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Alberta Adams

Image

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

Alberta Adams

Image

Blues vocalist Alberta Adams threads her fingers under her chin. She wears earrings, rings on all of her fingers except her smallest, and blouse with...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Alberta Adams and Johnnie Bassett at the W.C. Handy Awards

Image

Alberta Adams sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand while Johnnie Bassett stands next to her, wearing a flat cap, smiling, and playing a...

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

Alberta Adams at the W.C. Handy Awards

Image

Alberta Adams, wearing sunglasses, sits and talks on Beale Street, Memphis, for the W.C. Handy Awards.

Date Published
May-24-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Amazing Grace and Roger Naber at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Grand Emporium

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Amazing Grace walks towards Roger Naber, wearing a suit jacket with animal print cuffs and collar, with open arms during the 20th anniversary...

Date Published
April-24-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Ann Peebles

Image

Ann Peebles, funk, soul, and blues singer from East St. Louis, Missouri, looks directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ann Rabson, Andra Faye, and Gaye Adegbalola at the Grand Emporium

Image

Ann Rabson, Andrea Faye, and Gaye Adegbalola, a national act to perform at the Grand Emporium, stand on stage, arm in arm, grinning at the unseen...

Date Published
April-15-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Barbara Carr

Image

Blues vocalist Barbara Carr smiles as she holds her curled left hand under her chin in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1996
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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

Image

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 Rush and Lo Lespes at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Image

Bobby Rush, sings into a microphone as Lo Lespes dances during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival, The audience is visible behind Lo.

Date Published
June-24-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Rush and Marvine McKeithen at the Club Paradox

Image

Marvine McKeithen holds up Bobby Rush's hand and arm as she smiles and speaks into a microphone on the stage at Club Paradox in Kansas City, Kansas...

Date Published
March-08-2004
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Carol Fran and Myra Taylor at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Carol Fran and Myra Taylor sit side by side and smile at the photographer at the 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios...

Date Published
October-18-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Carol Fran at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Carol Fran sings into a microphone at the 5th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS.

Date Published
October-18-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Carol Fran, Myra Taylor, and Bob Stroger at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Bob Stroger, wearing a cowboy hat with a peacock feather in the hat band, crouches down to the left of a seated Myra Taylor and Carol Fran and extends...

Date Published
October-18-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Charmaine Neville

Image

Blues singer Charmaine Neville rests her left hand on her neck as she smiles toward the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the...

Date Published
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Connie Humiston, Bobby Rush, DC Bellamy and Marvine McKeithen at Club Paradox

Image

Connie Humiston, Bobby Rush and a group of six unidentified people stand behind a seated DC Bellamy. Marvine McKeithen stands beside DC Bellamy at...

Date Published
March-08-2004
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Cotton Candy and four unidentified men

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Blues singer Cotton Candy sits in the center of four unidentified white men, all wearing fedora hats. The men sit on the chair's arm rests and on the...

Date Published
May-16-1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cotton Candy and So Many Men

Image

Cotton Candy & So Many Men, a blues band from Kansas City comprised of one African American woman, one African American man, and four white men, sit...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cotton Candy and So Many Men

Image

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cotton Candy and So Many Men

Image

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

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R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears a blouse under a vest. Printed on the bottom of the...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dee Dee Sharp

Image

R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. She wears drop earrings and a dark sweater with sparkles on it...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Deitra Farr at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Deitra Farr, her hand clinched about her face and obscuring her face, at the 6th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina...

Date Published
October-18-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Denise Brown at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, KS

Image

Denise Brown, with pleading eyes, sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand as she holds her right above her head at the 6th Annual Blues...

Date Published
October-18-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Denise LaSalle

Image

Blues vocalist Denise LaSalle in a close-up, head-shot photograph, smiles with her head turned slightly to her right and her eyes turned slightly to...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (62)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (46)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (3)
  • MANA de Kansas City Collection (3)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (2)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (118)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (106)
  • Gelatin silver prints (105)
  • Portrait photographs (80)
  • Publicity photographs (58)
  • Group portraits (34)
  • Color photographs (11)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Photocopies (3)
  • Negatives (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (53)
  • 2001-2010 (50)
  • 1981-1990 (18)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (1)

Subjects

  • Blues musicians (86)
  • African American men (28)
  • Guitarists (17)
  • Men, White (17)
  • Women, White (15)
  • Blues festivals (13)
  • Music festivals (13)
  • Bands (Music) (8)
  • Pianists (8)
  • Jazz festivals (6)
  • Jazz musicians (6)
  • Soul musicians (6)
  • Bass guitarists (5)
  • Funk musicians (5)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (5)
  • Accordionists (4)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (4)
  • Zydeco musicians (4)
  • African American jazz musicians (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Hispanic American women (3)
  • Keyboard players (3)
  • Mexican American women (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Children, White (2)
  • Entertainers (2)
  • Guitar (2)
  • Microphone (2)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • Music fans (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Promoters (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Singing (2)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Birdcages (1)
  • Books (1)
  • Children--Hospital care (1)
  • Choirs (Music) (1)
  • Cribs (Children's furniture) (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Drum (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • East Asians (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Families (1)
  • Fur garments (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Hospital patients (1)
  • Hospitals--Employees (1)
  • Independent bookstores (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Mandolinists (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Music audiences (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Performance artists (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Radio broadcasters (1)
  • Railroad tracks (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Shelving for books (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • Wheelchairs (1)
  • Women's History Month (1)
  • Women dancers (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • (-) African American women (118)
  • (-) Singers (118)

Subjects, Community

  • Gay liberation (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ events (1)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White lesbians (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • Women's bookshops (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (23)
  • Salina (Kan.) (11)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (8)
  • Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.) (2)
  • 18th and Vine District (1)
  • Washington Park (Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Wichita (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Taylor, Myra (10)
  • Taylor, Koko (6)
  • Adams, Alberta (4)
  • Greenleaf, Diunna (4)
  • McKeithen, Marvine (4)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (4)
  • Copeland, Shemekia (3)
  • Fran, Carol, 1933- (3)
  • LaSalle, Denise (3)
  • Rush, Bobby (3)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (3)
  • Sista Monica (3)
  • Adegbalola, Gaye (2)
  • Angelle, Donna (2)
  • Bellamy, D. C., 1949- (2)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (2)
  • Dare, Lou (2)
  • Faye, Andra (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Hall, Sandra (Singer) (2)
  • Hooker, Zakiya (2)
  • James, Etta, 1938-2012 (2)
  • Lester, Ketty (2)
  • Naber, Roger (2)
  • Rabson, Ann (2)
  • Sweet Baby J'ai (2)
  • Wallace, Nora Jean (2)
  • Wellington, Valerie (2)
  • Young, Zora, 1948- (2)
  • Amazing Grace (Singer) (1)
  • Austin, Gene, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Baker, Tom Trashmouth (1)
  • Bassett, Johnnie (1)
  • Blackman, Wes (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Blaze (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Boykin, Brenda (1)
  • Brooks, Ronnie Baker (1)
  • Brown, Denise (Vocalist) (1)
  • Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006 (1)
  • Carr, Barbara, 1941- (1)
  • Carroll, Karen (1)
  • Cassone, Cyd (1)
  • Champion, Mickey (1)
  • Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 (1)
  • Clearwater, Eddy (1)
  • Danielle, Monique (1)
  • Davenport, N'Dea (1)
  • Davies, Debbie (1)
  • Davis, Thornetta (1)
  • Dillon, Monica (1)
  • Farr, Deitra (1)
  • Firmin, John (1)
  • Foster, Ruthie (1)
  • Gilley, Dawayne (1)
  • Gilmore, Mark (1)
  • Go-Go Ray (1)
  • Grover, Terry (1)
  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • Hardiman, Gloria (1)
  • Hemphill, Jessie Mae (1)
  • Herbert, Jim (1)
  • Hodge, Aaron (1)
  • Hopkins, Grant Sheffield (Groovy Grant) (1)
  • Hornbuckle, Linda (1)
  • Humiston, Connie (1)
  • Ida, Queen (1)
  • Jackson, Katie (Vocalist) (1)
  • Johnson, Shirley (Vocalist) (1)
  • Jones, Jeff (Keytarist) (1)
  • Kassem, Chad (1)
  • Kassem, Lydia (1)
  • King, Shirley, 1949- (1)
  • Knight, Jean (1)
  • Kovacs, Mike (1)
  • Ledet, Rosie, 1971- (1)
  • Leslie, Tyson (1)
  • Lespes, Lo (1)
  • Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006 (1)
  • Lusk, Professor Eddie, 1948-1992 (1)
  • Lynn, Trudy (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McLaine, Millie (1)
  • Moore, Dorothy (Vocalist) (1)
  • Moore, Mary (1)
  • Nalley, Kim (1)
  • NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969- (1)
  • Neville, Charmaine (1)
  • Peebles, Ann (1)
  • Peterie, Karla (1)
  • Quarles, Evie (1)
  • Renée, Robin, 1966- (1)
  • Roark, Mike (1)
  • Robinson, George (Trumpet player) (1)
  • Rodgers, Melvia Chick (1)
  • Saint Charles (Musician) (1)
  • Scott, E. C. (1)
  • Scott-Adams, Peggy, 1948- (1)
  • Smith, Phil (Bassist) (1)
  • Stroger, Bob (1)
  • Sweet Betty (1)
  • Taylor, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Thomas, Irma (1)
  • Thompson, Ron (Guitarist) (1)
  • Travis Nellie, Tiger (1)
  • Walker, Phillip, 1937-2010 (1)
  • Washington, Toni Lynn (1)
  • White, Lavelle (1)
  • Wilkerson, Dave (1)

Events

  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (6th : 2003 : Salina, Kan.) (4)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (5th : 2002 : Salina, Kan.) (3)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (10th : 2007 : Salina, Kan.) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1998) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2001) (2)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2002) (2)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2008) (2)
  • Acoustic Blues Showcase (7th : 2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (9th : 2006 : Salina, Kan.) (1)
  • Box Car Blues Festival (2006 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2000) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2005) (1)
  • King Biscuit Blues Festival (1)
  • Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1990 (12)
  • 2004 (12)
  • 2000 (10)
  • 1985 (8)
  • 1991 (8)
  • 1998 (8)
  • 1995 (5)
  • 2001 (5)
  • 1981 (4)
  • 1994 (4)
  • 1997 (4)
  • 2003-10-18 (4)
  • 1989 (3)
  • 1993 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 2002 (3)
  • 2002-10-18 (3)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 1996 (2)
  • 1998-07-18 (2)
  • 2002-06-29 (2)
  • 2003-04-11 (2)
  • 2004-03-08 (2)
  • 2006-10-14 (2)
  • 2007-10-20 (2)
  • 2008-06-28 (2)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1962 (1)
  • 1974-02-09 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1986-08 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1987-02 (1)
  • 1987-05 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1993-03-20 (1)
  • 1995-05-16 (1)
  • 1999-02-27 (1)
  • 1999-04-24 (1)
  • 1999-05-28 (1)
  • 1999-07-18 (1)
  • 1999-10-23 (1)
  • 1999-11-18 (1)
  • 2000-04-15 (1)
  • 2000-06-24 (1)
  • 2000-08-26 (1)
  • 2001-05-24 (1)
  • 2001-07-06 (1)
  • 2001-07-21 (1)
  • 2001-07-22 (1)
  • 2002-01-11 (1)
  • 2002-04-05 (1)
  • 2002-05-18 (1)
  • 2003 (1)
  • 2003-05-11 (1)
  • 2003-08-10 (1)
  • 2005-06-18 (1)
  • 2005-06-24 (1)
  • 2006-05-20 (1)
  • 2006-08-19 (1)
  • 2007-07-17 (1)
  • 2010 (1)

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