Grand Emporium Collection

Ron Thompson and the Resistors, a blues band comprised of two white men who stand with their instruments and one African American man who sits on a barstool holding drum sticks. He wears a straw...

Chicago blues gutiarist and vocalist Ronnie Baker Brooks looks directly at the photographer as he wears a dark cowboy hat, a shiny shirt, and holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of eight white men and one African American man, sit with their luggage on the sidewalk in front of a mansion with a "sold" real estate sign in front of it...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of eight white men and one African American man, gather in a group holding their instruments and smiling at the camera. Printed in the margin below the...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of eight white men and one African American man, three of which sit on a train platform with a roof extension over them, three stand on the platform, and three...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, stand on a stage holding their instruments in a room with an ornate wallpaper border. Printed in the margin...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, sit on cement stairs outside a gothic style building. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roomful of...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, stand in a line. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roomful of Blues, (l-r) Rich Lataille, Mike...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of eight white men and one African American man, sit and stand as a group in front of a wood paneled wall and look at the camera. Several microphones are in...

Roots Rock Society, a reggae band comprised of five African American men, stand or sit on a staircase in front of industrial windows. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roots Rock Society...

Roots Rock Society, a reggae band comprised of five African American men, stand in front of a brick wall and contribute one fist each to the center of the group. Printed in the margin below the...

Roots Rock Society, a reggae band comprised of one white man, three African American men, and one African American woman, stand together and smile or laugh. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Zydeco accordionist Roy Carrier sits in front of a brick wall and smiles as he plays a Gabbanelli accordion. He wears a cowboy hat and leather vest. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "It...

Zydeco accordionist Roy Carrier bends at the waist as he plays an accordion and smiles up at the photographer from the stage. A woman in profile looks up at Roy. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines holds up an electric guitar as he smiles at the camera. A brick wall is behind him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roy Gaines. Severn Records, Tel: (410) 923...

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines sits on a stage at the foot of the drum set and looks sad as he plays an electric guitar. The hem of his pants legs are around his knees. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines smiles as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roy Gaines. 2000. "Lucille Works for Me", "Bluesman for Life", "I Got the T-Bone Walker...

Rudy Love and the Love Family Band, a funk band from Wichita, Kansas comprised of eight African American men and one African American woman, sit on risers on a stage. The guitarists and percussionists...

Jazz bagpiper Rufas Harley closes his eyes as he blows into the bagpipes. He wears full Scottish costume. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rufus Harley, The World's First Jazz Bag Pipe...

Double bassist Russell Jackson closes his eyes and smiles as he plays a stand up bass in the center of the railroad tracks. A train is behind him. He wears a fedora hat, pants with suspenders over a...

R&B guitarist Sam Cockrell sways as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Cockrell. Chicago's Premier Rhythm and Blues Artist. Boom Boom Records (773) 543-0468...

Blues drummer Sam Lay sits and rests his right cheek on his right hand and slightly smiles toward the camera. He wears a business suit with a chest-length necktie with a cowboy boot tie tack, and a...

Blues drummer Sam Lay glares at the drum set he sits behind. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Lay. Blues Management Group, Thomas J. Radai Jr., Phone (414) 321-0188."

Blues vocalist Sam Myers sits in front of guitarist Anson Funderburgh. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Anson Funderburgh & Sam Myers. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht, 311 Oakdale...

Blues vocalist Sam Myers sits in front of guitarist Anson Funderburgh. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets Featuring Sam Myers. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve...