Grand Emporium Collection

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, sit on cement stairs outside a gothic style building. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roomful of...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, stand in a line. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Roomful of Blues, (l-r) Rich Lataille, Mike...

Roomful of Blues, a blues band comprised of eight white men and one African American man, sit and stand as a group in front of a wood paneled wall and look at the camera. Several microphones are in...

Roots Rock Society, a reggae band comprised of one white man, three African American men, and one African American woman, stand together and smile or laugh. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Blues harmonica player and vocalist Sam Myers stands on the edge of the stage wearing a business suit and singing into a microphone as he holds a harmonica with both hands, and blues guitarist Anson...

Blues vocalist Sam Myers sits in front of guitarist Anson Funderburgh. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Anson Funderburgh & Sam Myers. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht, 311 Oakdale...

Blues vocalist Sam Myers sits in front of guitarist Anson Funderburgh. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets Featuring Sam Myers. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve...

Shakerman, a funk and rock band comprised of two African American men and three white men, sit in a group all facing in different directions. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Shakerman."

Siegel-Schwall, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, who stand in a group holding their instruments and smiling at the camera. The band member farthest on the left...

The SlackJaw Blues Band, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand together looking down into the camera. The man in the front center rests his left hand across his...

Blues guitarist Smokin' Joe Kubek and blues guitarist and singer B'nois King are on a sidewalk outside a record store. Smokin' Joe stands behind a seated B'nois King, both holding their guitars...

Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King, Texas blues musicians, stand back to back and move their faces look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht...

Son Seals Band, an electric blues band comprised of one white male saxophonist and two African American guitarists, stand on the stage performing during the Kansas City Blues Society festival. The...

Son Seals Blues Band is a blues band performing at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals stands in the spotlight. Red Groetzinger plays a tenor saxophone...

Son Venezuela, a Latin music band from Lawrence, Kansas and the Kansas City area comprised of two African American men, three Latin American men, and five white men, who are playing their instruments...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit in theater seats where all other seats are empty and laugh. Four band...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, and funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit and stand in a formal living room wearing dark clothing. Two men sit...

Tap dancer Speedy Huggins smiles as he stands next to Tiny Tim as they look at the camera with smiles at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Grand Emporium sign is behind Tiny Tim on the...

Stir Fried, a pop rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota comprised of two African American men, two white women, and three white men, stand outside in a line front of a wooden privacy fence. The man in...

Strange Indeed, a band comprised of one African American man and four white men, sit on scaffolding and look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Strange Indeed."

An unidentified white man sits outdoors on a folding chair and hugs his right leg up to his chest as he turns his head to the right to look at the camera. He wears a Santa Cruz Blues Festival ball cap...

Tim Reynolds Electric Trio, a band comprised of one white man and two African American men (Johnny Gilmore and Houston Ross), stand in front of a wood paneled wall and smile at the camera.

Timbuk3, a post-punk band comprised of one white woman, one African American man, and one white man, stand outside with trees behind them and smile at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph...

Tiny Tim holds his ukulele and smiles at the camera as he is flanked by Roger Naber (left), and George Myers (right), owners of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, with several other white...

Tiny Tim holds his ukulele and smiles down at the camera as he is flanked by Roger Naber (left), and George Myers (right), white male bar owners of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, and...