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'Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows

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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...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Alberta Adams

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Blues vocalist Alberta Adams holds a microphone to her mouth with her right hand. She wears a sweater with bead and crystal appliques, rings on all...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bayou Rhythm

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

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernard Allison

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Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits with an electric guitar flat across his lap and smiles at the photographer as he wears a cowboy hat...

Date Published
1990
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bernard Allison

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Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits with an electric guitar flat across his lap and smiles at the photographer as he wears a cowboy hat...

Date Published
1990
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blue Sky

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Blue Sky, a Kansas City blues band comprised of one African American woman and four white men, stand in front of an industrial machine. Printed in the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bobby Bland

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Blues vocalist Bobby Bland sits and holds a cigarette between the index finger and thumb of his right hand. The thick smoke rises up the left side of...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Buddy Guy

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Blues guitarist Buddy Guy closes his eyes and looks to the left as he plays guitar.

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

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Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, smiles as he raises the neck of an electric guitar straight up as...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

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Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, closes his eyes and leans his ear to the right over the neck of...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

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Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, opens his mouth wide as he sings and plays a resonator guitar...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

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Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, looks and smiles to the right as he plays an electric guitar. He...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

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Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, opens his mouth wide to sing into a microphone as he holds an...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

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Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, leans back a bit as he lifts his hand from the strings of a...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Charles Wilson

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Charles Wilson, a blues singer from Chicago, looks directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a horn necklace. Printed in...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Charles Wilson

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Charles Wilson, a blues singer from Chicago, looks at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a bow tie. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Charlie Musselwhite

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

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Charlie Musselwhite

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

Date Published
1990
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chris Duarte

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Chris Duarte, guitarist for the Chris Duarte Group, holds an electric guitar over his left shoulder as he wears a dark beret, dark leather jacket, and...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Duke Tumatoe

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Blues guitarist and vocalist Duke Tumatoe sits on a vintage wooden Faygo beverage box and plays an electric guitar by holding the neck high by his...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dusters

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The Dusters, a blues-rock band comprised of three white men, sit and lean on traveling cases. One farthest to the left allows an electric guitar to...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie Burks

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Blues harmonica player Eddie Burks, in a head-shot photograph from his right side, holds his mouth wide open. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1990
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie Burks

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Blues harmonica player Eddie Burks, in a head-shot photograph from his right side, holds his mouth wide open. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1990
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang

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Eddie Shaw, blues saxophonist, closes his eyes as he opens his mouth wide in a close-up photograph from his right side. He holds two saxophones; one...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Fabulous Thunderbirds

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand and sit on a stage set. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "L-R...

Date Published
1990
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (84)

Types

  • photographs (84)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (82)
  • Gelatin silver prints (81)
  • Publicity photographs (81)
  • Portrait photographs (65)
  • Group portraits (16)
  • Color photographs (2)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Photocopies (1)
  • Photographic postcards (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (75)
  • 1991-2000 (9)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • African American men (42)
  • Men, White (36)
  • Singers (36)
  • Guitarists (35)
  • Guitar (23)
  • Bands (Music) (18)
  • Harmonica players (9)
  • Rock musicians (7)
  • African American women (6)
  • Native American men (6)
  • Blues-rock music (5)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (4)
  • Drum set (4)
  • Jazz musicians (4)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Cigarette smokers (2)
  • Harmonica (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Accordion (1)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Cooks (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Zydeco musicians (1)
  • (-) Blues musicians (84)

Subjects, People

  • Mudbone, Butch (6)
  • Cray, Robert (3)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (3)
  • Agwada, Vince (2)
  • Allison, Bernard (2)
  • Barrera, J.J. (2)
  • Burks, Eddie, 1931-2005 (2)
  • Doder, Keith (2)
  • Johnson, Luther (2)
  • Leady, Don (2)
  • Musselwhite, Charlie (2)
  • Paul, John (Blues singer) (2)
  • Smith, Mud Cat (2)
  • Van Buren, James (2)
  • Wilson, Charles, 1957- (2)
  • Adams, Alberta (1)
  • Adams, Johnny (1)
  • Bangham, Kid (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Buck, Mike (1)
  • Chenier, C. J. (Clayton Joseph), 1957- (1)
  • Christina, Fran (Drummer) (1)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (1)
  • Davis, Larry, 1936-1994 (1)
  • Davis, Tyrone (1)
  • Dawkins, Jimmy (1)
  • Delay, Paul (1)
  • Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (1)
  • Doerr, Steve (1)
  • Duarte, Chris (1)
  • Duich, John (1)
  • Earl, Ronnie (1)
  • Ellis, Tinsley (1)
  • Foy, Joel (1)
  • Frost, Frank, 1936-1999 (1)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (1)
  • Grand, Otis (1)
  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946- (1)
  • Hubbard, Preston (1)
  • Jones, Calvin (Bassist) (1)
  • Kansas City Red (1)
  • Landreth, Sonny (1)
  • Lay, Sam (1)
  • Lazy Lester (1)
  • Leewright, Rondo (1)
  • Little Mike, 1955- (1)
  • Mack, Lonnie (1)
  • Madison Slim (1)
  • Majors, Scott (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McClain, Mighty Sam (1)
  • McCracklin, Jimmy, 1921-2012 (1)
  • McLaine, Millie (1)
  • Melton, Mel (1)
  • O'Shawny, Willie (1)
  • Peterson, James, 1937- (1)
  • Peterson, Lucky (1)
  • Piccolo, Greg (1)
  • Ranson, David (1)
  • Robins, Amy (1)
  • Ruffner, Mason (1)
  • Sansone, Johnny (1)
  • Sauce Boss (1)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Singer, Hal (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1936-2011 (1)
  • Suhler, Jim (1)
  • Taylor, Jesse, 1950-2006 (1)
  • Taylor, Mick (1)
  • Tumatoe, Duke (1)
  • Wallace, Nora Jean (1)
  • Wharton, Bill (1)
  • Wilson, Kim, 1951- (1)
  • Winter, Johnny (1)

Events

  • King Biscuit Blues Festival (1)

Date Published

  • 1981 (25)
  • 1985 (24)
  • 1986 (8)
  • 1995 (4)
  • 1988 (2)
  • 1989 (2)
  • 1993 (2)
  • (-) 1990 (84)

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