Grand Emporium Collection

Bobby Watson, jazz saxophonist, grins at the camera and rests his chin on his right hand as an alto saxophone lies on a table in front of him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bobby Watson...

Bon Ton Soul Accordion Orchestra, a Kansas City soul band comprised of four African American men and two white men, stand in front of a backdrop, some holding their instruments. The man farthest to...

Accordionist Bon Ton St. Mary sits on the top rung of a wooden fence holding an accordion and smiling directly at the photographer. A wooden building is behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

The Bonedaddies, a world beat band comprised of two African American men and five white men, sit at a table as a loose reenactment of the Last Supper but with a guitar, cereal, a shoe, an apple, and...

The Boneshakers stand together as Randy Jacobs put his hands on the shoulders of Sweet Pea Atkinson. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sweet Pea Atkinson, Randy Jacobs. the Bone Shaker,...

The Boneshakers, a rhythm and blues band comprised of one white man who leans on a wall as the other member, and an African American man, leans on a large wooden gate-type door. In the margin below...

Blues guitarist Brian "Taz" Grant sits holding a red and black electric guitar on his lap with both of his hand over the top of the body. He wears clothing to match his guitar; black hat, red and...

Brian Terry, [Li'l Brian] zydeco accordion player with the band Li'l Brian and the Zydeco Travelers, stands at a corner of a brick wall and grins as he plays a Gabbanelli accordion. He wears a flat...

Brother Red, a trio of one African American man and two white men, lean over the keyboard of a Hammond B3 organ. Don Michael "Red" Young has his fingers on the keys, while Kenny Sara to the left...

Buckwheat Zydeco, zydeco accordion player, sits on a chair with an accordion open on his lap as a cat sits on his right leg and looks down at four kittens on the floor in front of them. Buckwheat...

Accordion player Buckwheat Zydeco, in a head-shot photograph, looks directly at the photographer as he wears a black cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buckwheat Zydeco. Mesa /...

Buckwheat Zydeco, zydeco accordion player and singer, plays an accordion and sings into a microphone on a stage with five other African American zydeco instrumentalists or an electric bass guitar, a...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he sits on a chair holding an accordion on his left thigh and playing with a cat on his right thigh. Four kittens play on the floor in front of his feet. One...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he sits on a chair holding an accordion on his left thigh and playing with a cat on his right thigh. Four kittens play on the floor in front of his feet. One...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he plays the accordion in front of a gas pump at a rural gas station. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buckwheat Zydeco. Concerted Efforts, Inc....

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco sits in a diner with the accordion on the table beside him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Concerted Efforts, Inc. [logo], P.O. Box 99 ., Newtonville, MA...

Buddy Guy, blues guitarist and singer, stands at the microphone on stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri and looks down and to the left. A sign at the back of the stage above their...

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy stands behind a microphone and turns to his right motion to the audience. A guitar is under his right arm. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buddy Guy. Personal...

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy closes his eyes and looks to the left as he plays guitar.

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy with Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, in a four-way split photograph of the group performing with Buddy Guy...

Rock drummer Buddy Miles holds an electric guitar and points at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buddy Miles. Tour Direction: The Robert Fitzpatrick Organization, (714) 840...

Byther Smith, blues guitarist and singer, looks down at the camera with a gleam in his eye as he plays an electric guitar that is in motion. He wears a hat, a necktie, and a business suit. Printed in...

Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier leans his wrists on a Baldoni accordion and looks slyly at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Concerted Efforts, Inc. [logo], P.O. Box 99...

Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier grins as he plays a Baldoni accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Concerted Efforts, Phone: (617) 969-0810, Fax: (617) 969-6761. C.J...

Captain & the Red Hot Flames is a band from Colorado comprised of four white men and one African American man. Four band members stand and smile as they bend slightly forward and look at the camera...