Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist R.L. Burnside wears a conical masonic [possibly?] hat and holds his hands up shoulder height with his fingers spread.. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Fat Possum Records...

A mock up promotional photograph of blues guitarist R.L. Burnside stands at a microphone and smiles as he plays guitar. Printed below the photograph on a piece of graph paper, "R.L. Burnside."

Harmonica player Jon Beckley Morris [i.e. Nermberg] faces away from R.L. Burnside as he plays a harmonica. They are standing on railroad tracks, and facing scaffolding up to an antenna while playing...

The Radio Kings, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, who stand outside and look seriously at the camera. The band member on the right has his arms crossed. Printed...

Rhythm and Blues musician Randy Jacobs, of the Boneshakers, smiles slightly directly at the photographer as he wears a dark fedora. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Randy Jacobs. The Bone...

Blues musician Ray Drew in a head-shot photograph, curls his left hand fingers around his chin and looks at the photographer while wearing a captain's hat with Ray Drew in under the eagle emblem and a...

ReBirth Brass Band, bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who wear matching ReBirth t-shirts. Six of the band members stand and hold their instruments and laugh as...

ReBirth Brass Band, a bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who stand in a group together with their arms crossed all wearing matching ReBirth hoodies. Most wear...

Reggae At Will, a reggae band from St. Louis, Missouri comprised of six African American men who sit or crouch on the grass and look seriously at the camera. The background behind them is black...

Robert "Bilbo" Walker, blues guitarist, does the duck walk down a dirt road as he plays an electric guitar. A Lincoln limousine is parked on the side of the road behind him. A field of, likely, cotton...

Robert Cray, blues guitarist and singer, looks up to smile at the camera as he plays an electric guitar with the neck pointed at the camera in a close-up photograph. He wears a dark shirt. Printed in...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks out wearing sunglasses and a sleeveless t-shirt as he stands behind a microphone and plays an electric guitar. Printed in the right margin, "Photo: Rocky W. Widner."

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks up to smile directly at the camera as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray puckers his lips and looks to the left as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Vocalist Robert Ealey of the Robert Ealey Band sitting, smiling and holding a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "MKM Management, 2207 B Woodcreek, Carrolton, Texas 75006, (214)...

Robert Randolph, funk and soul pedal steel guitarist, laughs off to the right as he sits on a stage and plays a pedal steel guitar with a drum set behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

Robert Randolph and The Family Band, a funk and soul band comprised of John Ginty, Danyel Morgan, Marcus Randolph, and Robert Randolph, crouch in front of a metal garage door with graffiti painted on...

Rockin Johnny Band, a Chicago blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, play on an outdoor stage with tall city buildings and a crowd behind them. Printed in the margin...

Rockin Johnny Band, a Chicago blues band comprised of two white men, an Asian American man, and one African American man, in a group photograph where two band members stand and two band members sit...

Rockin Johnny Band, a Chicago blues band comprised of two white men, an Asian American man, and one African American man who is the drummer, stand on an outdoor stage playing their instruments. They...

Zydeco accordion player and singer Rockin' Dopsie lifts his left hand to hail the crowd and holds an accordion in his right hand as he smiles into a microphone. He wears a crown and a cape. Printed in...

Rockin' Dopsie, zydeco accordion player and singer, closes his eyes as he plays an accordion and stands behind a microphone.

Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand on stage under a tent and play their instruments of a saxophone accordion, drums, washboard, and...

Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., zydeco rubboard player, leans forward to rest his elbows on his lifted knee and cross his forearms. He wears a cowboy hat, sunglasses and a vest without a shirt. There are two...

Blues guitarist Ron Prince bends forward as he sits with his left hand clutching the neck of an electric guitar. He wears a fedora hat and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ron...