Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits holding an electric guitar as he smiles up at the photographer. Printed below the photograph in the bottom margin, "Record Label: Tone-Cool Records, 6...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits holding an electric guitar as he smiles up at the photographer. Printed below the photograph in the bottom margin, "Record Label: Ruf Records, America...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison grinning and playing guitar in the street outside the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. He wears a double-breasted suit and a dark cowboy hat with...

Big "Babe" Martin and the Chump Change Blues Band, is a band comprised of three African American men and two white men. Two African American men sit in front of the three band members who stand behind...

Big Bad Smitty, blues guitarist and singer, sits holding an electric guitar by the neck and between his legs. He looks seriously at the camera. An amplifier is behind him on the left. Printed in the...

Big Daddy Kinsey, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, holds a guitar that is across his chest, in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a dark business suit and a light colored hat...

Big Daddy Kinsey, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, holds the neck of a guitar in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bookings: Tom Gold Agency...

Blues guitarist Big Jack Johnson smiles and closes his eyes as he plays a guitar he holds in his lap. He wears a light-colored flat cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "M.C. Records...

Blues guitarist Big Jack Johnson closes his eyes and lifts his chin as he plays a guitar. He wears a vertically striped headband and a athletic jacket. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "M.C...

Big Joe Turner, blues guitarist from Jackson, Tennessee, looks to the right as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a straw fedora hat, aviator glasses, and a t-shirt with an outline of himself...

Blues singer Big John Dickerson sitting on a stool among the standing members of the band Blue Chamber, comprised of five white men and one African American man. Printed in the margin below the...

Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows is a Chicago blues, funk, and soul band. The band is made up of four African American men and four white men. Three of the men hold their instruments. Three men wear...

Big Walter Smith, blues singers, smiles at the camera as he rests both hands on possibly a cane or walking stick, in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a fedora hat and a three-piece business...

Big Walter Smith, blues singer, grins at the camera as he sits and holds the lapels of a tuxedo he wears. He also wears a fedora hat in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Big Wheeler, blues harmonica player, looks directly at the camera as he holds an amplified harmonica to his mouth with both hands in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Big Woody Blues Band featuring Frank Ace, a blues band comprised of three African American men and two white men. Two men stand behind three seated men. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

The Big Woody Blues Revue is a blues band comprised of five African American men and one white man. The white man holds an electric guitar. Printed on the bottom right corner, " Location, Date, Time...

Bill Perry, an African American male blues guitarist, looks directly at the camera with a slight smile face in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bill Perry...

Blues guitarist Bill Perry looks down in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bill Perry. pointblank [logo]." Printed in the right margin, "Photo Credit: John...

Blues guitarist Bill Perry looks to the right as he stands behind a microphone playing an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bill Perry. pointblank [logo]." Printed in the...

Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, a band comprised of four African American men. Two wear cowboy hats. One at the top of the photo wears a backwards ball cap. Printed in the margin below the...

Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues. Two band members wear cowboy hats. One member at the top of the photo wears a backwards ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "PolyGram Records...

Blind Mississippi Morris, blues harmonica player and singer, sits on a tall stool with one foot resting on an amplifier and the other touching the ground as he holds a harmonica up to his chin. He...

Four members of the five member Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and two African American men, perform in a tent. Farthest to the left is David Tims playing the drums and...

Blue Shoe Sole Revue, a blues band comprised of one African American man and six white men, stand in front of a jazz caricature. Printed in the bottom margin, "Blue Shoe Sole Revue. Photo by George...