Grand Emporium Collection

Blues vocalist Otis Clay raises his arm in the air and points up as he closes his eyes and grimaces as he sings into a microphone. He wears a button-down, long-sleeved shirt with a dark-colored yoke...

Blues vocalist Otis Clay scowls to his left as he holds a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Otis Clay c/o Rooster Blues / Jim O'Neal 312 - 281 - 3385, Photo / Larry Kodani."

Blues vocalist Otis Clay closes his eyes and opens his mouth wide as he sings into a microphone in his right hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Otis Clay. Marty Salzman Management...

Otis Clay, funk, soul and gospel singer, looks to the left with a grimace and holds a microphone in his left hand as he is performing. He wears a v-neck sweater and a necklace that has an album type...

Paramount Singers, a gospel singing group of six African American men, stand on the steps of a clapboard building wearing matching business suits and look at the camera. Printed in the margin below...

Percy Strother, electric blues guitarist, sits on a footstool and rests one foot on a step of the stool as he plays an electric guitar and smiles toward the camera. He wears a straw cowboy hat...

Percy Strother, electric blues guitarist in a close-up, head-shot photograph, tips the brim of a light-colored fedora hat with a wide floral hatband. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Percy...

Electric blues guitarist Percy Strother tips the brim of a light-colored fedora hat with a wide floral hatband.

Percy Strother, electric blues guitarist, stands with his fedora hat cocked to one side playing an electric guitar. He wears a velvet jacket and velvet pants. Printed in the margin below the...

Phat Phunktion, a funk and soul band comprised of six white men, one African American man, and one white woman, stand together mostly dressed in dark suits, and give the "gunpoint" to the photographer...

Phil Perry, soul and funk singer and keyboardist, stands outside between two brick walls, crosses his arms and gives a big smile toward the camera as he wears a patterned sweater. Printed in the...

Phillip Walker, blues guitarist, smiles at the camera as he hugs an electric blues guitar under his right arm. He wears a pinstripe business suit and a necktie. Printed in the margin below the...

Phillip Walker, blues guitarist, smiles at the camera as he hugs an electric blues guitar under his right arm. He wears a pinstripe business suit and a necktie. Printed in the margin below the...

Phillip Walker, blues guitarist, turns his head slightly to the left to smile at the camera as he plays a guitar. He wears a business suit and a necktie. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Phillip Walker, blues guitarist holds his fingers where the neck of the guitar meets the body in a close-up, head-shot photograph. The guitar is signed. Phillips wears a dark fedora hat with a leather...

Philo, a band comprised of one African American man and two white men, stand, smiling, in a doorway in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "PHILO. For Booking call:...

Porterhouse, a funk and soul band comprised of one African American man and three white men, lean against a clapboard wall and look directly at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Preston Shannon, blues guitarist and singer, smiles as he holds a guitar across his body in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Preston Shannon. Bullseye Blues [logo]...

Preston Shannon, blues guitarist and singer, smiles as he rests his chin on his left hand and hugs the guitar body to his chest with the neck down toward the floor. Printed in the margin below the...

Chicago blues keyboard player Professor Eddie Lusk props his keyboard on its side on the ground and rests his right hand on it as he leans his left forearm on the right should of Chicago blues singer...

Professor's Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman, is a blues band comprised of four African American men who stand behind Gloria Hardiman, blues singer, who sits in an upholstered chair in front of...

Project Object with special guest Ike Willis, is a rock band comprised of five white men and two African American men standing and sitting on stage as they perform. Printed in the margin below the...

Promotional still from the movie "Crossroads". Walking across a clapboard bridge are the actors Ralph Macchio, Jami Gertz, and Joe Seneca. Each actor carries a case and Ralph also has an electric...

The R.J. and Kid Morgan Blues Band featuring Percy Strother stand together performing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "the R.J. & Kid Morgan Blues Band (featuring Percy Strother!). Blue...

R.J. and Kid Morgan Blues Band featuring Percy Strother, is a Chicago blues group comprised of one African American man and four white men. Band members stand around Strother holding their instruments...