Grand Emporium Collection

Preston Shannon, blues guitarist and singer, smiles as he rests his chin on his left hand and hugs the guitar body to his chest with the neck down toward the floor. Printed in the margin below the...

Chicago blues keyboard player Professor Eddie Lusk props his keyboard on its side on the ground and rests his right hand on it as he leans his left forearm on the right should of Chicago blues singer...

Professor's Blues Review featuring Gloria Hardiman, is a blues band comprised of four African American men who stand behind Gloria Hardiman, blues singer, who sits in an upholstered chair in front of...

Project Object with special guest Ike Willis, is a rock band comprised of five white men and two African American men standing and sitting on stage as they perform. Printed in the margin below the...

Promotional still from the movie "Crossroads". Walking across a clapboard bridge are the actors Ralph Macchio, Jami Gertz, and Joe Seneca. Each actor carries a case and Ralph also has an electric...

The R.J. and Kid Morgan Blues Band featuring Percy Strother stand together performing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "the R.J. & Kid Morgan Blues Band (featuring Percy Strother!). Blue...

R.J. and Kid Morgan Blues Band featuring Percy Strother, is a Chicago blues group comprised of one African American man and four white men. Band members stand around Strother holding their instruments...

Blues guitarist R.L. Burnside wears a conical masonic [possibly?] hat and holds his hands up shoulder height with his fingers spread.. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Fat Possum Records...

A mock up promotional photograph of blues guitarist R.L. Burnside stands at a microphone and smiles as he plays guitar. Printed below the photograph on a piece of graph paper, "R.L. Burnside."

Harmonica player Jon Beckley Morris [i.e. Nermberg] faces away from R.L. Burnside as he plays a harmonica. They are standing on railroad tracks, and facing scaffolding up to an antenna while playing...

The Radio Kings, a blues band comprised of one African American man and three white men, who stand outside and look seriously at the camera. The band member on the right has his arms crossed. Printed...

Rhythm and Blues musician Randy Jacobs, of the Boneshakers, smiles slightly directly at the photographer as he wears a dark fedora. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Randy Jacobs. The Bone...

Blues musician Ray Drew in a head-shot photograph, curls his left hand fingers around his chin and looks at the photographer while wearing a captain's hat with Ray Drew in under the eagle emblem and a...

ReBirth Brass Band, bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who wear matching ReBirth t-shirts. Six of the band members stand and hold their instruments and laugh as...

ReBirth Brass Band, a bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who stand in a group together with their arms crossed all wearing matching ReBirth hoodies. Most wear...

Reggae At Will, a reggae band from St. Louis, Missouri comprised of six African American men who sit or crouch on the grass and look seriously at the camera. The background behind them is black...

Robert "Bilbo" Walker, blues guitarist, does the duck walk down a dirt road as he plays an electric guitar. A Lincoln limousine is parked on the side of the road behind him. A field of, likely, cotton...

Robert Cray, blues guitarist and singer, looks up to smile at the camera as he plays an electric guitar with the neck pointed at the camera in a close-up photograph. He wears a dark shirt. Printed in...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks out wearing sunglasses and a sleeveless t-shirt as he stands behind a microphone and plays an electric guitar. Printed in the right margin, "Photo: Rocky W. Widner."

Blues guitarist Robert Cray looks up to smile directly at the camera as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Blues guitarist Robert Cray puckers his lips and looks to the left as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Robert Cray Band. the rosebud agency, P.O. Box...

Vocalist Robert Ealey of the Robert Ealey Band sitting, smiling and holding a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "MKM Management, 2207 B Woodcreek, Carrolton, Texas 75006, (214)...

Robert Randolph, funk and soul pedal steel guitarist, laughs off to the right as he sits on a stage and plays a pedal steel guitar with a drum set behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

Robert Randolph and The Family Band, a funk and soul band comprised of John Ginty, Danyel Morgan, Marcus Randolph, and Robert Randolph, crouch in front of a metal garage door with graffiti painted on...

Rockin Johnny Band, a Chicago blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, play on an outdoor stage with tall city buildings and a crowd behind them. Printed in the margin...