Grand Emporium Collection

Buckwheat Zydeco, zydeco accordion player, sits on a chair with an accordion open on his lap as a cat sits on his right leg and looks down at four kittens on the floor in front of them. Buckwheat...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he sits on a chair holding an accordion on his left thigh and playing with a cat on his right thigh. Four kittens play on the floor in front of his feet. One...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he sits on a chair holding an accordion on his left thigh and playing with a cat on his right thigh. Four kittens play on the floor in front of his feet. One...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he plays the accordion in front of a gas pump at a rural gas station. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buckwheat Zydeco. Concerted Efforts, Inc....

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco sits in a diner with the accordion on the table beside him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Concerted Efforts, Inc. [logo], P.O. Box 99 ., Newtonville, MA...

Accordion player Buckwheat Zydeco, in a head-shot photograph, looks directly at the photographer as he wears a black cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buckwheat Zydeco. Mesa /...

Buddy Guy, blues guitarist and singer, stands at the microphone on stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri and looks down and to the left. A sign at the back of the stage above their...

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy stands behind a microphone and turns to his right motion to the audience. A guitar is under his right arm. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buddy Guy. Personal...

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy closes his eyes and looks to the left as he plays guitar.

Rock drummer Buddy Miles holds an electric guitar and points at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buddy Miles. Tour Direction: The Robert Fitzpatrick Organization, (714) 840...

Byther Smith, blues guitarist and singer, looks down at the camera with a gleam in his eye as he plays an electric guitar that is in motion. He wears a hat, a necktie, and a business suit. Printed in...

Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier leans his wrists on a Baldoni accordion and looks slyly at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Concerted Efforts, Inc. [logo], P.O. Box 99...

Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier grins as he plays a Baldoni accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Concerted Efforts, Phone: (617) 969-0810, Fax: (617) 969-6761. C.J...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell holds the four fingers of his left hand straight up as he holds the harmonica to his mouth with his right hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell looks directly at the photographer as he plays a harmonica with the fingers of his left hand raised straight up. The photograph has a light exposure applied. Printed...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell holds his head up and the four fingers of his left hand straight up as he holds the harmonica to his mouth with his right hand. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell, in a split photograph. The photograph on the left has Carey looking straight at the photographer in a head-shot photograph. The photograph on the right side is Carey...

Carl Weathersby, blues guitarist and singer, smiles down at the camera as he lets his crossed hands rest of the body of a guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck, in a close-up...

Carl Weathersby, blues guitarist and singer, closes his eyes, purses his lips, and turns his head to the left as he plays an electric guitar in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones bends his elbow to curl three fingers of his right hand on his right cheek with one finger pointed straight up as he looks seriously at the camera.. Printed in...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones sits backwards on a chair and crosses his forearms to rest them on the back of the chair. He turns his head to the left to smile at the camera. He wears a shirt...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones turns his head slightly over his right shoulder to smile at the camera.. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Chi-Town Boogie Man Casey Jones. Airwax...

CeDell Davis, blues harmonica player, guitar player, and singer, smiles at the camera as he sits holding a guitar and wearing a ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CeDell Davis. Fat...

Charles Wilson, a blues singer from Chicago, looks directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a horn necklace. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charles Wilson...

Charles Wilson, a blues singer from Chicago, looks at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a bow tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Young Prince of Blues & Soul...