Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist Eddie C. Campbell "King of the Jungle" stands at a microphone with his mouth opened to sing while playing an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rooster Blues...

Eddie Shaw, Chicago blues saxophone player and singer, performs on the Grand Emporium stage in Kansas City, Missouri with two unidentified African American men; one playing electric guitar and one...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player, lifts his right knee and closes his eyes as he plays a tenor saxophone. He wears a vest over a button-down shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Eddie...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player and singer, smiles at the camera as he stands and holds two saxophones. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Eddie Shaw and "The Wolf Gang." Colt Recording...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophonist, closes his eyes as he opens his mouth wide in a close-up photograph from his right side. He holds two saxophones; one under his right arm and one across his body from...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Eddy Clearwater smiles as he hugs his guitar to his chest. He wears a light colored cowboy hat with a metal band and a cowboy shirt with fringe on the yokes. Printed in...

Blues guitar player and vocalist Fenton Robinson stands center stage in front of the drum set as he and a band of three African American men play on the stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City...

Blues guitarist Fernando Jones stands with his legs wide apart in front of a backdrop wearing a zoot suit with a fedora hat as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Blues guitarist Fernando Jones stands in the center of many children during the Fernando Jones' Blues Kids of America, Ltd. in two photographs. in the upper photograph, Fernando plays an electric...

Frank Frost, blues harmonica player and singer, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone as he holds a harmonica in both hands. Frank plays in the blues band, The Jelly Roll Kings. Printed in the...

Blues singer Frankie Lee in a split panel of two photographs. In the photograph on the left, he leans his face on his right fist. In the right photograph, he makes a fist with his right hand and bends...

Frankie Lee, a blues, R&B, and soul singer, stands down on the dance floor among the audience, with his mouth wide open as he sings into a microphone he is holding while performing at the Grand...

Blues guitarist Fruteland Jackson stands in front of damaged louvered doors and a wooden fence. He wears a newsboy cap and an overcoat over overalls and a plaid shirt. He holds a blues guitar by the...

Blues guitarist Fruteland Jackson stands in front of a wall with peeling paint wearing sunglasses and a newsboy cap. He holds an acoustic guitar by the neck with both hands. Printed in the margin...

A close-up photograph of Grady Champion, multi-instrumentalist blues artist, head cocked to one side, wearing a fedora and playing a Hohner harmonica. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Grady Champion, multi-instrumentalist blues artist, holding a fedora in one hand and a harmonica in the other, stands in a dark suit and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the...

Grady Champion, multi-instrumentalist blues artist, holding a fedora in one hand and a harmonica in the other, stands in a dark suit and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Guitar Shorty stands in front of a painted brick wall, opens his mouth wide and turns his head to the left as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Blues guitarist Guitar Shorty looks up and away from the camera as he plays an electric guitar that is inscribed with his name. He wears three lapel pins: "GS", an eighth note, and a guitar. There are...

Blues guitarist Guitar Shorty leans against a vintage Chrysler sedan and smiles as he holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Black Top Records [logo], Black Top Records...

Blues guitarist Guitar Shorty bends at the knees of his widespread legs and plays an electric guitar. He looks off to the right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Black Top Records Paving...

Blues guitarist Guy Davis sits in the backseat of a car wearing a fedora and smiling down at the acoustic guitar taking up the rest of the seat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Red House...

Blues vocalist and guitarist Guy Davis in a right side profile close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a fedora hat with a black headband with red and white stitching.

Blues harmonica player Harmonica Fats stands on stage with a lot of equipment behind him, playing the harmonica as he wears a three piece business suit, and blues guitarist Bernie Pearl stands on...

Harmonica Shah Blues Band featuring Howard Glazer, is a blues band consisting of one African American harmonica player (Harmonica Shah) and three white men. The man to the left of Harmonica Shah...