Pinetop Perkins, wearing a bowler hat, smiles at the photographer as he sits at a piano during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Richard Townsend, left side profile, wearing a flat cap and sunglasses, holds a microphone with his right hand and has a guitar strap around his shoulder during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues...
Rick Hendricks, wearing a Hawaiian print shirt, smiles to his left as he holds the neck high of an electric guitar he is playing during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival:
Robert Lockwood, Jr., wearing a flat cap, purses his lips during a close-up photo is taken of his face and guitar headstock during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Robert Lockwood, Jr., wearing a flatcap, looks seriously over a microphone as he holds an electric guitar on his lap during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Ron Edwards looks down at the neck of a guitar he is playing with a bottleneck during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
The Scamps, on stage, are presented with plaques and an unidentified white woman gives them a cake during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Sean Costello, perspiring heavily, smiles to his right as he stands and plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Sherman Holmes of the band, The Holmes Brothers, eyes squeezed closed, wearing a Dashiki, plays an electric bass during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. There are perspiration drips visible on...
Sista Monica's lips are puckered as she points to herself with her left hand and holds a microphone in her right hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. She's wearing sunglasses.
Son Seals looks out as he plays the guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Sonny Kenner closes his eyes and smiles as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Spoon Wilson, wearing a fedora and a sleeveless tank undershirt, grimaces as he plays a set of drums during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Terrance Simien, sweaty hair stuck to his face, grins and closes his eyes, as he plays an accordion during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Terry "Harmonica" Bean looks directly at the photographer as he sits on stage playing a guitar, wearing an Irish cap and harmonica holder during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Texas Johnny Brown, wearing an Irish cap backwards, looks over his left shoulder as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. Another gentleman in a crown is visible...
Tommy Soul Williams, wearing a straw fedora, sings into a microphone during Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Tony "Little Sun" Glover, wearing sunglasses, looks seriously to his left as he holds an amplified harmonica with both hands during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Tutti Gadson, wearing a sun hat, looks over his left shoulder as he plays guitar on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Watermelon Slim, from his right side, is wearing a hat and looking to the sky as he plays a harmonica during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Wendell Holmes of the band, The Holmes Brothers, closes his eyes and grimaces as he sings, mouth wide open, into a microphone, and plays a keyboard during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
The Wild Women including Lori Tucker, Geneva Price, Millie Edwards, and Myra Taylor, sit on stage in chairs singing into microphones under posters of festival kings while Bill Maness plays a keyboard...
Willie "Popsy" Dixon, of the band The Holmes Brothers, sings into a microphone during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Willie King, wearing a Michael Johnathon WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour ball cap, sits in a lawn chair, leaning his chin on his right hand, and smiles directly at the photographer during the Kansas...
Wilson Pickett crouches with his eyes closed while holding the microphone in his left hand as he performs during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
