Grand Emporium Collection

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica and bass guitar player, smiles as he looks at the camera while playing an electric guitar. He wears a business suit. Printed in the margin below the...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica, and bass guitar player, smiles out the window of the drivers side of a taxicab as he plays a guitar. The door of the cab says, "New Breed Cab Co."...

Merl Saunders - The Rain Forest Band is a jazz and world music fusion band comprised of two African American men and two white men. Merl Saunders sits in the drivers seat of a vintage convertible...

Saxophonist Michael Brown hugs a saxophone to his body as he wears a light-colored fedora and a checked double-breasted suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael Brown. Management and...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks, in a split photograph, plays a flying V guitar on the right and holds the neck of a guitar on the right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "michael burks...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks closes his eyes and opens his mouth to sing as he plays a flying V guitar under a tent on an outdoor stage. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael Burks...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks purses his lips and looks up as he plays a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Wightman Harris, Mgr. 501-330-2805. Michael Burks Blues Band, R. 1 Box...

Blues guitarist Michael Coleman looks down with both of his hands holding over the top of the neck of a guitar. Stage lights are behind his head. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael...

Michael E. Johnson, reggae singer for the Killer Bees, lowers his sunglasses to look directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a dark top hat, many earrings, necklaces, and...

Michael E. Johnson, reggae singer for the Killer Bees, lowers his sunglasses to look directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a dark top hat, many earrings, necklaces, and...

Michael E. Johnson, reggae singer for the Killer Bees, lowers his sunglasses to look directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a dark top hat, many earrings, necklaces, and...

Michael E. Johnson, reggae singer for the Killer Bees, sings into a microphone he holds in his right hand. He's wearing a fingerless leather glove on his hand. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Michael Hill leans his head band a laughs as he stands outdoors holding an electric guitar by the neck. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont...

Michael Hill's Blues Mob, a blues band comprised of four African American men, stand and grin at the photographer in African dress. Michael Hill leans out as he play a cigar box guitar. Printed in the...

Michael Ray, funk, soul, and jazz trumpet player, grins and holds his trumpet up by his face while he holds his right hand, fingers splayed, below the horn. He wears traditional costume. Printed in...

The Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of five African American men. One man sits holding an electric guitar, while the other four stand behind him, their faces very close together...

Mighty Sam, blues singer, looks seriously at the camera with his hands on his hips as he wears a tuxedo. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Sam. Deluge Entertainment, P.O. Box 96...

Blues singer Mighty Sam McClain smiles as he rests his arms on the back of a chair and wears a dark cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Sam McClain. McClain Productions...

Blues singer Mighty Sam McClain smiles as he rests his arms on the back of a chair and wears a dark cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Sam McClain. Skyline Music, P.O. Box...

The Mike Welch Band, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together in a narrow hallway and look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The...

Miss Molly and the Passions, an American band comprised of two white women, an African American man, and two white men, standing in a lobby that announces their band on the board behind them. Printed...

Mississippi Heat, a blues band comprised of three African American men, one African American woman, and two white men, sit and stand together with everyone holding their instruments. Printed in the...

Monkey Meet, a funk band comprised of three African American men and two white men, stand sideways to the camera except for the band member in the middle. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

MU330, a ska-punk band comprised of five white men and one African American man, sit on the floor in front of a row of four Cissell commercial clothes dryers. All sit with their legs flat on the floor...

Mudbone, a band comprised of three African American men and one white man performing on stage.