Grand Emporium Collection

Rare Earth is a funk band comprised of six white men. Four of the band members sit or crouch in the front while the two other band members stand behind them. All smile directly at the camera. Printed...

ReBirth Brass Band, bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who wear matching ReBirth t-shirts. Six of the band members stand and hold their instruments and laugh as...

ReBirth Brass Band, a bayou funk band from New Orleans comprised of eight African American men who stand in a group together with their arms crossed all wearing matching ReBirth hoodies. Most wear...

Richard Lucente, accordion player, stands with his head turned right but looking back at the camera and smiling. He wears a dark beanie cap and a suit jacket with 3-D accordion pins decorating each...

Robert Randolph, funk and soul pedal steel guitarist, laughs off to the right as he sits on a stage and plays a pedal steel guitar with a drum set behind him. Printed in the margin below the...

Robert Randolph and The Family Band, a funk and soul band comprised of John Ginty, Danyel Morgan, Marcus Randolph, and Robert Randolph, crouch in front of a metal garage door with graffiti painted on...

Rudy Love and the Love Family Band, a funk band from Wichita, Kansas comprised of eight African American men and one African American woman, sit on risers on a stage. The guitarists and percussionists...

Shakerman, a funk and rock band comprised of two African American men and three white men, sit in a group all facing in different directions. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Shakerman."

Silvatones, an Oklahoma funk, blues, and soul band comprised of three white men, crouch beside a wooden fence of horizontal planks. The band member on the left (Mike Hosty) wears a 1989 Rolling Stones...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit in theater seats where all other seats are empty and laugh. Four band...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, and funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit and stand in a formal living room wearing dark clothing. Two men sit...

Three Beers Til Dubuque, a funk, soul, and rock band from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, comprised of ten white men, who make silly faces and body movements as they play their instruments. Printed across the...

Soul and Funk vocalist Trudy Lynn smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Trudy Lynn. For Booking Call: J.D. Jones Booking Agent, (713) 635-8216...

Urban Blight, a ska, R&B, funk, pop, and reggae band comprised of seven white men who lean or sit on a wall around a rooftop. One band member leans from a metal gate he has climbed up on the first...

Vinx, percussionist and singer, leans with his ankles crossed against a rough wall and looks down to the left toward the light on the left side. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Vinx...

Vinx, percussionist and singer, rests his hands on the back of a light colored top hat he is wearing and looks seriously at the camera in a close-up photograph. He wears stylized eyeglasses. Printed...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington, jazz, funk, and blues guitarist, laughs and stands with one hand in his pocket and the other resting on the body of a guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, a jazz, funk and blues band comprised of two African American men and five white men, who stand in a group wearing business suits or neckties and...

War, a funk band of seven African American men and one Mexican American man, and one Japanese American man, stand outdoors on a staircase lined by brick walls and cactus. Printed in the margin below...

War, a funk band of six African American men, who stand in an alley with razor wire, graffiti and trash and look down at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "War. Artists...

Yamagata, a funk band from Memphis, Tennessee comprised of four white men, who stand together in front of cement wall in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Yamagata...

Zapp, a funk band comprised of one African American woman and seven African American men, stand in a group in their performance costumes and smile at the camera. Printed on the lower right-hand corner...