Grand Emporium Collection

David Garza and the rock band The Lovebeads stand in front of a wooden doorway in a brick wall. David Garza is a guitarist and singer. The band is additionally comprised of two white men, one African...

Deaconairs, a cover band from the Midwest comprised of three white men, and one African American man, laugh as they hold up the saxophone player, Kevin May, horizontally. The other band members, in no...

The Derek Trucks Band, a rock and blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand together and smile at the camera. Derek Truck stands second from the right. Printed in the...

The Dirty Dozen, a big band comprised of eight African American men, sit in front of a window and piano, some holding their instruments. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Dirty Dozen...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band comprised of eight African American men, gather with five men standing behind three seated men. A bass drum with "The Dirty Dozen Brass Band" and cartoon caricatures...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band comprised of eight African American men standing and holding or playing their instruments in a paneled room with many photographs on the walls and celebratory lights...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band of eight African American men, stand and sit in a group, some holding their instruments, and smile for the photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Dred I Dread, a ska band comprised of three African American men and two white men, stand in a group and look up at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "DredIDread [logo]...

Duke Daniels, a band comprised of four white men and one African American man, stand on a sidewalk with a palm tree behind them. The drummer, Larry Aberman, sits to the side. Printed in the margin...

The Dynatones, a band comprised of two African American men, four white men, and one Latino man, stand on a set of stairs. One man holds an electric guitar and wears a fedora hat. A man in front holds...

Eddie Shaw, Chicago blues saxophone player and singer, performs on the Grand Emporium stage in Kansas City, Missouri with two unidentified African American men; one playing electric guitar and one...

Les Exodus, a reggae band from Minnesota comprised of four African American men, who stand with their arms crossed and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Blues guitar player and vocalist Fenton Robinson stands center stage in front of the drum set as he and a band of three African American men play on the stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City...

Blues guitarist Fernando Jones stands in the center of many children during the Fernando Jones' Blues Kids of America, Ltd. in two photographs. in the upper photograph, Fernando plays an electric...

Fernest Arceneaux and the Thunders, a zydeco, Cajun music band of five African American men and one white man, perform on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Fernest plays an...

The Five Blind Boys of Alabama Featuring Clarence Fountain, stand in front of the pipes of an organ and open their mouths to sing. A hand of each member is lying on the shoulder of another member in...

Flattyre and the Blowouts, a band comprised of four white men and one African American man, stand in a line, arm-in-arm, in front of a brick wall with a door in it. Printed in the margin below the...

Frankie Lee, a blues, R&B, and soul singer, stands down on the dance floor among the audience, with his mouth wide open as he sings into a microphone he is holding while performing at the Grand...

Freekbass, a funk metal band comprised of four white men and one African American man, stand in a lobby while Freekbass holds a custom electric bass and wears sunglasses and a cowboy hat. Printed in...

Garaj Mahal, a jazz-fusion ensemble comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand outside. A factory smokestack is behind them. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Blue...

George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, wears a blue toga made of Grand Emporium clothing, motions toward Speedy Huggins who siting in a chair wearing a toga and a headband. Next to Speedy an...

Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, on a street standing and sitting on and around a Ford car. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, outdoors by a rock wall. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "For booking information contact...

Gizzae, an American reggae band comprised of five African American men, stand in a line and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Gizzae [logo]."

Global Funk Council, a funk band comprised of Anthony Smith, Eric Bolivar, Dan Lebowitz, and Steve Adams, stand looking up at the camera. All wear a white, open-collar shirt, and dark suit jackets...