Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist and vocalist Syl Johnson sits in front of a partially demolished wall and smiles as he sits and leans his electric guitar back on his left shoulder. He wears a backwards flat cap and a...

TailDragger (James Yancy Jones), Chicago blues singer, tilts his head to the left and looks up at the camera in a close-up photograph, as he sings into a microphone. He wears a dark cowboy hat...

Taj Mahal, blues and rock singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist, looks intently at the camera as he plays a resonator guitar. He wears a light colored fedora hat with a dark hat band and a dark...

Taj Mahal, a blues and jazz musician, looks at the camera as he plays a resonator guitar. He wears a straw hat with a contrasting hatband and two necklaces. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Taj Mahal, a blues and jazz musician, looks at the camera as he plays a resonator guitar. He wears a straw hat with a contrasting hatband and two necklaces. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Taj Mahal, blues and jazz musician, sits in a booth at a diner and smokes a cigar as he wears a straw hat and wears sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Private Music. Taj Mahal."...

Soul singer and guitarist Terry Evans sits in an overstuffed upholstered chair outside in long grasses with a guitar leaning up against the side of the chair. Printed in the margin below the...

Tim Reynolds Electric Trio, a band comprised of one white man and two African American men (Johnny Gilmore and Houston Ross), stand in front of a wood paneled wall and smile at the camera.

Timbuk3, a post-punk band comprised of one white woman, one African American man, and one white man, stand outside with trees behind them and smile at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph...

Tiny Tim holds his ukulele and smiles down at the camera as he is flanked by Roger Naber (left), and George Myers (right), white male bar owners of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, and...

The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and five white men, look into the camera with disgruntled dispositions in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed...

The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and five white men, stand in a group and look up at the camera with disgruntled dispositions. The camera angle is...

The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and four white men, stand as a group and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Tommy Ridgley, rhythm & blues singer and piano player, grins as he stands with his hands waist high and his fingers spread wide. He wears a double-breasted suit. Printed in the margin below the...

Reggae musician Tony Brown stands on the shoulder of a road wearing an overcoat and a ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "TONY BROWN."

Reggae musician Tony Brown looks over his left shoulder. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "tonybrown. Living Nations Production, P.O. Box 3203, Madison, Wi 53704-0203. (608) 249-1527 273...

Reggae musician Tony Brown peeks out from under a rock formation wearing a cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Tony Brown."

Reggae musician Tony Brown stands in a field wearing dreadlocks and an Africa t-shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Tony Brown. (414) 263-5415."

The Tony Williams Quintet, a jazz quintet of five African American men, is side by side to a portrait photograph of Tony Williams, drummer. The quintet all wear business suits; three stand behind as...

Blues and R&B vocalist Tyrone Davis stands in front of a textured wall and smiles. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Future Records, 600 N. McClug Ct., Suite 312A, Chicago, IL, 60611, (312)...

An unidentified group of five white men and two African American men stand in a group and look up to smile at the camera.

An unidentified African American man looks slightly to the left while wearing a floral print tuxedo jacket and a matching bow tie.

An unidentified African American man looks directly at the camera in a close-up head-shot photograph. He wears a dark fedora hat and a dark, Nehru-collar shirt. A guitar neck leans on his right...

An unidentified African American man from his left side, leans back in an arched doorway and slides his hand into his jacket pocket. The jacket has three slanted zippers for the chest pocket.

An unidentified African American man leans against a wall and looks down as he wears sunglasses and a dark business suit. Printed in the right margin, "Photo Credit: Vincent Soyez."