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"Wild Child" Butler

Image

Blues harmonica player "Wild Child" Butler holds a harmonica to his mouth with both hands and looks slightly to the right. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

"Wild Child" Butler

Image

Blues harmonica player "Wild Child" Butler closes his eyes, grips his left hand in a fist, and opens his mouth to sing into a microphone. He has a cap...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Anson Funderburgh and Lee McBee at the Grand Emporium

Image

Anson Funderburgh and Lee McBee, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, perform together. Anson looks to his left towards Lee...

Date Published
July-06-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Anson Funderburgh, Sam Myers, and Lee Oskar the Grand Emporium

Image

Sam Myers, wearing a harmonica belt filled with harmonicas and clutching a harmonica he is blowing into, stands in the middle of the stage between...

Date Published
July-06-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Arthur Williams at BB's Lawnside Bar-B-Q

Image

Arthur Williams, one of the national acts to perform during the Acoustic Blues Showcase at BB's Lawnside BBQ, wearing a fedora and sunglasses, blows...

Date Published
September-13-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

At the Cheatham Jam Session

Image

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Jim Zollar, Dinky Morris (saxophone), Jimmy Noone Jr. (clarinet), unidentified, Billy (harmonica), in a row at a Cheatham...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Daddy Kinsey

Image

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...

Date Published
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big Daddy Kinsey

Image

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...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big George Brock at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Big George Brock, wearing a fedora, looks to his right as he clasps his hands around an amplified harmonica at the Annual Blues Masters at the...

Date Published
October-20-2007
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Big Wheeler

Image

Big Wheeler, blues harmonica player, looks directly at the camera as he holds an amplified harmonica to his mouth with both hands in a close-up, head...

Date Published
1996
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bill Lupkin

Image

Blues harmonica player Bill Lupkin smiles as he leans to one side and holds a harmonica in his right hand. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Boy Arnold and Roger Naber at the Grand Emporium

Image

Billy Boy Arnold, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, sits at the bar next to the owner, Roger Naber. Both smile at the...

Date Published
December-28-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Billy C. Farlow

Image

Billy C. Farlow, rockabilly harmonica player, leans on the counter of a ticket window and looks to his left as he wears a dark shiny leather jacket...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy C. Farlow

Image

Billy C. Farlow, rockabilly harmonica player of the band the Ozone Review, leans on the counter of a ticket window and looks to his left as he wears a...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy C. Farlow

Image

Billy C. Farlow, rockabilly harmonica player of the Billy C. Farlow Blues Band, sits outdoors on a log by a river, holding a harmonica. Printed in the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley

Image

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...

Date Published
1956
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley

Image

Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, looks seriously into the camera as he holds a harmonica with both hands and wears...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley

Image

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...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Lee Riley and the Original Little Green Men

Image

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...

Date Published
1956
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blind Mississippi Morris

Image

Blind Mississippi Morris, blues harmonica player and singer, sits on a tall stool with one foot resting on an amplifier and the other touching the...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bob Margolin and Charlie Musselwhite at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

Image

Bob Margolin sits and sings into a microphone, mouth wide open, while he plays a microphoned slide dobro guitar. Charlie Musselwhite is seated to Bob...

Date Published
July-19-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Bland and Lee Oskar at the Grand Emporium

Image

Bobby Bland, Lee Oskar, and others perform as one of the national acts at the Grand Emporium. Bobby Bland looks to his left shoulder towards Lee Oskar...

Date Published
July-03-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Brody Buster

Image

Brody Buster holds a harmonica to his mouth and looks seriously to the right at the photographer as he stands outside under trees. Printed in the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Brody Buster and Rico McFarland at the Grand Emporium

Image

Brody Buster and Rico McFarland, members of the James Cotton Band, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, sit together as they...

Date Published
August-27-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Brody Buster at the Grand Emporium

Image

Brody Buster smiles over his right shoulder has he holds a Lee Oskar 2nd G harmonica at the Grand Emporium. He is standing behind a microphone.

Date Published
December-26-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (124)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (80)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (206)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (206)
  • Portrait photographs (157)
  • Publicity photographs (120)
  • Group portraits (41)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (206)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (132)
  • 2001-2010 (62)
  • 1981-1990 (16)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • Blues musicians (195)
  • Men, White (132)
  • African American men (82)
  • Guitarists (71)
  • Singers (67)
  • Harmonica (27)
  • Blues festivals (13)
  • Music festivals (13)
  • Women, White (11)
  • Bass guitarists (10)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (7)
  • Male singers (7)
  • Rockabilly musicians (7)
  • Bands (Music) (6)
  • Pianists (6)
  • Guitar (5)
  • Jazz festivals (5)
  • Double bassists (4)
  • Men (4)
  • African American jazz musicians (3)
  • African American women (3)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (3)
  • Canadians (3)
  • Harmonica music (Blues) (3)
  • Mandolinists (3)
  • Music fans (3)
  • Musicians (3)
  • Percussionists (3)
  • Photographers (3)
  • Rock musicians (3)
  • Fiddlers (2)
  • Girls (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Keyboard players (2)
  • Microphone (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Blues-rock music (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Clarinet (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Cubans (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Racially mixed people (1)
  • Railroad tracks (1)
  • Railroad yards (1)
  • Restaurateurs (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Stands (Furniture) (1)
  • Taxicabs (1)
  • Teenage boys, White (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) Harmonica players (206)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (56)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (8)
  • Salina (Kan.) (8)
  • 18th and Vine District (2)
  • Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.) (1)
  • Johnson County (Kan.) (1)
  • New Orleans (La.) (1)
  • Washington Park (Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Musselwhite, Charlie (10)
  • Bell, Carey, 1936-2007 (9)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (8)
  • Buster, Brody, 1984- (7)
  • Salgado, Curtis (7)
  • Cotton, James, 1935-2017 (6)
  • Shannon, Mem (6)
  • Delay, Paul (5)
  • Lazy Lester (5)
  • Oskar, Lee (5)
  • Studebaker John, 1952- (5)
  • McBee, Lee (4)
  • Riley, Billy Lee (4)
  • Farlow, Billy C. (3)
  • Herbert, Jim (3)
  • Little Mike, 1955- (3)
  • Monque'D, J. (3)
  • Neal, Kenny (3)
  • Peterie, Karla (3)
  • Piazza, Rod (3)
  • Primich, Gary (3)
  • Roark, Mike (3)
  • Smith, Phil (Bassist) (3)
  • Wilson, Kim, 1951- (3)
  • Bean, Terry (2)
  • Buford, Mojo, 1929-2011 (2)
  • Burks, Eddie, 1931-2005 (2)
  • Butler, George, 1936-2005 (2)
  • Doder, Keith (2)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (2)
  • Gilbert, Millage (2)
  • Hummel, Mark, 1955- (2)
  • Kinsey, Big Daddy, 1927-2001 (2)
  • Little Iron Jaw Oakley (2)
  • Louisiana Red (2)
  • Mack, Nigel (2)
  • McFarland, Rico (2)
  • Mischo, R. J. (2)
  • Myers, Sam, 1936-2006 (2)
  • Naber, Roger (2)
  • Nulisch, Darrell (2)
  • Portnoy, Jerry (2)
  • Quarles, Evie (2)
  • Stone, Rob (Harmonica player) (2)
  • Sugar Blue (2)
  • Taylor, Greg, 1952- (2)
  • Williams, Arthur (Harmonica player) (2)
  • Adegbalola, Gaye (1)
  • Arnold, Billy Boy (1)
  • Bellamy, D. C., 1949- (1)
  • Berry, Rich (1)
  • Big Bo (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Brock, Big George (1)
  • Burnside, R. L. (Rural L.), 1926-2005 (1)
  • Caulkins, Doug Lynn (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Clarke, William (Harmonica player) (1)
  • Costello, Sean, 1979-2008 (1)
  • Crandall, Kurt (1)
  • Cranston, Lamont (1)
  • Curfman, Shannon (1)
  • Daniel, Scott (Musician) (1)
  • Davis, CeDell (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (1)
  • Drum, John Paul (1)
  • Duarte, Chris (1)
  • DuFresne, Mark (1)
  • Dye, Bill (1)
  • Dyer, Johnny, 1938- (1)
  • Earl, Ronnie (1)
  • Faircloth, Jan (1)
  • Faith, Mary (Club patron) (1)
  • Faye, Andra (1)
  • Filipowicz, Paul (1)
  • Frost, Frank, 1936-1999 (1)
  • Gant, L. C. (1)
  • Garoutte, Jacque (1)
  • Geils, J. (1)
  • Gilley, Dawayne (1)
  • Glazer, Howard, 1959- (1)
  • Glover, Tony (1)
  • Goldstein, Clayton (1)
  • Griffin, Larry (Guitarist) (1)
  • Hammond, John, 1942- (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946- (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Harmonica Fats, 1927-2000 (1)
  • Harmonica Red (1)
  • Harmonica Shah, 1946- (1)
  • Harper (Musician) (1)
  • Hobbs, John (Drummer) (1)
  • Hudspeth, Brandon (1)
  • Irvin, Mississippi Jed (1)
  • Janes, Roland (1)
  • Junco, Carlos del (1)
  • Kane, Shari (1)
  • Katz, Bruce (Musician) (1)
  • Kelly, Karl, 1947-2012 (1)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (1)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Ley, Jimmy (1)
  • Little Anthony (1)
  • Little Whitt (1)
  • Locke, Ernie (1)
  • Lonesome Hank (1)
  • Lupkin, Bill (1)
  • Lynwood Slim, 1953- (1)
  • Madaris, Jason (1)
  • Magic Dick (1)
  • Margolin, Bob (1)
  • Mayall, John (1)
  • Meade, Jimmie (1)
  • Montgomery, James (Blues musician) (1)
  • Morgan, Teddy (1)
  • Morlan, Bill (1)
  • Morris, Blind Mississippi (1)
  • Morris, Dinky (1)
  • Morris, Jon, 1955- (1)
  • Muddy Waters, 1915-1983 (1)
  • Németh, John (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (1)
  • Paul, John (Blues singer) (1)
  • Pearl, Bernie (1)
  • Pepper, Marvin (1)
  • Piazza, Honey, 1951- (1)
  • Potts, Robert (1)
  • Pryor, Snooky, 1921-2006 (1)
  • Rabson, Ann (1)
  • Ramsey, Pat, 1953-2008 (1)
  • Riccardi, Jerry (1)
  • Ricci, Jason (1)
  • Robinson, Fenton (1)
  • Rockin' Jake (1)
  • Rollings, Mark (1)
  • Ruth, Madcat (1)
  • Sallings, Mark (1)
  • Sansone, Johnny (1)
  • Sardinas, Eric, 1970- (1)
  • Searcy, Roy (1)
  • Serrano, Pablo (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Skoller, Matthew (1)
  • Strother, Percy (1)
  • Townsend, Richard (Singer) (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Van Eaton, Jim (1)
  • Watermelon Slim (1)
  • Watson, Junior (1)
  • Wenner, Mark (1)
  • Wheeler, Big, 1929- (1)
  • White, Tony Joe (1)
  • Wiggins, Phil (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)
  • Williams, Rich, 1950- (1)
  • Wilson, James Spoon (1)
  • Woodlawn Fats (1)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (1)
  • Young, Lionel (1)
  • Zollar, James (1)

Events

  • Acoustic Blues Showcase (10th : 2003 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (4th : 2001 : Salina, Kan.) (3)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2002) (3)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (6th : 2003 : Salina, Kan.) (2)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (10th : 2007 : Salina, Kan.) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1998) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (2)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2004) (2)
  • Acoustic Blues Showcase (5th : 1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Box Car Blues Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Cheatham Jam Session (1)
  • K.C. Blues & Jazz After Fest Jam (1999) (1)
  • K.C. Blues & Jazz After Fest Jam (2000) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2001) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2003) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2006) (1)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 2000 (36)
  • 1991 (28)
  • 1995 (17)
  • 2001 (15)
  • 1990 (13)
  • 1997 (12)
  • 1996 (10)
  • 2004 (10)
  • 1999 (9)
  • 1998 (8)
  • 1985 (6)
  • 1994 (6)
  • 1981 (5)
  • 1993 (5)
  • 1998-08-27 (3)
  • 2001-10-27 (3)
  • 2002-06-29 (3)
  • 2003-09-13 (3)
  • 1956 (2)
  • 1980 (2)
  • 1988 (2)
  • 1998-06-30 (2)
  • 1998-07-19 (2)
  • 1999-07-18 (2)
  • 2001-10-12 (2)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 2002-07-06 (2)
  • 2003-10-17 (2)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1974-12-01 (1)
  • 1974-12-31 (1)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1986 (1)
  • 1986-01 (1)
  • 1987-06 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1998-08-25 (1)
  • 1998-09-26 (1)
  • 1998-10-09 (1)
  • 1998-10-30 (1)
  • 1998-11-14 (1)
  • 1998-12-26 (1)
  • 1998-12-31 (1)
  • 1999-04-03 (1)
  • 1999-04-08 (1)
  • 1999-05-28 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 1999-08-19 (1)
  • 1999-09-02 (1)
  • 1999-09-18 (1)
  • 1999-10-28 (1)
  • 1999-11-04 (1)
  • 1999-11-15 (1)
  • 1999-12-09 (1)
  • 1999-12-28 (1)
  • 2000-01-11 (1)
  • 2000-01-22 (1)
  • 2000-02-10 (1)
  • 2000-03-10 (1)
  • 2000-03-30 (1)
  • 2000-07-07 (1)
  • 2000-07-21 (1)
  • 2000-07-22 (1)
  • 2000-07-23 (1)
  • 2000-09-30 (1)
  • 2000-12-14 (1)
  • 2001-05-06 (1)
  • 2001-07-06 (1)
  • 2001-07-20 (1)
  • 2001-07-29 (1)
  • 2001-08-31 (1)
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  • 2002-11-20 (1)
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  • 2005 (1)
  • 2005-08-14 (1)
  • 2005-08-20 (1)
  • 2006-06-24 (1)
  • 2007-10-19 (1)
  • 2007-10-20 (1)
  • 2010 (1)

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