Grand Emporium Collection

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Four members of the five member Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and two African American men, perform in a tent. Farthest to the left is David Tims playing the drums and...

Blue River Ordonnance, a band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together with artwork surrounding them. Printed across the bottom of the photograph, "Blue River...

Blue Shoe Sole Revue, a blues band comprised of one African American man and six white men, stand in front of a jazz caricature. Printed in the bottom margin, "Blue Shoe Sole Revue. Photo by George...

Blues Bar BQ, a blues band comprised of four white men, in a split photograph stand in the lobby of an exhibition hall holding out their drinks and an honorary plate. The bottom photograph is of the...

Blues Bar BQ, a blues band comprised of five white men, stand in a stage area with their instruments smiling at the photographer. Printed on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph, "Blue Bar...

A box with stickers on it for Mojo Nixon's album Otis. Mojo Nixon is a white male psychobilly musician.

Brazos Valley Boys, a country music band, has separate head-shot photographs of five white men wearing blue shirts, black neck scarves, and white cowboy hats around the printed name of BVB Brazos...

Charlie Musselwhite, a blues harmonica player, guitarist, and singer looks to his left in a close-up, head-shot photograph.

Charlie Musselwhite, a blues harmonica player, guitarist and singer, stands to the right of George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, as they smile at the camera wearing orange life preservers...

Blues guitarist and drummer Coco Montoya leans his bent left elbow on a case and rests his chin in his left hand as he smiles at the camera and holds an blue electric guitar with silver flecked finger...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Corey Stevens smiles as he holds the neck of a red resonator guitar up by his face in a close-up photograph. He wears a straw cowboy hat with a metal medallion on the...

Blues singer Cotton Candy sits in the center of four unidentified white men, all wearing fedora hats. The men sit on the chair's arm rests and on the floor in front of the chair.