Grand Emporium Collection

James Cotton, blues harmonica player and singer, closes his eyes tight as he blows into a harmonica in one hand and holds a microphone to the harmonica with the other in a close-up, head-shot...

James VanBuren, jazz singer, threads his fingers together and rests his chin on them as he grins at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "James...

James VanBuren, blues and jazz singer, holds his chin with his right hand and smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "James VanBuren."

Rock pianist and vocalist Jason D. Williams stands on stage behind a microphone with his eyes closed and his mouth wide open. He wears a beige sweater and a fedora hat. Behind him is an unidentified...

Jim Brewer, blues guitarist and singer, looks down and smiles as he plays an acoustic guitar with J.B. printed on the body. Printed in the upper left-hand corner of the top margin, "Jim Brewer."...

Jimmy Dawkins, blues guitarist and singer, in ten portrait photographs of him performing in negative strip stock photos contact sheet.

Jimmy Dawkins, blues guitarist and singer, stands behind a microphone while playing an electric guitar. He wears a flat cap and a t-shirt. A chair and instrument cases are scattered about on the floor...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Jimmy Dawkins in a close-up head-shot, wears a derby hat and an a diamond print shirt. Parts of a guitar are visible in the lower right-hand corner. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Jimmy Dawkins stands on stage playing an electric guitar with a drummer behind him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jimmy Dawkins. Awarded "Hot Club France"...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Jimmy Dawkins stands holding an electric guitar and wearing a derby hat and business suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Personal Manager, The Cameron...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Jimmy Dawkins stands holding an electric guitar and wearing a derby hat and business suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Exclusive Bookings by: "Leric Music...

Blues singer and pianist Jimmy McCracklin smiles in a close-up photographer. He wears a business suit jacket with embroidered lapels, a wide collared shirt, and a pearl necklace. Printed in the margin...

Jimmy Witherspoon, blues and jazz singer, in profile from his right side, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone. He holds the microphone stand with his right hand as he points the index finger...

Jo Shannon smokes a cigarette as she stands outside next to blues musician Muddy Waters, as he steps out of the passenger side of a Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 Suburban SUV backstage at an unidentified...

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...

John Primer, blues singer and guitarist, plays an electric jazz guitar as he stands beside a railcar. He wears a light colored fedora hat with a dark hatband. Printed in the margin above the...

Blues and jazz vocalist Johnny Adams stands looking to the right wearing a double breasted pin-stripe suit and sunglasses. Printed below the photograph in the margin, "Johnny Adams, Rounder, Rounder...

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...

The Johnny Nocturne Band, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, with blues vocalist Brenda Boykin, stand in front of a rock wall with a projection screen in the...

Blues drummer and vocalist Kansas City Red cocks his head to the right as he closes his eyes to sing into a microphone and play a drum set possibly during a studio recording. Printed in the margin...

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, blues singer and pianist, grins at the camera as he plays a three octave keyboard he holds in one hand and plays with the other. He wears a straw fedora hat and a wide-lapel...

Kenny Neal, a blues musician who sings, and plays piano, harmonica, and guitar, sits and embraces an electric guitar that is standing up right in his lap. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Kenny Neal, a blues musician who sings, and plays piano, harmonica, and guitar, sits with an lap steel guitar lying across his lap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Kenny Neal. Photo...

Reggae vocalist Michael E. Johnson (left) looks back over his right shoulder to look at the camera as he wears a ball cap backwards on his head. His back is to pianist and keyboardist Stan Hoffman. He...

Blues vocalist King Ernest smiles as he leans back from the microphone he's holding with his right hand, and lifts his left hand to his side. He wears a double breasted suit and a dark hat. Printed in...