Grand Emporium Collection

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...

Mighty Sam, blues singer, looks seriously at the camera with his hands on his hips as he wears a tuxedo. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Sam. Deluge Entertainment, P.O. Box 96...

Blues singer Mighty Sam McClain smiles as he rests his arms on the back of a chair and wears a dark cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Sam McClain. McClain Productions...

Blues singer Mighty Sam McClain smiles as he rests his arms on the back of a chair and wears a dark cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Sam McClain. Skyline Music, P.O. Box...

Blues-rock guitarist Mike Reilly in a montage of color photographs with people he has appeared with. The upper left-hand photograph is Mike Reilly, Alan Blazek, and Elvin Bishop. The center-left...

The Mike Welch Band, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together in a narrow hallway and look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The...

Mississippi Heat, a blues band comprised of three African American men, one African American woman, and two white men, sit and stand together with everyone holding their instruments. Printed in the...

Montage of six images of Little Hatch, blues harmonica player and singer, and one photograph of the House Rockers, a blues band comprised of three white men, performing with Little hatch at the Grand...

Mudcat Blues Band, comprised of three white men and one African American man, sit, crouch, and stand by a rock wall. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mudcat Blues Band, Contact:" Printed...

Bassist Murali Coryell, holding a guitar on his lap; drummer Bill Foster, and drummer Rod Gross sit in front of him for the cover of the album titled, 2120. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Blues musician Nappy Brown smiles at the photographer as he holds a cigarette up with his left hand. He wears a flat cap and a leather jacket. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Nappy Brown...

Nate Turner, blues guitarist, bass player, and singer, looks toward his right shoulder at the camera with his mouth open in a circle. He wears a guitar pin on his lapel, a felt fedora hat, a bow tie...

Nerak Roth Patterson Band, a blues band comprised of five African American men and one white man, in a montage of portrait photographs on a solid black background. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues trio One Eyed Jax lean against a brick wall with their arms crossed over their chests and wearing dark leather jackets. Vince Agwada is on the left. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Blues vocalist Otis Clay raises his arm in the air and points up as he closes his eyes and grimaces as he sings into a microphone. He wears a button-down, long-sleeved shirt with a dark-colored yoke...

Otis Clay, blues singer, smiles to the left as he raises his hands chest high and snaps the fingers of his right hand. He wears a red shirt with a black collar and a gold LP necklace. A microphone is...

Blues vocalist Otis Clay scowls to his left as he holds a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Otis Clay c/o Rooster Blues / Jim O'Neal 312 - 281 - 3385, Photo / Larry Kodani."

Blues vocalist Otis Clay closes his eyes and opens his mouth wide as he sings into a microphone in his right hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Otis Clay. Marty Salzman Management...

A split photograph of the band Mighty Flyers on the left and Otis Rush on the right. The Mighty Flyers, a blues band comprised of one white woman sitting on a traveling case hugging an animal print...

The Pawn Shop, a blues band comprised of two white men and two African American men, smile at the camera as they have their arms around each other. The man in the back holds a harmonica and a man in...