Grand Emporium Collection

Honeypot, a band comprised of eight white men and one African American woman, lie all over a sedan out in the woods, as one man lets air out of a tire and looks around to make sure they don't get...

Ike and Val Woods, blues musicians, stand in formal clothing and smile at the camera. Ike holds a light colored electric blues guitar and wears a dark suit. Val wears a dark cocktail dress. Printed in...

Infrared Rockers, an American reggae band comprised of four African American men and one African American woman all wearing traditional clothing, stand in front of batik wall hangings with their hands...

Isaac Green and the Skalars, a ska band comprised of one African American woman and four white men, in a split photograph. The top photograph has all eight band members looking through a circle in a...

JGB is a blues band comprised of two African American women, two African American men, and four white men. The men stand in a parlor behind the two seated women. Printed in the margin below the...

Saxophonist John Firmin, of the Johnny Nocturne Band, squats behind vocalist Kim Nalley who sits in front of John holding his saxophone but looking back over her shoulder at John as he holds the...

The Johnny Nocturne Band, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, with blues vocalist Brenda Boykin, stand in front of a rock wall with a projection screen in the...

Katherine Davis sits on the floor in front of Erwin Helfer. Erwin sits on a piano bench and bends down to smile and hold the hands of Katherine. An upright piano is behind them. Printed in the margin...

KoKo Taylor, blues singer, smiles at the camera as she crosses her arms across her chest. The stage lights make a crisscross pattern above her head. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "KoKo...

KoKo Taylor, blues singer, smiles at the camera as she crosses her arms and bends forward slightly to rest on her elbows. She holds a vintage microphone in her right hand. Printed in the margin below...

L'il Georgie and the Shuffling Hungarians, a blues band comprised of one African American man, three African American women, and seven white men, sit and stand in a group most in silly poses and...

Gospel and Soul vocalist Linda Hornbuckle smiles directly at the camera with her eyes looking slightly up in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Linda...

Linda Shell, blues singer, looks up slightly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph.

Linda Shell, blues singer, stands center stage singing into a microphone, and Ron Thompson, guitarist, closes his eyes as he plays guitar to the right, with two other unidentified band members: a...

Guitarist and artist Lois "LadyMac" McMorris sits with one leg curled around a guitar in the center of her lap. She rests her elbow on the knee of her other leg and holds her hand to her brow. Printed...

Blues singer Melvia 'Chick' Rodgers holds a microphone to her mouth and looks out. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Melvia "Chick" Rodgers."

Meshell Ndegéocello, a funk and soul musician who sings and plays bass, sits on the floor in dark clothing and smiles to the right as she leans back on a wall. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues vocalist Mickie Champion looks to her right wearing her costume for her performance.

Miss Ida McBeth, local blues and jazz singer, laughs as she stands in her stage costume and looks at the camera.

Miss Lavelle White, funk, soul, and blues singer, from her left side, looks down seriously to the left in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Miss Lavelle...

Miss Linda Shell, blues singer, leans back against a wall in a booth and puts her legs up on the bench as she grins toward the camera. She wears a light-colored dress with one shoulder. Printed in the...

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...

Blues singer Mississippi Millie McLaine sits on a tree stump with overalls with only one strap hooked and bare feet. Printed in the margin above the photograph, "Mississippi Millie McLaine." Printed...

Jazz pianist and vocalist Monica Dillon stands on a lawn reflected play with a strand of hair and with her left leg crossed over her right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monica Dillon...

Jazz and R&B vocalist Monique Danielle directly at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monique Danielle. 4120 West 48th Street . Roeland Park, KS 66205...