Grand Emporium Collection

Zydeco vocalist and accordion player Donna Angelle leans on a deck railing with one hand on her cowboy hat and the other hand on the accordion she wears over her right shoulder. Printed in the margin...

Funk and Soul singer Dorothy Moore smiles at the camera as she wears drop sparkly earrings and a blue sparkly jacket over a blue dress. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Dorothy Moore...

E.C. Scott, blues singer, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "E.C. Scott. Blind Pig Records."

Rhythm and blues vocalist Etta James looks up without a smile as she wears a dark leather jacket with fringe and embroidery. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Etta James. Private Music."...

Fuzz, a band comprised of four white men and one African American woman, stand around a vintage car. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Fuzz. Contact Fuzz, 918.231.2162, 818.745.0781."...

George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, points up as he speaks with an unidentified African American woman on the Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise I. Other cruise passengers are visible in...

George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, wears a blue toga made of Grand Emporium clothing, motions toward Speedy Huggins who siting in a chair wearing a toga and a headband. Next to Speedy an...

Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, on a street standing and sitting on and around a Ford car. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, outdoors by a rock wall. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "For booking information contact...

The Gospel Girls, a gospel singing group comprised of four African American women, stand together each having one arm lifted waist high and with the palm of the hand facing up. They all look up to the...

Honeypot, a band comprised of eight white men and one African American woman, lie all over a sedan out in the woods, as one man lets air out of a tire and looks around to make sure they don't get...

Jazz singer Ida McBeth looks up and to the right in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed on the upper right hand corner of the photograph, "Ida McBeth."

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...

Infrared Rockers, an American reggae band comprised of four African American men and one African American woman all wearing traditional clothing, stand in front of batik wall hangings with their hands...

Isaac Green and the Skalars, a ska band comprised of one African American woman and four white men, in a split photograph. The top photograph has all eight band members looking through a circle in a...

Jazz saxophonist Jeanette Harris hugs her saxophone to her right shoulder as she sits and smiles at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jeanette Harris. Management-Booking...

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...

Saxophonist John Firmin, of the Johnny Nocturne Band, squats behind vocalist Kim Nalley who sits in front of John holding his saxophone but looking back over her shoulder at John as he holds the...

The Johnny Nocturne Band, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, with blues vocalist Brenda Boykin, stand in front of a rock wall with a projection screen in the...

Katherine Davis sits on the floor in front of Erwin Helfer. Erwin sits on a piano bench and bends down to smile and hold the hands of Katherine. An upright piano is behind them. Printed in the margin...

KoKo Taylor, blues singer, smiles at the camera as she crosses her arms across her chest. The stage lights make a crisscross pattern above her head. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "KoKo...

KoKo Taylor, blues singer, smiles at the camera as she crosses her arms and bends forward slightly to rest on her elbows. She holds a vintage microphone in her right hand. Printed in the margin below...

L'il Georgie and the Shuffling Hungarians, a blues band comprised of one African American man, three African American women, and seven white men, sit and stand in a group most in silly poses and...

Gospel and Soul vocalist Linda Hornbuckle smiles directly at the camera with her eyes looking slightly up in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Linda...

Linda Shell, blues singer, looks up slightly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph.