Grand Emporium Collection

R&B vocalist Hank Ballard smiles as he snaps his fingers at shoulder height and lifts his right knee on the right side of the photograph as Syd Nathan sits on a tall stool smiling to his left at Hank...

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a funk, blues, and rhythm and blues vocal group of four African American men, who stand and sing at microphones at the edge of the stage at the Grand Emporium in...

Hank Ballard sings into a microphone on the left side of the photograph as the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of four African American men, dance and sing around one central microphone...

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of eight African American men, stand on stage. Hank Ballard sings into a microphone as the three back up singers/dancers, The...