Grand Emporium Collection

Shakerman, a funk and rock band comprised of two African American men and three white men, sit in a group all facing in different directions. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Shakerman."

Blues guitarist Sherman Robertson rests his chin in his right hand in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a light colored cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sherman...

Siegel-Schwall, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, who stand in a group holding their instruments and smiling at the camera. The band member farthest on the left...

Blues duo Silent Partners stand together wearing sport jackets and smiling at the camera. The man on the left points to the neck of the double bass the man on the right is playing in a close-up...

The SlackJaw Blues Band, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand together looking down into the camera. The man in the front center rests his left hand across his...

Smokey Wilson, a Mississippi blues singer and guitarist, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears an embroidered shirt and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Smokin' Joe Kubek and blues guitarist and singer B'nois King are on a sidewalk outside a record store. Smokin' Joe stands behind a seated B'nois King, both holding their guitars...

Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King, Texas blues musicians, stand back to back and move their faces look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht...

Son Seals, electric blues guitarist, closes his eyes and grimaces with his mouth open as he looks down as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a printed vest over a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt...

Son Seals, electric blues guitarist, sits and looks seriously at the camera with one hand on his hip and the other arm lying over an electric guitar that hangs from a strap around his shoulder. He...

Son Seals, blues guitarist, stands and looks down at an electric guitar he is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Son Seals. J.Q. Management, 2873 E. 91st St., Chicago, IL 60617...

Son Seals, blues guitarist, sits with one hand on his hip and his left arm over an electric guitar as he looks seriously at the camera. He wears an embroidered vest with a paisley design. Printed in...

Son Seals Band, an electric blues band comprised of one white male saxophonist and two African American guitarists, stand on the stage performing during the Kansas City Blues Society festival. The...

Son Seals Blues Band is a blues band performing at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals stands in the spotlight. Red Groetzinger plays a tenor saxophone...

Son Venezuela, a Latin music band from Lawrence, Kansas and the Kansas City area comprised of two African American men, three Latin American men, and five white men, who are playing their instruments...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit in theater seats where all other seats are empty and laugh. Four band...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, and funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit and stand in a formal living room wearing dark clothing. Two men sit...

Blues guitarist and singer Sonny Rhodes plays an electric guitar while wearing a business suit and a turban. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sonny Rhodes. King Snake Records [logo]...

South Side Slim, blues guitarist, sits on a ladder-back chair wearing a business suit and a dark cowboy hat with a wide, printed headband, leans his elbows on his thighs and crosses his hands as he...

Jazz drummer and dancer Speedy Huggins sits at a bar and leans his head on his left hand that holds a cigarette. A glass with a drink in it sits on the bar in front of him. He wears a striped suit...

Jazz drummer and dancer Speedy Huggins sits and looks to his left at the photographer. He wears a graphic print short-sleeved shirt.

Tap dancer Speedy Huggins smiles as he stands next to Tiny Tim as they look at the camera with smiles at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Grand Emporium sign is behind Tiny Tim on the...

Accordionist Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., wearing a dark cowboy hat, smiles as he plays an accordion on a stage with a banner across the top reading, "Buckwheat Zydeco [logo] Down Home Live!"...

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, looks directly at the photographer as he is on, possibly, a fire escape outside of a building, in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan barely smiles as he looks directly at the camera. He wears an embroidered vest over a button-down shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Stanley Jordan. apa...