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Albert King

Image

Blues guitarist and vocalist Albert King stands with his arms crossed and both thumbs up. He wears a pinstripe business suit, a fedora hat, and smokes...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Albert King - Brownie McGhee

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In the photograph on the left blues guitarist and vocalist Albert King grins as he crosses his arms over his chest and gives a thumbs up from each...

Date Published
1983
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

Andrew Tosh

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Andrew Tosh, a Jamaican singer, stands and sings into a microphone as he wears a light colored cap slanted to one side, a light colored jacket with...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Andrew Tosh

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Andrew Tosh, a Jamaican singer, sings into a microphone as he wears a hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Andrew Tosh. Artist...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Artie White

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Artie White, blues singer, places the thumb of his left hand into his throat as he smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Artie White

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Artie White, blues singer, places the thumb of his left hand into his skin behind his chin as he smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bel Airs with Mark Wenner

Image

Bel Airs, a blues-rock band from Columbia, Missouri comprised of three white men, perform on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri...

Date Published
May-1987
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big Bad Smitty

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Big Bad Smitty, blues guitarist and singer, sits holding an electric guitar by the neck and between his legs. He looks seriously at the camera. An...

Date Published
1988
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Preston

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Billy Preston, rhythm and blues singer and pianist, smiles at the camera in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Billy...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Blind Boys of Alabama

Image

Blind Boys of Alabama, along with Sam Butler, stand in a group in front of the pipes of an organ. The Blind Boys wear light colored suits while Sam...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bob Mould

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Rock guitarist Bob Mould in a close-up, head-shot photograph, seriously looks slightly to the left. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bob...

Date Published
1989
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bobby Bland

Image

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

Buckwheat Zydeco

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Buckwheat Zydeco, zydeco accordion player and singer, plays an accordion and sings into a microphone on a stage with five other African American...

Date Published
March-1987
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Buddy Guy

Image

Buddy Guy, blues guitarist and singer, stands at the microphone on stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri and looks down and to the left...

Date Published
October-1986
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Burning Spear

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Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear looks down with his mouth open to sing in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
1986
1988
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carol Smith and Joyce Constant playing guitar and singing

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Carol Smith and Joyce Constant singing and playing guitars in front of microphones at Phoenix Books; an unidentified white woman, possibly Cheryl...

Date Published
1989
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Casey Jones

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Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones bends his elbow to curl three fingers of his right hand on his right cheek with one finger pointed straight up...

Date Published
1983
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Casey Jones

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Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones turns his head slightly over his right shoulder to smile at the camera.. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1983
1993
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

Image

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

Charlie Musselwhite

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Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, stands outside by railroad tracks crossing his arms over his chest as he wears a...

Date Published
1989
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Chick Willis

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Chick Willis, an African American male blues guitarist and singer, leans forward and to the right with his legs spread wide as he plays an electric...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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  • Singers
  • 1981-1990

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (144)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (8)
  • Jay McShann Collection (5)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (4)

Types

  • photographs (160)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (135)
  • Gelatin silver prints (134)
  • Publicity photographs (129)
  • Portrait photographs (128)
  • Group portraits (31)
  • Color photographs (25)
  • Snapshots (15)
  • Negatives (3)
  • Photocopies (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (31)
  • 2001-2010 (4)
  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • (-) 1981-1990 (161)

Subjects

  • Blues musicians (86)
  • Guitarists (69)
  • African American men (65)
  • Men, White (50)
  • Men (29)
  • Black people (28)
  • Reggae musicians (24)
  • Guitar (21)
  • Jamaicans (21)
  • African American women (18)
  • Women, White (15)
  • Bands (Music) (12)
  • Jazz musicians (11)
  • Lesbians (11)
  • Harmonica players (10)
  • Microphone (10)
  • Musicians (9)
  • Rock musicians (9)
  • Independent bookstores (8)
  • African American jazz musicians (6)
  • Blues-rock music (6)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (6)
  • Women musicians (6)
  • Women singers (6)
  • Pianists (5)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (5)
  • Banners (4)
  • Disc jockeys (4)
  • Funk musicians (4)
  • Saxophonists (4)
  • Alcoholic beverages (3)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (3)
  • Entertainers (3)
  • Gay men (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • Ukulele (3)
  • Women (3)
  • Accordionists (2)
  • Alternative rock musicians (2)
  • Autoharp (2)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Double bassists (2)
  • Eyeglasses (2)
  • Nigerians (2)
  • Parks (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Picnics (2)
  • Shelving for books (2)
  • Show windows (2)
  • Ska (Music) (2)
  • Stained glass windows (2)
  • Windows (2)
  • Zydeco musicians (2)
  • AIDS activists (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Books (1)
  • Choral conductors (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • East Asians (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Gay rights (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Harmonica (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Keyboards (Music) (1)
  • Marquees (1)
  • Music--African influences (1)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (1)
  • Senegalese (1)
  • Soul musicians (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • South Africans (1)
  • Stone walls (1)
  • Swamp pop music (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Trinidadians (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • Zimbabweans (1)
  • (-) Singers (161)

Subjects, Community

  • White LGBTQ+ people (12)
  • LGBTQ+ people (11)
  • LGBTQ+ events (10)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (10)
  • White lesbians (9)
  • Women's bookshops (8)
  • Gay liberation (2)
  • Gay pride (2)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (2)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (2)
  • African American gay men (1)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (1)
  • Pink triangles (1)
  • White gay men (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (26)

Subjects, People

  • Tumatoe, Duke (6)
  • Dawkins, Jimmy (5)
  • Driskill, Joan (5)
  • McShann, Jay (5)
  • Brooks, Lonnie (4)
  • Scotty, 1951-2003 (4)
  • Ellis, Tinsley (3)
  • Mullins, Reverdy, 1921-2007 (3)
  • Musselwhite, Charlie (3)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (3)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (3)
  • Simpson, Christy (Musician) (3)
  • Smith, Carol (Musician) (3)
  • Tiny Tim, 1932-1996 (3)
  • Clay, Otis, 1942-2016 (2)
  • Cliff, Jimmy (2)
  • Connor, Joanna (2)
  • Davis, Larry, 1936-1994 (2)
  • Fogerty, John, 1945- (2)
  • Gamble, Dee Dee Sharp (2)
  • Jones, Casey (Drummer) (2)
  • King, Albert, 1923-1992 (2)
  • Mutabaruka, 1952- (2)
  • Obinna, Christogonus, 1947-1999 (2)
  • Paul, John (Blues singer) (2)
  • Ruffner, Mason (2)
  • Severns, Tamara (2)
  • Tosh, Andrew (2)
  • Van Buren, James (2)
  • Wellington, Valerie (2)
  • White, Artie (2)
  • Wilson, Charles, 1957- (2)
  • Wilson, Linda (Activist) (2)
  • Winter, Johnny (2)
  • Adams, Alberta (1)
  • Adams, Johnny (1)
  • Anderson, Jamie, 1957- (1)
  • Arterton, Jon (1)
  • Ballard, Hank (1)
  • Barton, Lou Ann (1)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Berge, Cheryl (1)
  • Big Bad Smitty (1)
  • Bland, Bobby (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Brewer, Jim, 1920-1988 (1)
  • Burning Spear, 1948- (1)
  • Butler, Jonathan (1)
  • Callen, Michael, 1955-1993 (1)
  • Carlos, Don (1)
  • Carroll, Karen (1)
  • Clearwater, Eddy (1)
  • Constant, Joyce (1)
  • Cray, Robert (1)
  • Davis, Tyrone (1)
  • Dekker, Desmond (1)
  • Delay, Paul (1)
  • Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (1)
  • Donovan (Donovan Francis) (1)
  • Dural, Buckwheat, 1947-2016 (1)
  • Earl, Ronnie (1)
  • Font, Aurelio (1)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (1)
  • George, Sophia (1)
  • Groetzinger, Red (1)
  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • Half Pint, 1961- (1)
  • Hardiman, Gloria (1)
  • Hill, Z. Z. (1)
  • Hinds, Justin (1)
  • Ida, Queen (1)
  • Johnson, Luther (1)
  • Johnson, Luther, 1939 April 11- (1)
  • Johnson, Michael E. (1)
  • Kansas City Red (1)
  • Leewright, Rondo (1)
  • Ley, Jimmy (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • Lusk, Professor Eddie, 1948-1992 (1)
  • Lynn, Trudy (1)
  • Mack, Lonnie (1)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (1)
  • Mapfumo, Thomas (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McClain, Mighty Sam (1)
  • McCracklin, Jimmy, 1921-2012 (1)
  • McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996 (1)
  • McLaine, Millie (1)
  • Moore, Dorothy (Vocalist) (1)
  • Mould, Bob, 1960- (1)
  • Mowatt, Judy (1)
  • Myers, Sam, 1936-2006 (1)
  • N'Dour, Youssou (1)
  • Nelson, Peter (Reggae singer) (1)
  • Nixon, Mojo (1)
  • Nulisch, Darrell (1)
  • Paul, Frankie (1)
  • Preston, Billy (1)
  • Raspberry, Larry (1)
  • Robinson, Fenton (1)
  • Rutland, Jimmy (1)
  • Salgado, Curtis (1)
  • Seals, Son (1)
  • Spence, Susan (Photographer) (1)
  • Stewart, Tinga (1)
  • Tail Dragger (Musician) (1)
  • Tawl Paul (1)
  • Thompson, Ron (Guitarist) (1)
  • Toots (1)
  • Townsend, Cliff (1)
  • Vaughan, Jimmie (1)
  • Veldez (1)
  • Wallace, Nora Jean (1)
  • Wenner, Mark (1)
  • White, Tony Joe (1)
  • Williams, Jason D. (1)
  • Williams, Rich, 1950- (1)
  • Willis, Chick (1)
  • Yellowman (1)
  • Young, Zora, 1948- (1)

Events

  • National Women's Choral Festival (1989 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Budweiser Newport Jazz Festival (1989 : Madarao, Japan) (2)
  • King Biscuit Blues Festival (1)

Date Published

  • 1985 (56)
  • 1990 (56)
  • 1989 (29)
  • 1981 (18)
  • 1986 (15)
  • 1988 (13)
  • 1987 (7)
  • 2004 (7)
  • 2002 (6)
  • 1983 (4)
  • 1997 (4)
  • 1984 (3)
  • 1987-02 (3)
  • 1990-02 (3)
  • 1993 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1986-10 (2)
  • 1987-05 (2)
  • 1989-08 (2)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 1994 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1981-12 (1)
  • 1982 (1)
  • 1986-08 (1)
  • 1986-11 (1)
  • 1987-01 (1)
  • 1987-03 (1)
  • 1987-06 (1)
  • 1987-07 (1)
  • 1988-08-05 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1998 (1)

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