Grand Emporium Collection

Kim Waters, jazz saxophonist, smiles as he holds a saxophone behind eight lit candles. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Kim Waters. Warlock, 122 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 (212)...

Kansas City blues guitarist King Alex smiles at the camera as he plays an electric bass guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "King Alex. Dawayne Gilley Productions, 3904 E 47th Terr...

Blues vocalist King Ernest smiles as he leans back from the microphone he's holding with his right hand, and lifts his left hand to his side. He wears a double breasted suit and a dark hat. Printed in...

Funk musician King Gene "Poo Poo Man" Anderson wears a black suit with red stripes, a red satin shirt, and a gold crown. He leans back as he sings into a microphone outdoors. A temporary fence is...

Kipori "Baby Wolf" Woods, a blues guitarist and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana, closes his eyes and grimaces with his chin lifted high as he plays an electric guitar. House of the Blues is hanging...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Larry Davis laughs as he holds a guitar and stands behind a microphone He wears a three-piece pin-stripe suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo by Jim O...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Larry Davis laughs as he stands behind a microphone playing a guitar. He wears a three piece pinstripe business suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Larry...

Guitarist Larry Garr smiles as he plucks the strings of an electric guitar. He wears a fedora hat. Handwritten on the bottom right of the photograph, (possibly) "To Marker, a Davis Machine, Larry Garr...

Blues guitarist and singer Larry McCray laughs as he looks down and to his right while holding an electric guitar. He wears a dark vest. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "HOB, House of...

Blues guitarist and singer Larry McCray laughs as he looks down and to his right while holding an electric guitar. He wears a dark vest. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "HOB, House of...

Blues guitarist and singer Larry McCray smiles as he holds an electric guitar on his lap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Magnolia Records. Larry McCray. Represented by: Paul Koch, Paul...

Blues guitarist and singer Larry McCray grins as he looks up and holds a Flying V Gibson electric guitar by the neck with his left hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Larry McCRAY...

Larry Taylor, blues drummer and singer, looks straight ahead as he sings into a microphone. He wears a dark hat and a shirt with a space-themed print on it. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Larry Taylor, blues drummer and singer, crosses his hands and rests them on something under his overcoat; possibly a walking stick. He looks seriously at the camera. He wears a dark hat. There are two...

Blues vocalist and drummer Larry Taylor closes his eyes and lifts his eyebrows as he sings into a microphone he holds with both hands. He wears a dark hat.

Blues keyboardist and singer Latimore sits with his elbows on a counter with this hands lying one on top of the other under his chin as he looks directly at the camera. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester. He leans his right elbow on a railing and holds a harmonica in his right hand. He support his head with his left hand as he smiles at the camera. He wears a...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester. He leans his right elbow on a railing and holds a harmonica in his right hand. He support his head with his left hand as he smiles at the camera. He wears a...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester sits on a barstool and grins at the camera. He wears a vest over a short-sleeved shirt and a stray cowboy hat. He holds a harmonica in his left hand that he lies on...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester closes his eyes as he blows into a harmonica he holds with both hands. He wears a corduroy cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Lazy Lester...

Legendary jazz saxophonist Joe Houston turns to look back over his right shoulder and point at the camera. He wears a flat cap and sunglasses. He has a saxophone strap around his neck. Printed in the...

Zydeco accordionist Lil' Brian sits on an accordion case on a porch and leans against a galvanized steel wall. He rests his right elbow on an accordion that is on top of the case as he smiles. He...

Lionel Young, blues violinist, looks at the camera with a small smile as he wears a fedora hat and a bolo tie. He holds the neck of a violin on his right shoulder with his left hand in a close-up...

Lionel Young, blues violinist, looks at the violin he is playing as he wears a fedora hat and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Lionel Young."

Little Buster, guitarist for the Little Buster and the Soul Brothers blues band, stand on railroad tracks with a big smile as he plays an electric guitar. He wears sunglasses and a double-breasted...