Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player, lifts his right knee and closes his eyes as he plays a tenor saxophone. He wears a vest over a button-down shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Eddie...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player and singer, smiles at the camera as he stands and holds two saxophones. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Eddie Shaw and "The Wolf Gang." Colt Recording...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophonist, closes his eyes as he opens his mouth wide in a close-up photograph from his right side. He holds two saxophones; one under his right arm and one across his body from...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Eddy Clearwater smiles as he hugs his guitar to his chest. He wears a light colored cowboy hat with a metal band and a cowboy shirt with fringe on the yokes. Printed in...

Blues guitarist Eric Culbertson leans back on a brick and stucco wall with one foot lifted to also rest on the wall, as he plays an electric guitar and looks to his left. Printed in the margin below...

Blues-rock slide guitarist Eric Sardinas looks out from under the brim of his hat with only his right eye in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a cowboy hat with a snake head hatband. Printed...

The Erick Hovey Band, a blues and roots rock band comprised of four white men, stand in a storefront holding their instruments. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Erick Hovey Band, High...

The Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues-rock band of five white men, pose with three band members standing behind two seated band members. All look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below the...

The Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand and sit on a stage set. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "L-R: Kid Bangham, Kim Wilson, Fran Christina, Preston...

Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues band comprised of five men, pose with two men seated in front and three men standing in back. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Fabulous Thunderbirds. the...

The Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues band comprised of five men, stand in front of a backdrop with the guitarist, Kid Ramos, on the left holding an electric guitar and Ronnie James, on the right...

The Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues band comprised of five white men, stand outside in front of a tree and chain-link fence. Three of the five wear sunglasses.

Blues-rock slide guitarist and vocalist Fast Johnny Ricker leans slightly to the left as he smiles and plays an electric guitar. He wears a tuxedo jacket and shirt. Printed in the left margin of the...

Blues guitar player and vocalist Fenton Robinson stands center stage in front of the drum set as he and a band of three African American men play on the stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City...

Blues guitarist Fernando Jones stands with his legs wide apart in front of a backdrop wearing a zoot suit with a fedora hat as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Blues guitarist Fernando Jones stands in the center of many children during the Fernando Jones' Blues Kids of America, Ltd. in two photographs. in the upper photograph, Fernando plays an electric...

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'...

Frank Frost, blues harmonica player and singer, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone as he holds a harmonica in both hands. Frank plays in the blues band, The Jelly Roll Kings. Printed in the...

Blues singer Frankie Lee in a split panel of two photographs. In the photograph on the left, he leans his face on his right fist. In the right photograph, he makes a fist with his right hand and bends...

Frankie Lee, a blues, R&B, and soul singer, stands down on the dance floor among the audience, with his mouth wide open as he sings into a microphone he is holding while performing at the Grand...

Blues guitarist Fruteland Jackson stands in front of damaged louvered doors and a wooden fence. He wears a newsboy cap and an overcoat over overalls and a plaid shirt. He holds a blues guitar by the...

Blues guitarist Fruteland Jackson stands in front of a wall with peeling paint wearing sunglasses and a newsboy cap. He holds an acoustic guitar by the neck with both hands. Printed in the margin...

G. Love closes his eyes as he stands behind a microphone, blows into a harmonica on a neck harness and plays a resonator guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Okeh [logo]. Epic 9403...

Gary Primich, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, rests his left hand on his forehead with the fingers curled as he leans against a door jamb with a partial screen across the middle...

Gary Primich, blues vocalist, guitarist, and harmonica player, sits at a bar with a drink and a harmonica sitting on the bar in front of him, and smiles at a man sitting around the corner of the bar...