Grand Emporium Collection

Zydeco vocalist and accordion player Donna Angelle folds her hands by her chin and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "For Bookings: (318) 845-5544 Phone, (318)...

Zydeco vocalist and accordion player Donna Angelle leans on a deck railing with one hand on her cowboy hat and the other hand on the accordion she wears over her right shoulder. Printed in the margin...

Fernest Arceneaux, wearing sunglasses, plays the accordion and sings into a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Fernest Arcenaux."

Fernest Arceneaux and the Thunders, a zydeco, Cajun music band of five African American men and one white man, perform on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Fernest plays an...

Forbidden Pigs, a blues-rock band comprised of three white men, stand holding their instruments of a snare drum, an accordion, and a string bass. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Swingin'...

Zydeco accordionist and vocalist Geno Delafose smiles and looks up as he rests his hands on an accordion that is only partially in the close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

John and Mary, a rock group comprised of one white woman and one white man, stand in a field of a park with a storm approaching over the city, likely Schiller Park in Buffalo, NY, behind them as she...

Blues harmonica player and accordionist Jumpin' Johnny Sansone looks out as he holds a harmonica in both hands in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jumpin'...

Zydeco accordionist Lil' Brian sits on an accordion case on a porch and leans against a galvanized steel wall. He rests his right elbow on an accordion that is on top of the case as he smiles. He...

Zydeco accordionist and guitarist Major Handy leans against a brick wall playing an accordion. Printed in the right margin of the photograph, "Major Handy & the Wolf Couchons."

Zydeco accordion player Nathan Williams rests his hand over the edge of the keyboard on an accordion that rests on his lap as he smiles at the camera. He wears a dark cowboy hat and sunglasses.

Zydeco accordionist Nathan Williams wears designer sunglasses and a light cowboy hat as he holds the keyboard of an accordion up by his face in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Queen Ida, zydeco accordion player and singer, grins as she plays an accordion in a close-up photograph. She wears a headband. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Queen Ida and the Bon Temps...

Richard Lucente, accordion player, stands with his head turned right but looking back at the camera and smiling. He wears a dark beanie cap and a suit jacket with 3-D accordion pins decorating each...

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...

Zydeco accordion player and singer Rockin' Dopsie lifts his left hand to hail the crowd and holds an accordion in his right hand as he smiles into a microphone. He wears a crown and a cape. Printed in...

Rockin' Dopsie, zydeco accordion player and singer, closes his eyes as he plays an accordion and stands behind a microphone.

Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand on stage under a tent and play their instruments of a saxophone accordion, drums, washboard, and...

Zydeco accordion player and vocalist Rosie Ledet smiles as she holds an accordion. She wears a vest over a short-sleeved shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rosie Ledet. Booking...

Roy Carrier, accordion player of zydeco music, laughs as he plays a Guerrini accordion and looks at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roy Carrier. Lanor Records [logo]. P.O. Box...

Zydeco accordionist Roy Carrier bends at the waist as he plays an accordion and smiles up at the photographer from the stage. A woman in profile looks up at Roy. Printed in the margin below the...

Zydeco accordionist Roy Carrier sits in front of a brick wall and smiles as he plays a Gabbanelli accordion. He wears a cowboy hat and leather vest. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "It...

Accordionist Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., wearing a dark cowboy hat, smiles as he plays an accordion on a stage with a banner across the top reading, "Buckwheat Zydeco [logo] Down Home Live!"...

Terrance Simien, zydeco accordion player and singer, smiles at the camera as he plays an accordion. He wears a vest with no shirt underneath. Printed in the margin below the photograph, terrance...

Terrance Simien, zydeco accordion player and singer, in a split photograph. The photo on the left show Terrance sitting on an accordion case, outside possibly at sunset or sunrise, smiling at the...