Grand Emporium Collection

Big Walter Smith, blues singer, grins at the camera as he sits and holds the lapels of a tuxedo he wears. He also wears a fedora hat in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Big Wheeler, blues harmonica player, looks directly at the camera as he holds an amplified harmonica to his mouth with both hands in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Big Woody Blues Band featuring Frank Ace, a blues band comprised of three African American men and two white men. Two men stand behind three seated men. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

The Big Woody Blues Revue is a blues band comprised of five African American men and one white man. The white man holds an electric guitar. Printed on the bottom right corner, " Location, Date, Time...

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab stand outside an unkempt building with glass block windows and look at the camera while wearing sunglasses. The man farthest to the left holds...

Bill Perry, an African American male blues guitarist, looks directly at the camera with a slight smile face in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bill Perry...

Blues guitarist Bill Perry looks down in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bill Perry. pointblank [logo]." Printed in the right margin, "Photo Credit: John...

Blues guitarist Bill Perry looks to the right as he stands behind a microphone playing an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bill Perry. pointblank [logo]." Printed in the...

Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, a band comprised of four African American men. Two wear cowboy hats. One at the top of the photo wears a backwards ball cap. Printed in the margin below the...

Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues. Two band members wear cowboy hats. One member at the top of the photo wears a backwards ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "PolyGram Records...

Pianist Billy Childs, in a split photograph, sits at a piano with a vase of tulips on top as he wears a dark fedora and a dark suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Windham Hill Jazz...

Billy Goat is a funk-rock band from Kansas City comprised of one African American man, four white men, and one white woman. The men stand and the woman bends to rest her hands on her knees. Printed in...

Billy Preston, rhythm and blues singer and pianist, smiles at the camera in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Billy Preston."

Blind Boys of Alabama, along with Sam Butler, stand in a group in front of the pipes of an organ. The Blind Boys wear light colored suits while Sam Butler wears a dark suit. Signatures in ink over...

Blind Mississippi Morris, blues harmonica player and singer, sits on a tall stool with one foot resting on an amplifier and the other touching the ground as he holds a harmonica up to his chin. He...

Four members of the five member Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and two African American men, perform in a tent. Farthest to the left is David Tims playing the drums and...

Blue River Ordonnance, a band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together with artwork surrounding them. Printed across the bottom of the photograph, "Blue River...

Blue Shoe Sole Revue, a blues band comprised of one African American man and six white men, stand in front of a jazz caricature. Printed in the bottom margin, "Blue Shoe Sole Revue. Photo by George...

A promotional sheet of four portrait photographs of African American blues musicians. From the top left, Bobby "Blue" Bland; top right, Denise LaSalle; bottom right, Buddy Guy; and bottom left, Robert...

Blues vocalist Bobby Bland sits and holds a cigarette between the index finger and thumb of his right hand. The thick smoke rises up the left side of the photograph. He wears a suit and shirt with...

Bobby Parker, blues guitarist and singer, stands with his hands resting on the headstock of an electric guitar of which he rests the other end of the guitar on the floor between his legs. Printed in...

Bobby Rush, blues singer, looks to his right and smiles at the camera as he holds a harmonica in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bobby Rush. For...

Blues singer Bobby Rush wearing a stage costume of a shiny suit, sits on a motorcycle and looks down to his right at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bobby Rush. Philadelphia...

Bobby Watson, jazz saxophonist, sits with his forearms crossed over his knees and looks back at the camera over his right shoulder in a close-up photograph. He wears a dark leather flat cap. Printed...

Bobby Watson, jazz saxophonist, leans forward on his elbows with his forearms crossed and gives a slight smile to the camera. A saxophone lies on its side in front of Bobby in a close-up photograph...