Grand Emporium Collection

Rudy Love and the Love Family Band, a funk band from Wichita, Kansas comprised of eight African American men and one African American woman, sit on risers on a stage. The guitarists and percussionists...

Jazz bagpiper Rufas Harley closes his eyes as he blows into the bagpipes. He wears full Scottish costume. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rufus Harley, The World's First Jazz Bag Pipe...

Double bassist Russell Jackson closes his eyes and smiles as he plays a stand up bass in the center of the railroad tracks. A train is behind him. He wears a fedora hat, pants with suspenders over a...

R&B guitarist Sam Cockrell sways as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Cockrell. Chicago's Premier Rhythm and Blues Artist. Boom Boom Records (773) 543-0468...

Blues drummer Sam Lay sits and rests his right cheek on his right hand and slightly smiles toward the camera. He wears a business suit with a chest-length necktie with a cowboy boot tie tack, and a...

Blues drummer Sam Lay glares at the drum set he sits behind. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Lay. Blues Management Group, Thomas J. Radai Jr., Phone (414) 321-0188."

Blues harmonica player and vocalist Sam Myers stands on the edge of the stage wearing a business suit and singing into a microphone as he holds a harmonica with both hands, and blues guitarist Anson...

Blues vocalist Sam Myers sits in front of guitarist Anson Funderburgh. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Anson Funderburgh & Sam Myers. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht, 311 Oakdale...

Blues vocalist Sam Myers sits in front of guitarist Anson Funderburgh. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets Featuring Sam Myers. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve...

Shakerman, a funk and rock band comprised of two African American men and three white men, sit in a group all facing in different directions. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Shakerman."

Blues guitarist Sherman Robertson rests his chin in his right hand in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a light colored cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sherman...

Siegel-Schwall, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, who stand in a group holding their instruments and smiling at the camera. The band member farthest on the left...

Blues duo Silent Partners stand together wearing sport jackets and smiling at the camera. The man on the left points to the neck of the double bass the man on the right is playing in a close-up...

The SlackJaw Blues Band, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand together looking down into the camera. The man in the front center rests his left hand across his...

Smokey Wilson, a Mississippi blues singer and guitarist, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears an embroidered shirt and a bolo tie. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues guitarist Smokin' Joe Kubek and blues guitarist and singer B'nois King are on a sidewalk outside a record store. Smokin' Joe stands behind a seated B'nois King, both holding their guitars...

Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King, Texas blues musicians, stand back to back and move their faces look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht...

Son Seals, electric blues guitarist, closes his eyes and grimaces with his mouth open as he looks down as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a printed vest over a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt...

Son Seals, electric blues guitarist, sits and looks seriously at the camera with one hand on his hip and the other arm lying over an electric guitar that hangs from a strap around his shoulder. He...

Son Seals, blues guitarist, stands and looks down at an electric guitar he is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Son Seals. J.Q. Management, 2873 E. 91st St., Chicago, IL 60617...

Son Seals, blues guitarist, sits with one hand on his hip and his left arm over an electric guitar as he looks seriously at the camera. He wears an embroidered vest with a paisley design. Printed in...

Son Seals Band, an electric blues band comprised of one white male saxophonist and two African American guitarists, stand on the stage performing during the Kansas City Blues Society festival. The...

Son Seals Blues Band is a blues band performing at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals stands in the spotlight. Red Groetzinger plays a tenor saxophone...

Son Venezuela, a Latin music band from Lawrence, Kansas and the Kansas City area comprised of two African American men, three Latin American men, and five white men, who are playing their instruments...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit in theater seats where all other seats are empty and laugh. Four band...