Jay McShann Collection

The Jay McShann Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Special Collections Department by the McShann Family in July 2009. Inclusive dates are 1916-2006. This collection contains a lot of information relating to McShann's renewed popularity and recognition, starting in the 1970s when the blues music saw a resurgence.

Items in Collection: 756

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Jay McShann Collection

Close up of Jay McShann at a Kansas City diner

Jay McShann at a Kansas City diner

Jay McShann standing next to a wooden statue

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