Grand Emporium Collection

Funk vocalist Hector Bonet looks directly at the photographer as he wears a light-colored suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Hector Bonet. Distributed by: 698 10th Avenue, New York, NY...

Jazz singer Ida McBeth looks up and to the right in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed on the upper right hand corner of the photograph, "Ida McBeth."

Blues vocalist James Buck places his left foot on a step and tips the microphone forward as he sings into it. He wears a red suit jacket of a black shirt. The background of the photograph is distorted...

James Cotton, blues harmonica player and singer, closes his eyes tight as he blows into a harmonica in one hand and holds a microphone to the harmonica with the other in a close-up, head-shot...

Rock pianist and vocalist Jason D. Williams stands on stage behind a microphone with his eyes closed and his mouth wide open. He wears a beige sweater and a fedora hat. Behind him is an unidentified...

Jay Stulo, electric blues guitarist, closes his eyes and leans his head back as he plays an electric guitar on stage with blue and red stage lights behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

Jazz saxophonist Jeanette Harris hugs her saxophone to her right shoulder as she sits and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jeanette Harris. Management-Booking...

The Jive Aces, a British jazz, blues, and swing band comprised of six white men, all jump at once while holding their instruments. They all wear bright yellow business suits. It appears they are on a...

The Jive Aces, a British jazz, blues, and swing band comprised of six white men, all jump at once while holding their instruments. They all wear bright yellow business suits. It appears they are on a...

Blues singer John Paul stands at the microphone singing with his fingers spread and wearing a dark tuxedo jacket and dark leather pants.

Blues harmonica player Johnny Dyer in a dual photograph has one photo of him speaking as he holds a harmonica in his left hand. The other photograph on the right has him playing the harmonica with...

Jonny Lang, blues, gospel, and rock guitarist and vocalist, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone he holds in his left hand. A guitar, mostly out of the picture, hangs from a strap around his...

A profile photograph of Joshua Redman, a jazz saxophone player, from his right side as the back of his head is outlined by the curve of the saxophone to the mouthpiece in a close-up, head-shot...

Joshua Redman, a jazz saxophone player, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph where the top of his head is out of the photograph.

Funk musician Jumpin Gene "King of Hollywood Blues" sits in the backseat of a limousine wearing a gold crown, a gold cross necklace and black clothing. He flashes a sign with both hands.

Funk musician Jumpin Gene Anderson "King of Hollywood Blues" A.K.A. Poo Poo Man stands with his hands cross wearing a white suit with a purple cape, purple shirt, purple pocket scarf, and a gold crown...

Keith Doder, harmonica player and singer of the Blue City Band, from his left side, closes his eyes as he is playing an amplified harmonica in a blurry photograph.

Keith Doder, a white male harmonica player and singer of the Blue City Band, closes his eyes as he is playing an amplified harmonica.

The Keller Brothers Band, a blues band comprised of four white men, pose in front of a wrinkled backdrop. The two on the outside stand. The two on the inside sit on stools while one holds an electric...

Kim Wilson, blues harmonica player and singer, looks up as he plays an amplified harmonica and wears a blue sleeveless t-shirt, in a close-up photograph. The background is black.

Funk musician King Gene "Poo Poo Man" Anderson wears a black suit with red stripes, a red satin shirt, and a gold crown. He leans back as he sings into a microphone outdoors. A temporary fence is...

Larry Taylor, blues drummer and singer, crosses his hands and rests them on something under his overcoat; possibly a walking stick. He looks seriously at the camera. He wears a dark hat. There are two...

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, two members of the blues band, one African American man and the other a white man, perform on stage of the cruise ship during toga night aboard the Ultimate Rhythm and...

Little Hatch, an African American blues harmonica player and singer, smiles and claps behind Roger Naber, the owner who is speaking into the microphone at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri...

Little Hatch, a blues harmonica player, stands on stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri blowing into a harmonica and looking off to the left. A drummer and part of the Grand Emporium...