Grand Emporium Collection

Blues vocalist Alberta Adams threads her fingers under her chin. She wears earrings, rings on all of her fingers except her smallest, and blouse with crystals applied. Printed below the photograph in...

Ann Peebles, funk, soul, and blues singer from East St. Louis, Missouri, looks directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ann Peebles...

B.B. Queen, an African American female blues guitarist, promotional photograph front and back.

Blues vocalist Barbara Carr smiles as she holds her curled left hand under her chin in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ecko Records [logo], Ecko Records Recording...

A promotional sheet of four portrait photographs of African American blues musicians. From the top left, Bobby "Blue" Bland; top right, Denise LaSalle; bottom right, Buddy Guy; and bottom left, Robert...

Blues singer Charmaine Neville rests her left hand on her neck as she smiles toward the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charmaine Neville...

The Charmaine Neville Band with Reggie Houston, Amasa Miller, and Charmaine Neville, stand in a group with their arms around each other and smile at the camera. Printed in the margin below the...

Jazz vocalist Cherryl Hayes sits and smiles at the camera wearing diamond jewelry and a dark dress. Printed on the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph, "Cherryl Hayes." Printed in the margin...

Christfari, a Christian reggae band comprised of one African American woman, three African American men, and four white men, stand together in front of a backdrop and look seriously at the...

Blues singer Cotton Candy sits in the center of four unidentified white men, all wearing fedora hats. The men sit on the chair's arm rests and on the floor in front of the chair.

Cotton Candy & So Many Men, a blues band from Kansas City comprised of one African American woman, one African American man, and four white men, sit on or in front of a tile wall in front of a...

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist Cotton Candy sits between a drummer and a guitarist on...

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist Cotton Candy sits between a drummer and a guitarist on...

Dana Bryant, acid jazz performer, leans back on her side on a metal staircase and looks at the camera from under the rung of the handrail. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Dana Bryant. WB...

Blues guitarist Deborah Coleman looks down at an electric guitar she is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Deborah Coleman. Blind Pig Recording Artist. Represented exclusively by...

Blues guitarist Deborah Coleman hugs an electric guitar to her body. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo: Pat Johnson. Deborah Coleman. Blind Pig Recording Artist. Blind Pig [logo]."

Blues vocalist Denise LaSalle in a close-up, head-shot photograph, smiles with her head turned slightly to her right and her eyes turned slightly to her left. Printed in the margin below the...

Zydeco vocalist and accordion player Donna Angelle folds her hands by her chin and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "For Bookings: (318) 845-5544 Phone, (318)...

Zydeco vocalist and accordion player Donna Angelle leans on a deck railing with one hand on her cowboy hat and the other hand on the accordion she wears over her right shoulder. Printed in the margin...

Funk and Soul singer Dorothy Moore smiles at the camera as she wears drop sparkly earrings and a blue sparkly jacket over a blue dress. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Dorothy Moore...

E.C. Scott, blues singer, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "E.C. Scott. Blind Pig Records."

Rhythm and blues vocalist Etta James looks up without a smile as she wears a dark leather jacket with fringe and embroidery. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Etta James. Private Music."...

George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, points up as he speaks with an unidentified African American woman on the Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise I. Other cruise passengers are visible in...

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,...