Grand Emporium Collection

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...

Cee Knowledge and the Cosmic Funk Orchestra, a hip-hop, funk, and soul band comprised of six African American men, one African American woman, two white men, and two possibly Latino men, stand tightly...

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]."

Rockabilly guitarist Deke Dickerson stands holding two guitars whose bodies are resting at his feet and he steadies them by the necks. Three women sit and lie around his feet with 7" records and...

Honeypot, a band comprised of eight white men and one African American woman, lie all over a sedan out in the woods, as one man lets air out of a tire and looks around to make sure they don't get...

Ike and Val Woods, blues musicians, stand in formal clothing and smile at the camera. Ike holds a light colored electric blues guitar and wears a dark suit. Val wears a dark cocktail dress. Printed in...

Jazz saxophonist Jeanette Harris hugs her saxophone to her right shoulder as she sits and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jeanette Harris. Management-Booking...

Linda Shell, blues singer, looks up slightly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph.

The Messengers, a Kansas City band comprised of four white men, one white woman and includes Monique Danielle, all standing in a recording studio. Printed on the bottom left-hand corner of the...

Blues vocalist Mickie Champion looks to her right wearing her costume for her performance.

Jazz pianist and vocalist Monica Dillon stands on a lawn reflected play with a strand of hair and with her left leg crossed over her right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monica Dillon...

Jazz and R&B vocalist Monique Danielle directly at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monique Danielle. 4120 West 48th Street . Roeland Park, KS 66205...

Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Chicago blues singer, from her right side, looks back over her right shoulder at the cameral as she looks out from under the brim of a dark fedora style hat she is wearing. She...

A head-shot photograph of Blues vocalist Nora Jean Bruso. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Nora Jean Bruso. Photo by James Fraher."

Performance artist Robin Renée leans against a wall holding an acoustic guitar by the neck as the body rests on the floor by her foot in a photograph from above. Printed in the margin below the...

Rudy Love and the Love Family Band, a funk band from Wichita, Kansas comprised of eight African American men and one African American woman, sit on risers on a stage. The guitarists and percussionists...

Blues vocalist Sandra Hall looks slightly back over her right shoulder at the photographer. She wears a blouse with a ruffle around the collar and a necklace with a cross on it. Printed in the margin...

Blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland closes her eyes and opens her mouth wide as she sings into a microphone lifted even with her face. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont...

Blues vocalist Shirley Johnson sits sideways to a piano and smiles as she leans her head on her left hand. Her elbow rests on the music stand of the piano. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Sista Monica, blues singer, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a blouse with an animal print collar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sista Monica. Mo...

Sweet Baby J'ai, jazz singer, stands on stage with a double bass player and a drum set on either side of her. She plays a rubboard and wears a traditional head covering. Printed in the margin below...

Sweet Baby J'ai, jazz singer, turns her head to the right and smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a dark hat with a flower on the brim. Printed in the margin below the...

Toni Lynn Washington, blues singer, looks up and slightly to the right as she smiles for a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Toni Lynn Washington...

Zapp, a funk band comprised of one African American woman and seven African American men, stand in a group in their performance costumes and smile at the camera. Printed on the lower right-hand corner...