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

Bargain Music, an alternative rock band comprised of four white men sit and stand at a bar having beers with three African American men. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Beatville Records...

Date Published

1995

2000

Kustom Kar Kommandos, an alternative rock band comprised of three white men and one African American man, sit in front of paned windows each wearing a different type of hat.

Date Published

1989

1996

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LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives

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