Grand Emporium Collection

Little Sister, a rock band comprised of one white woman, one African American man, and two white men, sit or stand in front of a brick wall and look seriously at the photographer. Printed in the...

Local Hero, a reggae band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, comprised of two white men and two African American men, stand outside at what is possibly a festival. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "For...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Lonnie Brooks and blues and rock vocalist and guitarist Lonnie Mack perform on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. A keyboardists sits between them...

Electric blues pianist and vocalist Lovie Lee sits at an electric piano and turns to his right to smile at the camera. He wears a white business suit and a white hat. His band of four other African...

Lower Level, a rock band comprised of two white men and one African American man, stand in a doorway. Printed on the photograph below each man, JJ Usher, Vocals/Guitars. Ryan "G-Vine" Sirna, Drums...

LowLife, a rock band comprised of one African American man and three white men. The African American man stands with his arms crossed as he looks down at the camera, and the three white men also look...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson closes his eyes as he plays a guitar on stage with an unidentified band of four white men at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. A sign...

Magic Slim & the Teardrops, a blues band of four African American men, perform on a stage that has wood paneled walls behind them at the 1125 Club at 59th & May in Chicago, Illinois. One band member...

The Majestics Rhythm Revue, a dance party band from Lawrence, Kansas comprised of one African American man, four white men, and one white woman, standing in front of a rock wall. Printed in the margin...

The Mannish Boys, a blues band comprised of four African American men and two white men, in individual photographs in two horizontal rows. Their names and instruments are printed below each photograph...

Blues guitarist Matt 'Guitar' Murphy turns his head away from the camera as he speaks into the microphone and speaks to dancer Speedy Huggins who stands behind and beside Guitar Murphy. An...

The Matthew Skoller Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand with their heads in a diamond shape in front of a brick wall in a close-up photograph. Printed...

Measure x Measure, an all male a cappella group comprised of four white men and one African American man from Lawrence, Kansas, stand in a group and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin...

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...

New Orleans jazz ensemble Michael Foster Project gather around a jukebox in Donna's Bar & Grill in New Orleans, Louisiana as they hold their instruments. Donna's Bar+Grill is painted on the wall...

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 and the Cosmic Krewe, a funk, soul, and jazz band comprised of three African American men, and five white men, stand on stairs in colorful costumes. Printed in the margin below the...

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...

Blues-rock guitarist Mike Reilly in a montage of color photographs with people he has appeared with. The upper left-hand photograph is Mike Reilly, Alan Blazek, and Elvin Bishop. The center-left...

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,...

Montage of six images of Little Hatch, blues harmonica player and singer, and one photograph of the House Rockers, a blues band comprised of three white men, performing with Little hatch at the Grand...

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...