Rosie Ledet, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles at the photographer as she plays an accordion that is fully stretched out.
Roy Carrier, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles to his left at the photographer as he plays an accordion.
Roy Gaines, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing an Irish cap, smiles as he plays and electric guitar.
Roy Gaines, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing an Irish cap, smiles as he plays and electric guitar.
Roy Searcy, wearing a pinstripe suit and a fedora hat, grins at the photographer with a cake in front of him that has written in frosting, "God Bless You Roy - Kansas City Loves You Happy 81 Birthday"...
Roy Searcy leans on the piano with his hands crossed so that his face is visible between the keyboard and the lifted lid at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He wears a hat with a slim metal band.
Roy Searcy, right side to the camera, wearing a fedora and a pinstripe suit, is smiling to his right towards a microphone as he plays a piano during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.
Roy Searcy salutes with his right hand from the brim of his Fedora hat in a striped suit at the Living Blues Party in the Gem Theater at 18th & Vine. He is facing to the photographer's left.
Russell Jackson, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, purses his lips as he looks seriously down at the electric bass he is playing.
Rusty Tucker closes his eyes as he blows into a trumpet at Unity Temple on the Plaza. The photograph is from the elbows up.
Rusty Tucker, his right side to the camera, blows into a muted trumpet with his cheeks bulged out and his eyes closed at the Unity Temple on the Plaza.
Rusty Zinn, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a baseball cap backwards and sunglasses, studies the neck of an electric guitar he is playing.
Sam Myers, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing a double-breasted suit, peaks at the photographer over his hands that clasp an amplified harmonica.
Sandra Hall, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks pensively at her praying hands as her hands hold a glittery shawl.
Sandy Brown, from her right, plays a piano with her mouth to a microphone during the 2nd Annual Kansas City Blues Society Acoustic Showcase at B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ.
Savoy Brown, one of the International Acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes her eyes and grimaces when she turns her head to the left as she plays a Flying V electric guitar.
Scamps on stage at Crown Center ready to play, a large decorative snowflake behind them: Lucky Wesley playing the upright bass; Henry Hoard sitting and holding an alto saxophone; Rusty Tucker seated...
The Scamps on stage at the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Fest in 2004. Lucky Wesley is standing on the right side of a stage, smiling, wearing a French cap, and holding a plaque that reads, "Kansas...
The Scamps, on stage, are presented with plaques and an unidentified white woman gives them a cake during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
Scamps at playing on a stage at Unity Temple on the Plaza: Art Jackson and Eddie Saunders, seated with their eyes closed playing their saxophones; Lucky Wesley looking to his right and smiling as he...
Scott McCuiston, of the band, Hadacol, looks down and to his right at a cymbal he is playing in a drum set at the Grand Emporium during the CD release party.
Scotty Boy's Steady Rollin' Band: Mark Rollings, Bill Morlan, Scott Daniel, and Jerry Riccardi stand with their arms around each others shoulders at dusk in Washington Park in Kansas City, MO.
Sean Costello, perspiring heavily, smiles to his right as he stands and plays an electric guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Selby Minner, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, grins as she plays the bass guitar.
Seth Walker, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks up and forward and sings as he play a guitar.
