Lonesome Hank at the Grand Emporium
Only Lonesome Hank's eyes and hands are visible as he blows into an amplified harmonica at the Grand Emporium.
Mark DuFresne at the Grand Emporium
Mark DuFresne, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes and lifts his eyebrows as he blows into an amplified harmonica he is clutching in his hands.
Mark Hummel at the Grand Emporium
Mark Hummel, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a fedora and sunglasses, closes his eyes as he blows into an amplified harmonica he clutches with both hands.
Mark Wenner at the Grand Emporium
Mark Wenner of the Nighthawks, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, with tattoo sleeves and wearing a shirt with a dragon on it, looks seriously to his right and blows into an...
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.
Mississippi Jed Irvin at the Grand Emporium
Mississippi Jed Irvin of the Roland Allen Band, wearing a Hawaiian print shirt and a harmonica belt, holds an amplified harmonica to his mouth and looks out during the KCBS April Jam at the Grand...
Mojo Buford and Rico McFarland at the Grand Emporium
Mojo Buford, wearing a baseball cap, closes his eyes and blows into an amplified harmonica he clutches in his hands, as he stands to the right of Rico McFarland who plays guitar and smiles to his left...
Mojo Buford at the W.C. Handy Awards
Mojo Buford, from the left, wearing a leather fedora, closes his eyes as he blows into an amplified harmonica he clutches in his hands on Beale Street, Memphis, for the W.C. Handy Awards. His guitar...
Music fans congratulate Little Hatch on his 80th birthday
Little Hatch smiles as he sits on a folding chair behind an amplifier and in front of speakers at BB's Lawnside BBQ for Provine "Little" Hatch's 80th birthday celebration. Three unidentified smiling...
Peter Harper at the Grand Emporium
Peter Harper, one of the International Acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes and blows into an amplified harmonica he is clutching in his left hand and controlling the sound with his...
Phil Wiggins at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS
Phil Wiggins, wearing a fedora, likely blows into a harmonica completely covered by his hands behind a microphone, he looks up to his right during the 4th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at...
Rain Dogs at the Grand Emporium
Rain Dogs, a blues band including Mike Roark, Karla Peterie, Phil Smith, and Jim Herbert stand in front of a wall of signatures at the Grand Emporium and smile at the photographer.
Rain Dogs performing
Rain Dogs, a blues band including Phil Smith, strumming a double bass with his eyes closed, Karla Peterie, smiling as she looks at the neck of a mandolin she is strumming, Mike Roark, blowing into a...
Raindogs and Saffire the Uppity Blues Women
Raindogs & Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, stand in a group grinning at the photographer are Jim Herbert, Gaye Adegbalola, Phil Smith, Mike Roark...
Rich Berry at the City Market
Rich Berry, wearing a harmonica neck holder with a harmonica in it, smiles as he sits behind a microphone, resting a guitar on his right leg, opening a Price Chopper bottle of water at the City Market...
Rod Piazza at the Grand Emporium
Rod Piazza, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing sunglasses, blows into an amplified harmonica that he clutches with his left hand and controls the sound with his right.
Rod Piazza, Evie Quarles, and Miss Honey Piazza
Rod Piazza, wearing sunglasses, sits to the right of Evie Quarles and Miss Honey Piazza sits to Evie's left. All three are smiling at the camera.
Roger Naber, Mary Faith, Brody Buster, and Shannon Curfman at the Grand Emporium
Brody Buster and Shannon Curfman, national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, stand next to Roger Naber and Mary Faith in front of the signature wall and all smile at the photographer.
Sam Myers at the Grand Emporium
Sam Myers, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a double-breasted suit, peaks at the photographer over his hands that clasp an amplified harmonica.
Scotty Boy's Steady Rollin' Band in Washington Park
Scotty Boy's Steady Rollin' Band: Mark Rollings, Bill Morlan, Scott Daniel, and Jerry Riccardi stand with their arms around each others shoulders at dusk in Washington Park in Kansas City, MO.
Snooky Pryor at the 1st Annual Acoustic Showcase
Snooky Pryor, one of the national acts at the 1st Annual Acoustic Showcase of the Kansas City Blues Society, from his left, wearing a bowler hat, smiles into a microphone he's holding with his left...
Sonny Kenner, Luqman Hamza, Rusty Tucker, Everette DeVan, Roy Searcy, King Alex, Lawrence Wright, Linda Shell and others at the Mutual Musicians Foundation
Blues and jazz musicians Sonny Kenner, Luqman Hamza, Richard Townsend, Rusty Tucker, Everette DeVan, Roy Searcy, King Alex, Lawrence Wright, and Linda Shell gather together at noon on the steps of the...
Studebaker John at the Grand Emporium
Studebaker John, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a beret, closes his eyes and blows into a harmonica he clutches in both hands.
Terry "Harmonica" Bean at BB's Lawnside Bar-B-Q
Harmonica Bean, one of the national acts to perform at the Acoustic Blues Showcase at BB's Lawnside BBQ, wears a baseball cap backwards and a harmonica holder around his neck, while he sits, smiles...