Grand Emporium Collection

Pascal Bokar, a French African man who plays AfroBlueGrazz music, smiles as he holds a guitar. He wears blue traditional African clothing.

Patrick Shannon, singer of Latino pop music, sits and rests his elbows on this knees and threads his fingers together as he smiles at the camera. He wears a red turtleneck sweater. Printed in the...

The Pawn Shop, a blues band comprised of two white men and two African American men, smile at the camera as they have their arms around each other. The man in the back holds a harmonica and a man in...

Folk-rock guitarist and vocalist Peter Mayer leans on a part rock, part stucco wall and smiles at the camera as he plays an acoustic guitar. He wears a black sleeveless shirt. Printed in the margin...

Pharaohs with Sir Charles L. "Ki" Handy, in a montage of photographs on top of hand drawn logos of African American (likely) musicians and one white male percussionist. Handwritten in the margin below...

An unidentified white man, possibly Pierre D'entremont, stands on the beach among palm trees, arm-in-arm with an unidentified white woman during the Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise I or II. Others...

Pierre D'entremont (left), Speedy Huggins (center), and Rene Funderburgh (right) pose together for a photograph. Speedy Huggins wears a flat cap and a business suit. Time stamped on the bottom right...

In a copy of a photograph, funk musician Poo Poo Man and Rap musician Snoop Dogg, stand side by side in satin costumes. Poo Poo Man wears a lavender jacket with a boa and hat. Snoop Dogg wears a baby...

Blues musician Popa Chubby in a laminated out of focus photograph of him holding a guitar and possibly a woman on each side of him.. Printed on the bottom of the photograph, "Popa Chubby All Access."...

Project Iroko, a Cuban band comprised of three women and six men, who stand outside in front of a fence in stage costumes and holding percussion instruments. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Psycho Joe and the Hipnotics, a local Kansas City blues band comprised of four white men, stand, bend, or mug for the camera as they wear zoot-suit style clothing. Their neckties are in color. Printed...

Blues vocalist Renee Austin looks over her left shoulder. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "BlueSky Artists [logo], Management 612-332-3904. Renée Austin. www.reneeaustin.com. Booking 651...

Reggae vocalist Rocker T. faces left in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a turban with Jamaican flag colors in the back twist, sunglasses, and a camouflage t-shirt. White clouds in a clear...

Zydeco accordion player and singer Rockin' Dopsie smiles at the camera as he wears a red crown and red cape and holds a red accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rockin' Dopsie...

Roger Naber and George Myers, partners in ownership of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, holding a "Promotion of the Year" award between them from the Blues Foundation for their work...

Roger Naber and George Myers, partners in ownership of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, holding a "Promotion of the Year" award between them from the Blues Foundation for their work...

George Myers and Roger Naber, partners in ownership of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, holding a "Promotion of the Year" award between them from the Blues Foundation for their work...

Roger Naber and George Myers, partners in ownership of the Grand Emporium, sit on either side of an unidentified white woman, possibly Rene Funderburgh, as the unidentified white male maître d leans...

An unidentified white woman holds a "Promotion of the Year" award for Roger Naber and George Myers work organizing the 1994 Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise. Roger Naber and George Myers, partners in...

An unidentified white woman holds a "Promotion of the ear" award for Roger Naber and George Myers work organizing the 1994 Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise. Roger Naber and George Myers, partners in...

Ronnie Dawson, rockabilly singer, guitarist and drummer, stands with one hand in his pocket and the other cradling an electric guitar. He wears a three-quarter sleeve black shirt with a line of leaves...

Rock vocalist and guitarist Sally Taylor, photographed from her left side, leans back on a rock ledge and smile with golden sunlight on her. She crosses her hands and rests them on her knees. Printed...

Blues harmonica player and vocalist Sam Myers stands on the edge of the stage wearing a business suit and singing into a microphone as he holds a harmonica with both hands, and blues guitarist Anson...

Smokey Joe Kasey, guitarist, holds a blue electric guitar with Austin, Texas, and Smokey in silver glitter applied to the body of the guitar. He wears a gold hoop earring and a gold treble clef lapel...

Soukous Stars, a soukous band of five men, stand each with one foot on a white foot stool and their other hand in a pocket of their mostly leather jackets and all smile at the camera. Each wears a hat...