Grand Emporium Collection

Linda Shell, blues singer, stands center stage singing into a microphone, and Ron Thompson, guitarist, closes his eyes as he plays guitar to the right, with two other unidentified band members: a...

Guitarist and artist Lois "LadyMac" McMorris sits with one leg curled around a guitar in the center of her lap. She rests her elbow on the knee of her other leg and holds her hand to her brow. Printed...

Blues singer Melvia 'Chick' Rodgers holds a microphone to her mouth and looks out. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Melvia "Chick" Rodgers."

Meshell Ndegéocello, a funk and soul musician who sings and plays bass, sits on the floor in dark clothing and smiles to the right as she leans back on a wall. Printed in the margin below the...

The Messengers, a Kansas City band comprised of four white men, one white woman and includes Monique Danielle, all standing in a recording studio. Printed on the bottom left-hand corner of the...

Blues vocalist Mickie Champion looks to her right wearing her costume for her performance.

Miss Ida McBeth, local blues and jazz singer, laughs as she stands in her stage costume and looks at the camera.

Miss Lavelle White, funk, soul, and blues singer, from her left side, looks down seriously to the left in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Miss Lavelle...

Miss Linda Shell, blues singer, leans back against a wall in a booth and puts her legs up on the bench as she grins toward the camera. She wears a light-colored dress with one shoulder. Printed in the...

Mississippi Heat, a blues band comprised of three African American men, one African American woman, and two white men, sit and stand together with everyone holding their instruments. Printed in the...

Blues singer Mississippi Millie McLaine sits on a tree stump with overalls with only one strap hooked and bare feet. Printed in the margin above the photograph, "Mississippi Millie McLaine." Printed...

Jazz pianist and vocalist Monica Dillon stands on a lawn reflected play with a strand of hair and with her left leg crossed over her right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monica Dillon...

Jazz and R&B vocalist Monique Danielle directly at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monique Danielle. 4120 West 48th Street . Roeland Park, KS 66205...

Vocalist N'dea Davenport looks forward at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "N'dea Davenport. V2 records [logo]." Printed in the right margin, "Photo Credit: Baron Claiborne."

Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Chicago blues singer, from her right side, looks back over her right shoulder at the cameral as she looks out from under the brim of a dark fedora style hat she is wearing. She...

A head-shot photograph of Blues vocalist Nora Jean Bruso. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Nora Jean Bruso. Photo by James Fraher."

Nora Jean Wallace, blues singer, holds a microphone to her mouth and furrows her brow as she sings. There is a VIP / Press pass pinned to the lapel of her jacket that reads, "VIP / Press. King Biscuit...

The Other Woman, comprised of five African American women, stand in a group wearing different pieces of zoot suit style pinstripe, double-breasted business suits. Printed in the margin below the...

Priscilla Bowman, a jazz and rhythm and blues singer from Kansas City, Kansas, smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph in front of a poster of a much younger Priscilla Bowman.

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...

Queen Ida, zydeco accordion player and singer, grins as she plays an accordion in a close-up photograph. She wears a headband. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Queen Ida and the Bon Temps...

Comedienne Rachel Riley smiles at the camera as she holds both hands up away from her shoulders and give a backwards peace sign. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rachel Riley." Printed on...

Performance artist Robin Renée leans against a wall holding an acoustic guitar by the neck as the body rests on the floor by her foot in a photograph from above. Printed in the margin below the...

Roots Rock Society, a reggae band comprised of one white man, three African American men, and one African American woman, stand together and smile or laugh. Printed in the margin below the photograph...