Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist Luther Allison winces 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...

Blues guitarist Luther Allison hugs an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Thomas Ruf Production, Kirchstr. 24, 37318 Lindewerra, Fon (49)-(0) 5652-958600, Fax (49)-(0) 5652...

Blues guitarist Luther Allison winces 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...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim sings into a microphone as he plays a Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar. He wears a light colored straw hat with a feather hatband. Printed in the margin below...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim plays an electric guitar as he stands wearing a dark fedora. A brim of a dark fedora hat is visible. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo: Stephen...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim places his fingers on the neck of a guitar in a close-up, head-shot photograph. A brim of a dark fedora hat is visible. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Blues guitarist Maykiss smiles as he plays an electric guitar. He has a Minnie Mouse t-shirt on under a business suit jacket, sunglasses, and a African Kufi-style hat.

Blues guitarist Markiss rests his crossed arms on an electric guitar. He is under an arched bridge. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Markiss & the Shades of Color. MidAmerica Talent, 1128...

Blues guitarist Markiss rests his crossed arms on an electric guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck. He stands outside by streets that run under an arched bridge. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist Matt 'Guitar' Murphy smiles directly at the camera as he holds an electric guitar upright on his lap. He wears a McKenna's Omaha Blues, Booze & BBQ ball cap. Printed in the margin...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica, and bass guitar player, smiles out the window of the drivers side of a taxicab as he plays a guitar. The door of the cab says, "New Breed Cab Co."...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks, in a split photograph, plays a flying V guitar on the right and holds the neck of a guitar on the right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "michael burks...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks closes his eyes and opens his mouth to sing as he plays a flying V guitar under a tent on an outdoor stage. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael Burks...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks purses his lips and looks up as he plays a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Wightman Harris, Mgr. 501-330-2805. Michael Burks Blues Band, R. 1 Box...

Blues guitarist Michael Coleman looks down with both of his hands holding over the top of the neck of a guitar. Stage lights are behind his head. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Michael Hill leans his head band a laughs as he stands outdoors holding an electric guitar by the neck. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont...

Michael Hill's Blues Mob, a blues band comprised of four African American men, stand and grin at the photographer in African dress. Michael Hill leans out as he play a cigar box guitar. Printed in the...

Nick Colionne, guitarist, singer, and keyboardist, stands by an electric guitar and case leaning against the wall in front of him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Nick Colionne Guitarist...

A mock up promotional photograph of blues guitarist R.L. Burnside stands at a microphone and smiles as he plays guitar. Printed below the photograph on a piece of graph paper, "R.L. Burnside."

Harmonica player Jon Beckley Morris [i.e. Nermberg] faces away from R.L. Burnside as he plays a harmonica. They are standing on railroad tracks, and facing scaffolding up to an antenna while playing...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks out wearing sunglasses and a sleeveless t-shirt as he stands behind a microphone and plays an electric guitar. Printed in the right margin, "Photo: Rocky W. Widner."

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks up to smile directly at the camera as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray puckers his lips and looks to the left as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand on stage under a tent and play their instruments of a saxophone accordion, drums, washboard, and...

Chicago blues gutiarist and vocalist Ronnie Baker Brooks looks directly at the photographer as he wears a dark cowboy hat, a shiny shirt, and holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the...