Grand Emporium Collection

Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows in a bar. Guitarist Houserocker sits on a piano with his feet on the keys holding an electric blues guitar across his lap. He is smiling as he wears a light...

Blues pianist A.J. Croce, in a close-up photograph from his right side, he looks down to his right as he wears sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Private Music [logo]. A.J. Croce...

Blues musician Al Hill leans his right elbow above the keys of a piano and rests his right cheek on his right hand to look up at the photographer. Printed on the bottom of the photograph, "All Hill ....

Guitarist Anson Funderburgh folds his hands on the right shoulder of blues vocalist Sam Myers who is wearing sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Black Top Records Paving the way...

Anson Funderburgh, blues guitarist, stands farthest to the right holding a guitar. Sam Myers, harmonica player and blues singer, stands in the center holding a harmonica to his mouth with both hands...

Canadian blues guitarist Anthony Gomes looks down and bends his knees as he plays an electric guitar on his right hip. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "33rd Street Records [logo]. Anthony...

Canadian blues guitarist Anthony Gomes stands with his arms and hands opened wide out from his body as an electric guitar hangs from the strap around his neck. Printed below his feet on the photograph...

Canadian blues guitarist Anthony Gomes looks seriously at the photographer with his face outlined by the edge of the body of a resonator guitar in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the...

Blues guitarists Buddy Guy (left) and Anthony Gomes (right) stand together and smile at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "UE [logo]. Anthony Gomes Band...

Publicity photo of B.B. & the Blues Shacks, a blues band from Germany made up of four white men who stand together looking down at the camera as they hold their instruments.

B.B. & the Blues Shacks, a blues band from Germany made up of four white men in a publicity photograph.

Baby Jason and the Spankers, a blues-rock band comprised of three white men, stand outside by three brick walls wearing suits. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "B.J.A.T.S., P.O. Box 81294...

Baby Jason and the Spankers, a blues-rock band comprised of four white men, stand outside in jeans and jackets. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "for correspondence: www.spankworld.com...

Baker-McClaren Band, a blues-rock band comprised of five white men, gather in a group with one man's arms around the shoulders of the two in front. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Baker...

Guitarist Bar BQ Bob and washboard player Washboard Chaz crouch down on a boulder with their instruments and smile at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bar BQ Bob &...

Bayou Rhythm, a zydeco and blues band comprised of one African American man and four white men, stand holding their instruments.

The Beat Daddys, a Southern rock and blues band comprised of four white men, lean on a beat up car. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Beat Daddys [logo], The Beat Daddys. www.beatdaddys...

Blues guitarist Ben Stevens looks over the top of his sunglasses while playing a guitar in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ben Stevens. P.O.B. 19134, Boulder, CO...

Bernie Pearl, a blues guitarist, plays a resonator guitar as he looks directly at the camera wearing a Hawaiian print shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bernie Pearl. (213) 426-0761."

Big "Babe" Martin and the Chump Change Blues Band, is a band comprised of three African American men and two white men. Two African American men sit in front of the three band members who stand behind...

Big Dave and the Ultrasonics, a blues band comprised of five white men, have three standing behind two seated members. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "big dave and the ultrasonics. P.O...

Big Dave and the Ultrasonics, a blues band comprised of six white men, stand or sit in front of a wall with graffiti painted on it. One holds a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Big...

Blues guitarist Big G, [Garrett Jacobson] closes his eyes as he plays an electric guitar as he stands next to an amplifier. He wears a cowboy hat.

Blues singer Big John Dickerson sitting on a stool among the standing members of the band Blue Chamber, comprised of five white men and one African American man. Printed in the margin below the...

Big Nick and the Gila Monsters, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand pointing at the photographer. Two electric guitars lie on the floor and the man in front holds a harmonica. Printed in...