Grand Emporium Collection

A promotional sheet of four portrait photographs of African American blues musicians. From the top left, Bobby "Blue" Bland; top right, Denise LaSalle; bottom right, Buddy Guy; and bottom left, Robert...

Blues vocalist Bobby Bland sits and holds a cigarette between the index finger and thumb of his right hand. The thick smoke rises up the left side of the photograph. He wears a suit and shirt with...

Bobby Parker, blues guitarist and singer, stands with his hands resting on the headstock of an electric guitar of which he rests the other end of the guitar on the floor between his legs. Printed in...

Bobby Rush, blues singer, looks to his right and smiles at the camera as he holds a harmonica in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bobby Rush. For...

Blues singer Bobby Rush wearing a stage costume of a shiny suit, sits on a motorcycle and looks down to his right at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bobby Rush. Philadelphia...

Blues guitarist Brian "Taz" Grant sits holding a red and black electric guitar on his lap with both of his hand over the top of the body. He wears clothing to match his guitar; black hat, red and...

Buddy Guy, blues guitarist and singer, stands at the microphone on stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri and looks down and to the left. A sign at the back of the stage above their...

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy stands behind a microphone and turns to his right motion to the audience. A guitar is under his right arm. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buddy Guy. Personal...

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy closes his eyes and looks to the left as he plays guitar.

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy with Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, in a four-way split photograph of the group performing with Buddy Guy...

Byther Smith, blues guitarist and singer, looks down at the camera with a gleam in his eye as he plays an electric guitar that is in motion. He wears a hat, a necktie, and a business suit. Printed in...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell holds the four fingers of his left hand straight up as he holds the harmonica to his mouth with his right hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell looks directly at the photographer as he plays a harmonica with the fingers of his left hand raised straight up. The photograph has a light exposure applied. Printed...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell holds his head up and the four fingers of his left hand straight up as he holds the harmonica to his mouth with his right hand. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell, in a split photograph. The photograph on the left has Carey looking straight at the photographer in a head-shot photograph. The photograph on the right side is Carey...

Carl Weathersby, blues guitarist and singer, smiles down at the camera as he lets his crossed hands rest of the body of a guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck, in a close-up...

Carl Weathersby, blues guitarist and singer, closes his eyes, purses his lips, and turns his head to the left as he plays an electric guitar in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones bends his elbow to curl three fingers of his right hand on his right cheek with one finger pointed straight up as he looks seriously at the camera.. Printed in...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones sits backwards on a chair and crosses his forearms to rest them on the back of the chair. He turns his head to the left to smile at the camera. He wears a shirt...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones turns his head slightly over his right shoulder to smile at the camera.. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Chi-Town Boogie Man Casey Jones. Airwax...

CeDell Davis, blues harmonica player, guitar player, and singer, smiles at the camera as he sits holding a guitar and wearing a ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CeDell Davis. Fat...

Charles Wilson, a blues singer from Chicago, looks directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a horn necklace. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charles Wilson...

Charles Wilson, a blues singer from Chicago, looks at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a bow tie. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Young Prince of Blues & Soul...

The Charmaine Neville Band with Reggie Houston, Amasa Miller, and Charmaine Neville, stand in a group with their arms around each other and smile at the camera. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues musician Cherone Brown lies on his right side and props himself up with his right elbow as he wears a light colored suit.