Grand Emporium Collection

360 Degrees, a band of five African American men, performing on stage. Printed along the bottom of the photograph, "360 Degrees."

Six men, five of them white, one Asian American (likely), of the ACME Swing Co. stand on a sidewalk in front of a wall painted with "ACME Beer." The seventh member squats down. All are wearing suits...

Alvin Youngblood Hart, blues guitarist and singer, looks slightly off to his left as he sits and plays an acoustic guitar in a close-up photograph with a blue background.

Alvin Youngblood Hart, blues guitarist and singer, has a far-off look in his eyes as he sits and sings into a microphone and plays a resonator guitar in a close-up photograph.

Alvin Youngblood Hart, blues guitarist and singer, looks seriously to his left as he sits behind a microphone and plays a resonator guitar.

An unidentified African American man wearing a toga and a headband, laughs as he stands next to George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, wearing a blue toga made of Grand Emporium promotional...

Jazz vocalist and flute player Andrienne Wilson closes her eyes and smiles with closed lips as she looks into light. She holds a microphone. She wears a t-shirt decorated with jazz items; a guitar, a...

Angélique Kiojo, a singer from Benin, stands in front of a wallpapered wall of black ivy as she wears a red headscarf, a tuxedo jacket over a white shirt with red and black geometric shapes printed on...

The Automatics, a Kansas City funk band comprised of four white men and two African American men, sit on a deck railing with trees behind them. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The...

B.B. Queen, an African American female blues guitarist, promotional photograph front and back.

Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, looks to his left and holds eyeglasses in his hands as he stands by the corner of a mud...

Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, bends over looking down while playing a percussion instrument. Other members of the band...

Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, raises his hands toward the camera with the fingers spread wide as he smile. He wears a...

Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, laughs as he hugs his left shoulder. He wears a blue sweater.

Badwater, a country band comprised of three Cherokee men and one white man, in a montage photograph of each member playing their instruments. Printed across the top of the montage, "Badwater," in a...

Bel Airs, a blues-rock band from Columbia, Missouri comprised of three white men, perform on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri with Mark Wenner, harmonica player and singer...

The Benjy Davis Project, a folk-rock band comprised of six smiling white men, stand arm in arm in front of a brick wall. Printed below the photograph, "The Benjy Davis Project. BMR Management, 985-732...

Bernie Worrell, funk keyboardist and composer, grins with his hands forming possibly the heavy metal rock music gesture on each side of his face of the index fingers and the pinkies being extended...

Blues guitarist and singer Bert Wills looks down as he plays an electric guitar outdoors with many motorcycles faded behind him. He wears sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bert...

Big Nick and the Gila Monsters, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand pointing at the photographer. Two electric guitars lie on the floor and the man in front holds a harmonica. Printed in...

The Big Six, a rockabilly band comprised of six white men, stand in active positions with their instruments in front of red curtains. All of the men wear matching plaid suits.

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...

Country music guitarist and vocalist Bill Kleoppel kneels on the ground leaning on an acoustic guitar resting on his thigh. He wears a cowboy hat and a plaid shirt. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Billy [Royce] squats on a stage to light his red electric guitar on fire. His hat covers his face. Printed over the photograph, "in the spirit of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn...

The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is a small circus show comprising four white men, three in clown makeup, and three white women, one in clown makeup, all dressed in costumes to indicate their individual...