Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist Luther Allison winces as he plays a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: the rosebud agency, P.O Box 170429, San Francisco, CA 64117, (415)386-3456, Fax: (415...

Blues guitarist Luther Allison hugs an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Thomas Ruf Production, Kirchstr. 24, 37318 Lindewerra, Fon (49)-(0) 5652-958600, Fax (49)-(0) 5652...

Blues guitarist Luther Allison winces as he plays a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: The rosebud agency, P.O Box 170429, San Francisco, CA 64117, (415)386-3456, Fax: (415...

Magic Dick and Jay Geils stand together as Magic Dick (left) holds a harmonica in both hands, and Jay Geils (right) holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Magic Dick &...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim sings into a microphone as he plays a Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar. He wears a light colored straw hat with a feather hatband. Printed in the margin below...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim plays an electric guitar as he stands wearing a dark fedora. A brim of a dark fedora hat is visible. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo: Stephen...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim places his fingers on the neck of a guitar in a close-up, head-shot photograph. A brim of a dark fedora hat is visible. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Nigerian reggae vocalist and guitarist Majek Fashek lifts his chin to sing and play guitar behind a microphone. He wears a vest with no shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Majek Fashek...

Blues guitarist Maykiss smiles as he plays an electric guitar. He has a Minnie Mouse t-shirt on under a business suit jacket, sunglasses, and a African Kufi-style hat.

Blues guitarist Markiss rests his crossed arms on an electric guitar. He is under an arched bridge. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Markiss & the Shades of Color. MidAmerica Talent, 1128...

Blues guitarist Markiss rests his crossed arms on an electric guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck. He stands outside by streets that run under an arched bridge. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist Matt 'Guitar' Murphy smiles directly at the camera as he holds an electric guitar upright on his lap. He wears a McKenna's Omaha Blues, Booze & BBQ ball cap. Printed in the margin...

Matt Angus Thing, a rock band comprised of one white woman and two white men, is on a stage with a pressed tin ceiling and a flag of the United States of America on the wall behind them. Printed in...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Matthew D [Ward] sits and leans against a concrete wall with graffiti on it, as he holds an electric guitar, neck up. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Matthew...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica, and bass guitar player, smiles out the window of the drivers side of a taxicab as he plays a guitar. The door of the cab says, "New Breed Cab Co."...

A guitarist with Four Stars of Zaire wearing traditional clothing, smiles as he plays a guitar.

Blues guitarist Michael Burks, in a split photograph, plays a flying V guitar on the right and holds the neck of a guitar on the right. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "michael burks...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks closes his eyes and opens his mouth to sing as he plays a flying V guitar under a tent on an outdoor stage. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael Burks...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks purses his lips and looks up as he plays a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Wightman Harris, Mgr. 501-330-2805. Michael Burks Blues Band, R. 1 Box...

Blues guitarist Michael Coleman looks down with both of his hands holding over the top of the neck of a guitar. Stage lights are behind his head. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Michael Hill leans his head band a laughs as he stands outdoors holding an electric guitar by the neck. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont...

Michael Hill's Blues Mob, a blues band comprised of four African American men, stand and grin at the photographer in African dress. Michael Hill leans out as he play a cigar box guitar. Printed in the...

Monica Casey, folk singer, guitarist, and ukulele player, slanted in the photograph, gives a small smile as she holds her acoustic guitar with one hand.

Nick Colionne, guitarist, singer, and keyboardist, stands by an electric guitar and case leaning against the wall in front of him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Nick Colionne Guitarist...

Nick Curran and the Nitelifes, a rockabilly band comprised of four white men who stand and hold their instruments and smile at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Samm Funk...