Keb' Mo' at the Madrid Theater
Keb' Mo', one of the national acts to appear at the Madrid Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, sits and sings into a microphone looking up and to his left as he plays a guitar.
Kelley Hunt and Johnnie Johnson at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS
Kelley Hunt and Johnnie Johnson were a national act that performed at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS. Kelley Hunt sings into a microphone as she stands behind and looking at Johnnie Johnson playing the...
King Alex during July Jam 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.
Larry Garner at Club Paradox
Larry Garner, wearing a fedora, closes his eyes as he plays the guitar at Club Paradox in Kansas City, Kansas. An unidentified white male keyboard player, and a drummer, and an African American male...
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.
Leon Sam at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS
Leon Sam, wearing a cowboy hat, sings into a microphone as he plays an accordion at the Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Levee Town and Simplexity sit outside on the steps
Groups Levee Town and Simplexity (Jeff Jones; GoGo Ray; Dave Wilkerson; Wes Blackman; Blaze; George Robinson; Tyson Leslie; Mark Gilmore) sit outside on steps and smile at the photographer.
Lil' Bob at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS
Lil' Bob (Camille Bob), wearing a sailor hat, sings into a microphone at the 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson at Carlsen Center JCCC
Luther Guitar Junior Johnson, part of the Muddy Waters Tribute Band, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone and plays a guitar at the Carlsen Center in Johnson County Community College.
Mac Odom at the Grand Emporium
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 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.
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.
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.
Mel Waiters at the Grand Emporium
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 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...
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.
Nappy Brown at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS
Nappy Brown, with a bandage on his middle finger on his right hand and a clock ring on this left hand, makes crazy eyes as he sings into a microphone at the 6th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads...
Otis Clay and the Platinum Band at the Grand Emporium
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 at the Grand Emporium
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 at the Grand Emporium
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...
Percy Sledge at the Blue Heaven Studio
Percy Sledge, one of the national acts to perform at Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, KS, wearing a tuxedo, looks up and grins as he sings into a microphone.
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...