Grand Emporium Collection

Big Daddy Kinsey, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, holds a guitar that is across his chest, in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a dark business suit and a light colored hat...

Big Daddy Kinsey, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, holds the neck of a guitar in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bookings: Tom Gold Agency...

Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, turns his head to the left and rests his chin on the curled fingers of his right hand in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed...

Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, looks seriously into the camera as he holds a harmonica with both hands and wears a fedora hat cocked to the side in a close-up...

Rockabilly vocalist and guitarist Billy Lee Riley sits sideways on a chair that is outside, crosses his legs, and holds a drink in his right hand and the neck of an electric guitar in his left. The...

Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men, a rockabilly band comprised of four white men, grin as they sit, stand or crouch in a corner. One band member sits on a bass drum case. Another rests...

Four members of the five member Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and two African American men, perform in a tent. Farthest to the left is David Tims playing the drums and...

CeDell Davis, blues harmonica player, guitar player, and singer, smiles at the camera as he sits holding a guitar and wearing a ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CeDell Davis. Fat...

Charlie Musselwhite, a blues harmonica player, guitarist, and singer looks to his left in a close-up, head-shot photograph.

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, wears sunglasses as he blows into harmonica he holds with both hands. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie...

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and vocalist, looks at the camera as the holds a harmonica with both hands. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie Musselwhite...

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, stands outside by railroad tracks crossing his arms over his chest as he wears a plaid shirt. Buildings are on either side of the...

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and vocalist, looks to the right in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie Musselwhite. the...

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, looks to the right in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie Musselwhite. pointblank...

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, wears a embroidered shirt and a smile in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie...

Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, smiles in a very close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie Musselwhite. the rosebud...

Charlie Musselwhite, a blues harmonica player, guitarist and singer, stands to the right of George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, as they smile at the camera wearing orange life preservers...

Darrell Nulisch, blues harmonica player and singer, stands center stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri and lifts his left hand toward the ceiling and holds a microphone to his mouth...

Gary Primich, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, rests his left hand on his forehead with the fingers curled as he leans against a door jamb with a partial screen across the middle...

Gary Primich, blues vocalist, guitarist, and harmonica player, sits at a bar with a drink and a harmonica sitting on the bar in front of him, and smiles at a man sitting around the corner of the bar...

Gary Primich, blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, from his left side, sings intensely into a microphone as he holds a harmonica in his left hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Blues harmonica player Harmonica Fats stands on stage with a lot of equipment behind him, playing the harmonica as he wears a three piece business suit, and blues guitarist Bernie Pearl stands on...

Jo Shannon smokes a cigarette as she stands outside next to blues musician Muddy Waters, as he steps out of the passenger side of a Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 Suburban SUV backstage at an unidentified...

Junior Watson, blues guitarist and singer, and Lynwood Slum, blues harmonica player and singer, stand outside, side by side, and look seriously at the camera with a brick wall behind them in a close...

Kenny Neal, blues guitarist and harmonica player, smiles at the camera as he holds the neck of a guitar in an close-up photograph. He wears a dark cowboy hat with a braided leather hatband.