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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

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

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 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

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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

Brody Buster

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A photocopy of a head-shot photograph of Brody Buster holding a harmonica with both hand and looking directly at the photographer. Printed in the...

Date Published
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium 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 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

Brody Buster at the Grand Emporium

Image

Brody Buster, wearing bracelets and an earring, closes his eyes and blows into an amplified harmonica at the Grand Emporium.

Date Published
March-30-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bruce Katz and Carey Bell at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Bruce Katz plays a grand piano with his head drawn back while Carey Bell blows into an amplified harmonica that he clutches in his hands at the 4th...

Date Published
October-13-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Carey Bell

Image

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell holds the four fingers of his left hand straight up as he holds the harmonica to his mouth with his right hand...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carey Bell

Image

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell looks directly at the photographer as he plays a harmonica with the fingers of his left hand raised straight up. The...

Date Published
1995
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carey Bell

Image

Blues harmonica player Carey Bell holds his head up and the four fingers of his left hand straight up as he holds the harmonica to his mouth with his...

Date Published
1995
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carey Bell

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Blues harmonica player Carey Bell, in a split photograph. The photograph on the left has Carey looking straight at the photographer in a head-shot...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carey Bell at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Carey Bell blows into an amplified harmonica he clutches with fingers spread on his left hand while looking down at the 6th Annual Blues Masters at...

Date Published
October-17-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Carey Bell at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Carey Bell looks sad as he blows into an amplified harmonica he is clutching at the 4th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios...

Date Published
October-12-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (117)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (50)
  • Betty Crow Collection (3)

Types

  • photographs (170)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (158)
  • Gelatin silver prints (157)
  • Publicity photographs (110)
  • Color photographs (10)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Photocopies (2)
  • Slides (2)
  • Negatives (1)
  • Pastels (Visual works) (1)
  • Portrait drawings (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (170)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (120)
  • 2001-2010 (42)
  • 1981-1990 (15)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Blues musicians (159)
  • Men, White (105)
  • African American men (60)
  • Singers (55)
  • Guitarists (42)
  • Harmonica (27)
  • Blues festivals (9)
  • Music festivals (9)
  • Bass guitarists (6)
  • Rockabilly musicians (6)
  • Jazz festivals (4)
  • Male singers (4)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (3)
  • Canadians (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Guitar (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Men (3)
  • Musicians (3)
  • Pianists (3)
  • Rock musicians (3)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Blues-rock music (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Cubans (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Harmonica music (Blues) (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Racially mixed people (1)
  • Taxicabs (1)
  • (-) Harmonica players (170)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (40)
  • Salina (Kan.) (7)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (4)
  • Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.) (1)
  • Johnson County (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Musselwhite, Charlie (10)
  • Bell, Carey, 1936-2007 (8)
  • Cotton, James, 1935-2017 (7)
  • Lazy Lester (6)
  • Salgado, Curtis (6)
  • Shannon, Mem (6)
  • Studebaker John, 1952- (6)
  • Buster, Brody, 1984- (4)
  • Delay, Paul (4)
  • Doder, Keith (4)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (4)
  • Wilson, Kim, 1951- (4)
  • Farlow, Billy C. (3)
  • Little Mike, 1955- (3)
  • McBee, Lee (3)
  • Neal, Kenny (3)
  • Primich, Gary (3)
  • Riley, Billy Lee (3)
  • Bean, Terry (2)
  • Branstetter, Bob (2)
  • Burks, Eddie, 1931-2005 (2)
  • Butler, George, 1936-2005 (2)
  • Dyer, Johnny, 1938- (2)
  • Hummel, Mark, 1955- (2)
  • Kinsey, Big Daddy, 1927-2001 (2)
  • Louisiana Red (2)
  • Mack, Nigel (2)
  • Monque'D, J. (2)
  • Oskar, Lee (2)
  • Piazza, Rod (2)
  • Portnoy, Jerry (2)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (2)
  • Stone, Rob (Harmonica player) (2)
  • Sugar Blue (2)
  • Taylor, Greg, 1952- (2)
  • Berry, Rich (1)
  • Brock, Big George (1)
  • Buford, Mojo, 1929-2011 (1)
  • Caulkins, Doug Lynn (1)
  • Clarke, William (Harmonica player) (1)
  • Crandall, Kurt (1)
  • Cranston, Lamont (1)
  • Davis, CeDell (1)
  • DuFresne, Mark (1)
  • Filipowicz, Paul (1)
  • Frost, Frank, 1936-1999 (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glover, Tony (1)
  • Goldstein, Clayton (1)
  • Hammond, John, 1942- (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946- (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Harmonica Red (1)
  • Harper (Musician) (1)
  • Irvin, Mississippi Jed (1)
  • Junco, Carlos del (1)
  • Katz, Bruce (Musician) (1)
  • Ley, Jimmy (1)
  • Little Iron Jaw Oakley (1)
  • Locke, Ernie (1)
  • Lonesome Hank (1)
  • Lupkin, Bill (1)
  • Madaris, Jason (1)
  • Mayall, John (1)
  • Mischo, R. J. (1)
  • Montgomery, James (Blues musician) (1)
  • Myers, Sam, 1936-2006 (1)
  • Németh, John (1)
  • Nulisch, Darrell (1)
  • Paul, John (Blues singer) (1)
  • Potts, Robert (1)
  • Pryor, Snooky, 1921-2006 (1)
  • Ramsey, Pat, 1953-2008 (1)
  • Ricci, Jason (1)
  • Robinson, Fenton (1)
  • Rockin' Jake (1)
  • Sallings, Mark (1)
  • Sansone, Johnny (1)
  • Serrano, Pablo (1)
  • Skoller, Matthew (1)
  • Walters, Paul (1)
  • Watermelon Slim (1)
  • Wenner, Mark (1)
  • Wheeler, Big, 1929- (1)
  • White, Tony Joe (1)
  • Wiggins, Phil (1)
  • Williams, Arthur (Harmonica player) (1)
  • Woodlawn Fats (1)

Events

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

Date Published

  • 2000 (35)
  • 1991 (28)
  • 1995 (14)
  • 1997 (14)
  • 1990 (13)
  • 2001 (13)
  • 2004 (11)
  • 1996 (9)
  • 1998 (9)
  • 1999 (9)
  • 1981 (5)
  • 1985 (5)
  • 1993 (4)
  • 1994 (4)
  • 1988 (3)
  • 1993-03 (3)
  • 2001-10-12 (2)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 2003-09-13 (2)
  • 2003-10-17 (2)
  • 1956 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1998-06-30 (1)
  • 1998-07-19 (1)
  • 1998-08-25 (1)
  • 1998-08-27 (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)
  • 1999-07-18 (1)
  • 1999-08-19 (1)
  • 1999-09-02 (1)
  • 1999-10-28 (1)
  • 1999-11-04 (1)
  • 1999-12-09 (1)
  • 2000-01-11 (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)
  • 2001-05-06 (1)
  • 2001-07-20 (1)
  • 2001-10-13 (1)
  • 2001-10-20 (1)
  • 2001-10-27 (1)
  • 2002-06-29 (1)
  • 2002-07-05 (1)
  • 2002-07-26 (1)
  • 2003-01-09 (1)
  • 2003-06-28 (1)
  • 2003-10-18 (1)
  • 2004-05-18 (1)
  • 2005-08-14 (1)
  • 2005-08-20 (1)
  • 2006-06-24 (1)
  • 2007-10-19 (1)
  • 2007-10-20 (1)

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