Grand Emporium Collection

Blues saxophonist Harold Singer stands on stage blowing into a saxophone with a keyboard player behind him. He wears a sports jacket and a loosened necktie. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

The Honeyboy Edwards Blues Band, a blues band comprised of one white man and three African American men, stand on stage in the dark, performing. Printed in the margin above the photograph, "The...

Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, sit at a table full of banded stacks of money, a vintage calculator, and cups of coffee. They are all...

Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand or sit at the bar of Chord on Blues wearing casual clothes and looking seriously at the camera...

Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand on a fire escape landing outside a brick building wearing business suits. Three of the four...

Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand on a fire escape landing outside a brick building wearing business suits. Three of the four...

Howard and the White Boys, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, appear in a series of four photographs with Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi (The Blues Brothers), and...

Hubert Sumlin, blues guitarist, hugs the neck of a guitar to the side of his face and smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a light fedora hat, a pinstripe business suit jacket, and...

Hubert Sumlin, blues guitarist, hugs the neck of a guitar to the side of his face and smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a fedora hat, a pinstripe business suit jacket, and dotted...

Ike and Val Woods, blues musicians, stand in formal clothing and smile at the camera. Ike holds a light colored electric blues guitar and wears a dark suit. Val wears a dark cocktail dress. Printed in...

Blues guitarist and vocalist James Armstrong sits leaning his head on his right hand which elbow rests on his right thigh. An electric guitar is standing upright with the neck resting on his left...

Blues guitarist and vocalist James Armstrong stands with his guitar on the floor in front of him and hold the neck with his hands folded over the headstock. He wears a dark suit jacket over t-shirt...

Blues guitarist and vocalist James Armstrong sits with an electric guitar. The head of the guitar sits on the chair between his legs as James hugs the body with his left arm. He looks seriously at the...

Blues harmonica player James Cotton closes his eyes as he blows into an amplified harmonica he holds to his mouth with both hands. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "James Cotton. Justin...

Blues harmonica player James Cotton wearing a flat cap and a dark leather jacket, has his back to the photographer. He turns to the right to smile back over his right shoulder as he holds a harmonica...

Blues harmonica player James Cotton smiles as he holds a harmonica in the breast pocket of the overalls he is wearing with a turtleneck sweater and a flat cap. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues harmonica player James Cotton smiles as he holds a harmonica in the breast pocket of the overalls he is wearing with a turtleneck sweater and a flat cap. Printed in the margin below the...

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 Peterson, blues guitarist, smiles at the camera as he leans his forearms over a flying 'J' guitar on his lap. He wears a cowbnoy hat, a scorpion necklace, and a vest. Printed in the margin below...

James Peterson, blues guitarist, sits on a bar-stool in front of an indoor rock wall and plays a flying 'V' guitar as he wears a three piece suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "James...

Blues guitarist James Peterson stands outside playing an electric guitar with a big grin on his face. He wears a hat and a pinstripe, double-breasted suit jacket. Printed in the margin below the...

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."

JGB is a blues band comprised of two African American women, two African American men, and four white men. The men stand in a parlor behind the two seated women. Printed in the margin below the...

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."...