Chris Vachon, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks seriously to his left as he lifts the neck of the electric guitar he is playing high by his head.
Chris Vachon, of the band, "Roomful of Blues,: from his left side, has his mouth wide open as he plays a guitar during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Chris Whitley, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks seriously down at a very worn dobro he plays.
Chubby Carrier, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, sings with an open mouth as he plays an accordion with the words "Chubby" and "Gabbanelli" decorating it.
Chuck Haddix seated at a table signing copies of his book at Unity on the Plaza, his left side to the camera, with an unidentified gentleman, standing with his hand over his mouth, beside Chuck behind...
Cindy Egger of the Twang Dang Poodles lifts her chin and grins as she plays the drums in front of a brick wall at the Grand Saloon.
CJ Chenier, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing sunglasses, looks out as he plays an accordion.
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, wearing a cowboy hat and embroidered shirt, smiles to his left as he draws a bow across the strings of a violin during the 4th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads at Blue...
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, wearing a cowboy hat and shirt, from his left side, smiles as he bows a violin during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. There is an eagle embroidered on the collar of...
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles at the photographer wearing a cowboy hat and a guitar strap.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the photographer as he plays a fiddle into a microphone from 710 Talk Radio at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine. A telephone is in the foreground.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands, smiles, and pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a checked suit, looks down as he plays a fiddle during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings as he pulls a bow across an amplified fiddle at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He is wearing a fedora with a feather hat band, a tie with a fiddle...
Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays the fiddle at Club Mardi Gras for his 92nd Birthday. He's wearing a striped suit and looks down at the bow crossing the strings.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams is smiling as he speaks into a microphone while standing in front of a drawing of himself playing the fiddle that. The drawing was given to him as a gift for his 93rd...
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a fedora and holding a violin and bow in his left hand, waves as Mike Fitzgerald hands him the Jazz Ambassador plaque at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Fest. Blanche...
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles while looking down as he stands to the right of a seated Little Hatch wearing a printed tuxedo, bowtie, and a fedora. Standing to Little Hatch's left is Millage...
Only Clay Goldstein's closed eyes, backwards ball cap and hands are visible as he blows into an amplified harmonica during the K.C. Blues & Jazz After Fest Jam at the Grand Emporium.
The blues band, Cobalt Project Band, which includes: Branden Hudspeth, Sue Stubbs, Jan Faircloth, Paul Greenlease. Standing inside the Grand Emporium. Brandon Hudspeth looking down. Jan Faircloth...
The blues band, Cobalt Project, including Brandon Hudspeth, closing his eyes and playing the guitar, Jan Faircloth, playing the drums, Sue Stubbs, closing her eyes and singing into a microphone, and...
Cobalt Project sits on a staircase while taking a break from performing. Bottom to top: Brandon Hudspeth, Paul Greenlease, Sue Stubbs, and Jan Faircloth.
Coco Montoya, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes as he plays a left-handed electric guitar.
Coko Henderson, wearing a cowboy hat and a bedazzled shoulder strap, grimaces and looks down towards his left shoulder as he plays a bass at Roadhouse Ruby's South.
Connie Hawkins closes her eyes as she sings into a microphone she is holding at the Grand Emporium.
