Grand Emporium Collection

Rock pianist and vocalist Jason D. Williams stands on stage behind a microphone with his eyes closed and his mouth wide open. He wears a beige sweater and a fedora hat. Behind him is an unidentified...

Blues harmonica player Johnny Dyer in a dual photograph has one photo of him speaking as he holds a harmonica in his left hand. The other photograph on the right has him playing the harmonica with...

A profile photograph of Joshua Redman, a jazz saxophone player, from his right side as the back of his head is outlined by the curve of the saxophone to the mouthpiece in a close-up, head-shot...

Joshua Redman, a jazz saxophone player, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph where the top of his head is out of the photograph.

Funk musician Jumpin Gene "King of Hollywood Blues" sits in the backseat of a limousine wearing a gold crown, a gold cross necklace and black clothing. He flashes a sign with both hands.

Funk musician Jumpin Gene Anderson "King of Hollywood Blues" A.K.A. Poo Poo Man stands with his hands cross wearing a white suit with a purple cape, purple shirt, purple pocket scarf, and a gold crown...

Funk musician King Gene "Poo Poo Man" Anderson wears a black suit with red stripes, a red satin shirt, and a gold crown. He leans back as he sings into a microphone outdoors. A temporary fence is...

Larry Taylor, blues drummer and singer, crosses his hands and rests them on something under his overcoat; possibly a walking stick. He looks seriously at the camera. He wears a dark hat. There are two...

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, two members of the blues band, one African American man and the other a white man, perform on stage of the cruise ship during toga night aboard the Ultimate Rhythm and...

Little Hatch, an African American blues harmonica player and singer, smiles and claps behind Roger Naber, the owner who is speaking into the microphone at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri...

Little Hatch, a blues harmonica player, stands on stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri blowing into a harmonica and looking off to the left. A drummer and part of the Grand Emporium...

The Mannish Boys, a blues band comprised of four African American men and two white men, in individual photographs in two horizontal rows. Their names and instruments are printed below each photograph...

Mark Whitfield, jazz guitarist, hunches over and looks down at a jazz guitar he is playing in a close-up photograph. A recording microphone hangs down by the strings of the guitar in front of a brick...

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, blues guitarist, hugs an electric guitar to his body as he turns his head to the right to smile at the camera in a close-up photograph. He wears a blue shirt with a red collar...

Blues guitarist Matt 'Guitar' Murphy smiles directly at the camera as he holds an electric guitar upright on his lap. He wears a McKenna's Omaha Blues, Booze & BBQ ball cap. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist Matt 'Guitar' Murphy turns his head away from the camera as he speaks into the microphone and speaks to dancer Speedy Huggins who stands behind and beside Guitar Murphy. An...

New Orleans jazz ensemble Michael Foster Project gather around a jukebox in Donna's Bar & Grill in New Orleans, Louisiana as they hold their instruments. Donna's Bar+Grill is painted on the wall...

Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, a funk, soul, and jazz band comprised of three African American men, and five white men, stand on stairs in colorful costumes. Printed in the margin below the...

Michael Ward, jazz violinist, sits in a chair and leans forward as he holds a bow and a blue violin by the neck so that it hangs toward the ground. He rests his cheek on the fingers of his left hand...

Blues-rock guitarist Mike Reilly in a montage of color photographs with people he has appeared with. The upper left-hand photograph is Mike Reilly, Alan Blazek, and Elvin Bishop. The center-left...

Montage of six images of Little Hatch, blues harmonica player and singer, and one photograph of the House Rockers, a blues band comprised of three white men, performing with Little hatch at the Grand...

Mudbone, a band comprised of four white men and one African American man, sit in a room beside the corner pocket of a pool table.

Otis Clay, blues singer, smiles to the left as he raises his hands chest high and snaps the fingers of his right hand. He wears a red shirt with a black collar and a gold LP necklace. A microphone is...

The Pawn Shop, a blues band comprised of two white men and two African American men, smile at the camera as they have their arms around each other. The man in the back holds a harmonica and a man in...

Pharaohs with Sir Charles L. "Ki" Handy, in a montage of photographs on top of hand drawn logos of African American (likely) musicians and one white male percussionist. Handwritten in the margin below...