Grand Emporium Collection

Vocalist N'dea Davenport looks forward at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "N'dea Davenport. V2 records [logo]." Printed in the right margin, "Photo Credit: Baron Claiborne."

Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Chicago blues singer, from her right side, looks back over her right shoulder at the cameral as she looks out from under the brim of a dark fedora style hat she is wearing. She...

A head-shot photograph of Blues vocalist Nora Jean Bruso. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Nora Jean Bruso. Photo by James Fraher."

Nora Jean Wallace, blues singer, holds a microphone to her mouth and furrows her brow as she sings. There is a VIP / Press pass pinned to the lapel of her jacket that reads, "VIP / Press. King Biscuit...

The Other Woman, comprised of five African American women, stand in a group wearing different pieces of zoot suit style pinstripe, double-breasted business suits. Printed in the margin below the...

Priscilla Bowman, a jazz and rhythm and blues singer from Kansas City, Kansas, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph in front of a poster of a much younger Priscilla Bowman.

Chicago blues keyboard player Professor Eddie Lusk props his keyboard on its side on the ground and rests his right hand on it as he leans his left forearm on the right should of Chicago blues singer...

Professor's Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman, is a blues band comprised of four African American men who stand behind Gloria Hardiman, blues singer, who sits in an upholstered chair in front of...

Queen Ida, zydeco accordion player and singer, grins as she plays an accordion in a close-up photograph. She wears a headband. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Queen Ida and the Bon Temps...

Comedienne Rachel Riley smiles at the camera as she holds both hands up away from her shoulders and give a backwards peace sign. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rachel Riley." Printed on...

Performance artist Robin Renée leans against a wall holding an acoustic guitar by the neck as the body rests on the floor by her foot in a photograph from above. 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 accordion player and vocalist Rosie Ledet smiles as she holds an accordion. She wears a vest over a short-sleeved shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rosie Ledet. Booking...

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...

Ruth Brown, an R&B, soul, jazz, and blues singer, in a split photograph. In the top she looks up and to the left. In the bottom she looks to the right. Printed in the right margin the photograph,...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Ruthie Foster (left), in a split photograph, sits on a suitcase on railroad tracks and plays an acoustic guitar. In the photograph on the left, Ruthie is joined by hand...

Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women, a blues band comprised of one African American woman and two white women, laugh as they hold their instruments; a guitar, a double bass, and a keyboard. Printed in...

Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women is a blues band comprised of two white women and one African American woman. Two of the women are seated; one holding a mandolin; one holding a guitar; and the third...

Blues vocalist Sandra Hall looks slightly back over her right shoulder at the photographer. She wears a blouse with a ruffle around the collar and a necklace with a cross on it. Printed in the margin...

Blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland closes her eyes and opens her mouth wide as she sings into a microphone lifted even with her face. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont...

Blues vocalist Shirley Johnson sits sideways to a piano and smiles as she leans her head on her left hand. Her elbow rests on the music stand of the piano. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Blues vocalist Shirley King stands with one hand on her left hip and one hand on her right thigh as she wears a fan hat and a sequined pantsuit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Shirley...

Sista Monica, blues singer, turns her head to the left, closes her eyes as she sings into a microphone she holds to her mouth as she holds up her other arm and forms her hand into a fist. Printed in...

Sista Monica, blues singer, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a blouse with an animal print collar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sista Monica. Mo...

Smitten, an American shoegaze rock band of one white woman, one African American woman, and two white men, all lie in a pile and look up at the camera in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin...