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'B.' Bordy

Image

Guitarist Bob Bordy stands with three types of guitars. An electric guitar hangs around his neck. A resonator rests on his left foot held at the neck...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

'B.' Bordy

Image

Guitarist Bob Bordy sits on a tall stool holding a resonator guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "'B.' Bordy."

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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

Image

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

Bar BQ Bob and Washboard Chaz

Image

Guitarist Bar BQ Bob and washboard player Washboard Chaz crouch down on a boulder with their instruments and smile at the photographer. Printed in the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Big Bad Smitty

Image

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

Big Mama Thornton seated on stage

Image

Big Mama Thornton seated on stage during the KPBS Special "Three Generations of the Blues" filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach; she's...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab

Image

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab stand outside an unkempt building with glass block windows and look at the camera while...

Date Published
1985
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bill Wharton

Image

Blues guitarist, singer, and cook Bill Wharton leans to the side and plays a resonator guitar that he holds neck straight up, while a pot boils on a...

Date Published
1989
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Bob Mould

Image

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

Buckwheat Zydeco

Image

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

Butch Mudbone

Image

Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, smiles as he raises the neck of an electric guitar straight up as...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

Image

Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, closes his eyes and leans his ear to the right over the neck of...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

Image

Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, opens his mouth wide as he sings and plays a resonator guitar...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

Image

Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, looks and smiles to the right as he plays an electric guitar. He...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

Image

Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, opens his mouth wide to sing into a microphone as he holds an...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Butch Mudbone

Image

Butch Mudbone, a Native American male blues guitarist, singer, and harmonica player, leans back a bit as he lifts his hand from the strings of a...

Date Published
1986
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Carol Smith and Joyce Constant playing guitar and singing

Image

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

Cate Brothers

Image

The Cate Brothers, twins Earl and Ernie, play on the Grand Emporium stage in Kansas City, Missouri. An electric bass guitar player, possibly Ron Eoff...

Date Published
January-1987
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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Chris Duarte

Image

Chris Duarte, guitarist for the Chris Duarte Group, holds an electric guitar over his left shoulder as he wears a dark beret, dark leather jacket, and...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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  • Guitarists
  • 1981-1990

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (136)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (11)
  • Jay McShann Collection (4)
  • Ed Dix Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (3)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (161)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (135)
  • Gelatin silver prints (133)
  • Publicity photographs (129)
  • Portrait photographs (119)
  • Group portraits (36)
  • Color photographs (24)
  • Snapshots (19)
  • Negatives (5)
  • Photocopies (3)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (25)
  • 2001-2010 (7)
  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • (-) 1981-1990 (162)

Subjects

  • Blues musicians (86)
  • Men, White (82)
  • Singers (69)
  • Guitar (65)
  • African American men (59)
  • Musicians (21)
  • Women, White (21)
  • Bands (Music) (16)
  • Rock musicians (14)
  • Lesbians (13)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (12)
  • Jazz musicians (12)
  • Independent bookstores (11)
  • Saxophonists (11)
  • Bass guitarists (10)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Blues-rock music (8)
  • Microphone (8)
  • Women musicians (8)
  • Women singers (8)
  • African American women (7)
  • Harmonica players (7)
  • Banners (6)
  • Men (6)
  • Native American men (6)
  • Black people (5)
  • Jazz musicians, White (5)
  • Saxophone (5)
  • Americana (Music) (4)
  • Drum set (4)
  • Entertainers (4)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Signs and signboards (4)
  • Accordionists (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Show windows (3)
  • Stained glass windows (3)
  • Washboards (3)
  • Windows (3)
  • Zydeco musicians (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Africans (2)
  • Alternative rock musicians (2)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Autoharp (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Cooks (2)
  • Drum (2)
  • Railroad tracks (2)
  • Shelving for books (2)
  • Trombone (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • Advertising (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Bassists (1)
  • Bisexuals (1)
  • Books (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Clarinet (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Classrooms (1)
  • Costa Ricans (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Dutch (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Flags--Social aspects (1)
  • Folk-rock music (1)
  • Folk musicians (1)
  • Folk singers (1)
  • Guitar music (Flamenco) (1)
  • Harmonica (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Hispanic American men (1)
  • Iranians (1)
  • Jamaicans (1)
  • Music--African influences (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Picnics (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Railroad yards (1)
  • Reggae musicians (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Rockabilly musicians (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • South Africans (1)
  • Stone walls (1)
  • Swamp pop music (1)
  • Television specials (1)
  • Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Twins (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Women (1)
  • Women artists (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) Guitarists (162)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (13)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (13)
  • LGBTQ+ events (12)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (12)
  • White lesbians (12)
  • Women's bookshops (11)
  • Gay liberation (1)
  • Gay pride (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (1)
  • Pink triangles (1)
  • Rainbow flags (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (22)
  • New Orleans (La.) (1)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Mudbone, Butch (6)
  • Tumatoe, Duke (6)
  • Dawkins, Jimmy (5)
  • Driskill, Joan (5)
  • Brooks, Lonnie (4)
  • Cray, Robert (4)
  • Mack, Lonnie (4)
  • McShann, Jay (4)
  • Bohren, Spencer (3)
  • Ellis, Tinsley (3)
  • Markiss (3)
  • Musselwhite, Charlie (3)
  • Simpson, Christy (Musician) (3)
  • Smith, Carol (Musician) (3)
  • Taylor, Mick (3)
  • Thompson, Ron (Guitarist) (3)
  • Walker, Phillip, 1937-2010 (3)
  • Bordy, Bob (2)
  • Connor, Joanna (2)
  • Constant, Joyce (2)
  • Davis, Larry, 1936-1994 (2)
  • Earl, Ronnie (2)
  • Fogerty, John, 1945- (2)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (2)
  • King, Albert, 1923-1992 (2)
  • Ruffner, Mason (2)
  • Sauce Boss (2)
  • Severns, Tamara (2)
  • Sumlin, Hubert, 1931-2011 (2)
  • Wharton, Bill (2)
  • Wilson, Linda (Activist) (2)
  • Winter, Johnny (2)
  • Agwada, Vince (1)
  • Anderson, Jamie, 1957- (1)
  • Bar BQ Bob (1)
  • Berge, Cheryl (1)
  • Big Bad Smitty (1)
  • Breakstone, Joshua (1)
  • Brewer, Jim, 1920-1988 (1)
  • Broussard, Rick (1)
  • Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005 (1)
  • Burnside, R. L. (Rural L.), 1926-2005 (1)
  • Butler, Jonathan (1)
  • Cate, Earl (1)
  • Cate, Ernie (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Clearwater, Eddy (1)
  • Crab, Tommy (1)
  • Crawford, Hank, 1934-2009 (1)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (1)
  • Doerr, Steve (1)
  • Duarte, Chris (1)
  • Dural, Buckwheat, 1947-2016 (1)
  • Edmonson, Eddie (1)
  • Giddens, Jerry (1)
  • Grand, Otis (1)
  • Groetzinger, Red (1)
  • Guy, Buddy (1)
  • Handy, Major (1)
  • Hawkins, Darryl (1)
  • Hawks, Bill (1)
  • Johnson, Eric, 1954- (1)
  • Johnson, Jimmy (1)
  • Johnson, Luther (1)
  • Johnson, Luther, 1939 April 11- (1)
  • Johnson, Plas (1)
  • Jordan, Stanley (1)
  • Kasey, Smokey Joe (1)
  • Kelly, Pat (Drummer) (1)
  • Kouyate, Ousmane (1)
  • LaBeef, Sleepy, 1935-2019 (1)
  • Leady, Don (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Lee, Scotty (1)
  • Magic Slim (Musician) (1)
  • Major, Clifton (1)
  • McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996 (1)
  • McMorris, Lois LadyMac (1)
  • Morris, Jon, 1955- (1)
  • Morse, Steve (1)
  • Mould, Bob, 1960- (1)
  • Myers, Sam, 1936-2006 (1)
  • Nixon, Mojo (1)
  • Nulisch, Darrell (1)
  • Pastorius, Jaco (1)
  • Peterson, James, 1937- (1)
  • Peterson, Lucky (1)
  • Raspberry, Larry (1)
  • Remler, Emily (1)
  • Robinson, Fenton (1)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (1)
  • Salgado, Curtis (1)
  • Seals, Son (1)
  • Seeger, Peggy, 1935- (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Taylor, Jesse, 1950-2006 (1)
  • Theessink, Hans (1)
  • Thompson, Richard, 1949- (1)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (1)
  • Toots (1)
  • Vaughan, Jimmie (1)
  • Wellington, Valerie (1)
  • Wess, Frank, 1922-2013 (1)
  • White, Tony Joe (1)
  • Williams, Rich, 1950- (1)
  • Willis, Chick (1)
  • Young, Zora, 1948- (1)

Events

  • National Women's Choral Festival (1989 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)

Date Published

  • 1990 (60)
  • 1981 (34)
  • 1985 (32)
  • 1989 (29)
  • 1986 (18)
  • 1988 (12)
  • 1983 (8)
  • 2004 (8)
  • 1984 (6)
  • 1999 (6)
  • 1997 (4)
  • 1987-01 (2)
  • 1987-02 (2)
  • 1987-07 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 2002 (2)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1981-06 (1)
  • 1981-12 (1)
  • 1983-01 (1)
  • 1985-01-01 (1)
  • 1985-08 (1)
  • 1986-01 (1)
  • 1986-08 (1)
  • 1986-10 (1)
  • 1986-11 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1987-03 (1)
  • 1987-06 (1)
  • 1988-08-05 (1)
  • 1989-02 (1)
  • 1989-05 (1)
  • 1989-06-14 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 2000-01-01 (1)

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