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

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Advertising & Media

Asian American History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Latinx History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Thomas Mapfumo, a Black Zimbabwean Chimurenga singer, sits wearing a leather Oakland Raiders jacket and a dark fedora hat with a contrasting hatband. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published

1998

2000

Thomas Mapfumo, a Black Zimbabwean Chimurenga singer, places his fingers on his cheeks in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Thomas Mapfumo. Falk & Morrow...

Date Published

1985

2004

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Thomas Mapfumo

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LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives

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