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Bobby "Blue" Bland at the Grand Emporium

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Bobby "Blue" Bland, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes, scrunches his face, and lifts his chin as he sings...

Date Published
November-17-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby "Blue" Bland, Denise LaSalle, Buddy Guy, Robert Jr. Lockwood

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A promotional sheet of four portrait photographs of African American blues musicians. From the top left, Bobby "Blue" Bland; top right, Denise LaSalle...

Date Published
1991
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
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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (2)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (3)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (3)
  • Gelatin silver prints (3)
  • Publicity photographs (2)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (3)

Time Periods

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

Subjects

  • African American men (3)
  • Blues musicians (3)
  • Singers (3)
  • African American women (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Guitarists (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • LaSalle, Denise (1)
  • Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006 (1)
  • (-) Bland, Bobby (3)

Date Published

  • 1985 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 2001-11-17 (1)

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