Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson looks back over his left shoulder at the camera as he rests his forearms on a bar and lies his left elbow on the edge of a guitar case. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker looks to the right as he plays an electric blues guitar while wearing a dark leather jacket. There are playbills on the wall behind him. Printed in the margin below...

Blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker looks to the right as he plays an electric blues guitar while wearing a dark leather jacket. There are playbills on the wall behind him. Printed in the margin below...

Reggae musician John Bayley grimaces as he plays a guitar and sings in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "John Bayley. Inner Circle Productions Inc. Booking Agent...

Blues electric guitarist and vocalist Johnny Bassett stands in front of a brick wall resting his arms on the body of a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Johnnie Bassett. Photo...

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 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...

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...

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, gather in a group and smile at the camera. The African American drummer and the bass player...

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand on a staircase and smile up at the camera Little Charlie holds an electric guitar by the...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Little Jimmy King stands with his fingers threaded over the body of an electric guitar as he smiles at the camera. He is dressed in dark clothing and the guitar is a...

Texan blues guitarist and vocalist Long John Hunter smiles directly at the camera and holds the neck of an electric guitar upright in the air in front of him. He wears a leather vest and a straw hat...

Texan blues guitarist and vocalist Long John Hunter looks off to the right and hugs the neck of an electric guitar upright on his lap. He wears a fedora hat with a wide floral print band. Printed in...

Texan blues guitarist and vocalist Long John Hunter smiles off to the left and holds an electric guitar upright to the left of his lap with both of his hands. He wears a fedora hat. Printed in the...

Blues vocalist and guitarist Lonnie Brooks, wearing a cowboy hat and a shirt with a striped yoke, leans to his left as he play an electric guitar and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin...

Blues vocalist and guitarist Lonnie Brooks, wearing a cowboy hat and a shirt with a striped yoke, leans to his left as he play an electric guitar and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone and plays an electric guitar. He wears a three-piece suit and a straw hat. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson sits on a chair in front of a brick wall with peeling paint and looks down at the neck of an electric guitar that he is playing. A beam of light shines...

Blues guitarist Luther Allison grins as he plays a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: the rosebud agency, P.O Box 170429, San Francisco, CA 64117, (415)386-3456, Fax: (415...