Grand Emporium Collection

The band, Bad Livers, a bluegrass, folk, and punk band comprised of three white men, stand in a warehouse with their instruments. Farthest to the left, the man holds an upright bass. In the center...

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

Zydeco accordionist and vocalist Beau Jocque laughs as he plays an accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: 318-738-2729. Management: Ellis Paillet, 518 S. Ranpart St., New...

Beau Jocque, accordionist with the Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi Rollers, smiles down slightly to his left while playing an open accordion. He wears a cooking apron. Printed in the margin below the...

Accordionist Bon Ton St. Mary sits on the top rung of a wooden fence holding an accordion and smiling directly at the photographer. A wooden building is behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

Brian Terry, [Li'l Brian] zydeco accordion player with the band Li'l Brian and the Zydeco Travelers, stands at a corner of a brick wall and grins as he plays a Gabbanelli accordion. He wears a flat...

Buckwheat Zydeco, zydeco accordion player, sits on a chair with an accordion open on his lap as a cat sits on his right leg and looks down at four kittens on the floor in front of them. Buckwheat...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he sits on a chair holding an accordion on his left thigh and playing with a cat on his right thigh. Four kittens play on the floor in front of his feet. One...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he sits on a chair holding an accordion on his left thigh and playing with a cat on his right thigh. Four kittens play on the floor in front of his feet. One...

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco grins as he plays the accordion in front of a gas pump at a rural gas station. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Buckwheat Zydeco. Concerted Efforts, Inc....

Accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco sits in a diner with the accordion on the table beside him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Concerted Efforts, Inc. [logo], P.O. Box 99 ., Newtonville, MA...

Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier leans his wrists on a Baldoni accordion and looks slyly at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Concerted Efforts, Inc. [logo], P.O. Box 99...

Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier grins as he plays a Baldoni accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Concerted Efforts, Phone: (617) 969-0810, Fax: (617) 969-6761. C.J...

Accordion player and vocalist Chris Gaffney sits with his arms crossed over the top of an accordion and looks off to the right. He wears a dark fedora hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Chubby Carrier, zydeco accordion player, smiles at the camera as he plays a Gabbanelli accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chubby Carrier, Blind Pig Recording Artist, Blind Pig...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier smiles as he plays his personalized accordion in a photograph taken from above his head. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo: Jim Purdum. Chubby...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier opens his mouth to sing as he plays his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo: James Fraher. Chubby Carrier, Blind Pig Recording...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier stands among palm trees holding his personalized accordion and wearing a re and white floral shirt. and the Bayou Swamp Band. Printed in the margin below the...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier grins at the photographer as he holds his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chubby Carrier & the bayou swamp band. P.O. Box 1008...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier grins at the photographer as he holds his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chubby Carrier & the bayou swamp band. P.O. Box 1008...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier grins at the photographer as he holds his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chubby Carrier & the bayou swamp band. P.O. Box 1008...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier grins at the photographer as he holds his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chubby Carrier & the bayou swamp band. P.O. Box 1008...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier opens his mouth wide as he holds his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chubby Carrier & the bayou swamp band. P.O. Box 1008...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier opens his mouth wide as he holds his personalized accordion. Printed in the margin below the photograph, Intrepid Artists, Inc., Midtown Plaza . 1300 Baxter St. Ste...

Dave Pegg playing the bass and singing into a microphone. Richard Thompson, sitting and playing an amplified tambourine in his right hand and a snare drum with his left hand. An unidentified white...