Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks up to smile directly at the camera as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray puckers his lips and looks to the left as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Vocalist Robert Ealey of the Robert Ealey Band sitting, smiling and holding a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "MKM Management, 2207 B Woodcreek, Carrolton, Texas 75006, (214)...

Robert Randolph, funk and soul pedal steel guitarist, laughs off to the right as he sits on a stage and plays a pedal steel guitar with a drum set behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

Zydeco accordion player and singer Rockin' Dopsie smiles at the camera as he wears a red crown and red cape and holds a red accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rockin' Dopsie...

Zydeco accordion player and singer Rockin' Dopsie lifts his left hand to hail the crowd and holds an accordion in his right hand as he smiles into a microphone. He wears a crown and a cape. Printed in...

Rockin' Dopsie, zydeco accordion player and singer, closes his eyes as he plays an accordion and stands behind a microphone.

Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., zydeco rubboard player, leans forward to rest his elbows on his lifted knee and cross his forearms. He wears a cowboy hat, sunglasses and a vest without a shirt. There are two...

Blues guitarist Ron Prince bends forward as he sits with his left hand clutching the neck of an electric guitar. He wears a fedora hat and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ron...

Chicago blues gutiarist and vocalist Ronnie Baker Brooks looks directly at the photographer as he wears a dark cowboy hat, a shiny shirt, and holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the...

Zydeco accordionist Roy Carrier sits in front of a brick wall and smiles as he plays a Gabbanelli accordion. He wears a cowboy hat and leather vest. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "It...

Zydeco accordionist Roy Carrier bends at the waist as he plays an accordion and smiles up at the photographer from the stage. A woman in profile looks up at Roy. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines holds up an electric guitar as he smiles at the camera. A brick wall is behind him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roy Gaines. Severn Records, Tel: (410) 923...

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines sits on a stage at the foot of the drum set and looks sad as he plays an electric guitar. The hem of his pants legs are around his knees. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines smiles as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roy Gaines. 2000. "Lucille Works for Me", "Bluesman for Life", "I Got the T-Bone Walker...

Jazz bagpiper Rufas Harley closes his eyes as he blows into the bagpipes. He wears full Scottish costume. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rufus Harley, The World's First Jazz Bag Pipe...

Double bassist Russell Jackson closes his eyes and smiles as he plays a stand up bass in the center of the railroad tracks. A train is behind him. He wears a fedora hat, pants with suspenders over a...

R&B guitarist Sam Cockrell sways as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Cockrell. Chicago's Premier Rhythm and Blues Artist. Boom Boom Records (773) 543-0468...

Blues drummer Sam Lay sits and rests his right cheek on his right hand and slightly smiles toward the camera. He wears a business suit with a chest-length necktie with a cowboy boot tie tack, and a...

Blues drummer Sam Lay glares at the drum set he sits behind. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Lay. Blues Management Group, Thomas J. Radai Jr., Phone (414) 321-0188."

Blues guitarist Sherman Robertson rests his chin in his right hand in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a light colored cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sherman...

Smokey Wilson, a Mississippi blues singer and guitarist, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears an embroidered shirt and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the...

Son Seals, electric blues guitarist, closes his eyes and grimaces with his mouth open as he looks down as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a printed vest over a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt...

Son Seals, electric blues guitarist, sits and looks seriously at the camera with one hand on his hip and the other arm lying over an electric guitar that hangs from a strap around his shoulder. He...

Son Seals, blues guitarist, stands and looks down at an electric guitar he is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Son Seals. J.Q. Management, 2873 E. 91st St., Chicago, IL 60617...