Grand Emporium Collection

This collection features publicity photos of live performances by the many performers who played at this iconic Kansas City venue. Led by Roger Naber, George Myers and Herb Palmer, the reputed nightclub hosted some 7,400 shows and consistently earned top honors nationally, including "Best Blues Club In America" in 1989 and 1991 from the Blues Foundation in Memphis. The Grand Emporium was sold in 2004 amid much fanfare, culminating with a Memorial Day blowout.

Items in Collection: 2,341

Topics

Advertising & Media

Asian American History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Latinx History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, leans his hand on the back of a chair as he looks down at a seated Tiny Tim from his right side at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. An...

Date Published

1994-04-12

An unidentified white male employee tries not to laugh as he stands, arms crossed, to the right of Roger Naber, the owner of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, who IS laughing. They stand in...

Date Published

1985

1990

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George Myers and Tiny Tim at the Grand Emporium

Unidentified employee with Roger Naber

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives

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