festival 2002
Mike Kovacs, Marvine McKeithen, Lou Dare, Tom Baker, Otis Clay, DC Bellamy, Groovy Grant, and Aaron Hodge stand on the street laughing and looking at the photographer during the Kansas City, Kansas...
Mike Roark at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005
Mike Roark of the band, Rain Dogs, wearing sunglasses, looks down at a keyboard he is playing during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Millage Gilbert at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004
Millage Gilbert, dressed as a king, with two unidentified white women in vintage clothing on each arm, and a crowd of people around them for the Millage Gilbert Parade during the Kansas City, Kansas...
Millage Gilbert at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004
Millage Gilbert smiles as he stands in a king costume during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Millage Gilbert, Joni Mayberry, and Marvine McKeithen at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2001
Joni Mayberry smiles at the photographer as she sits on Millage Gilbert's lap while he signs event posters. Marvine McKeithen sits behind Joni with the event tents and crowd behind her during Kansas...