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

Dusty 45's, a rock and roll band comprised of five white men, stand in a 'V' formation with the trumpet player in the front holding a trumpet. They all wear jeans and four of the five have their hair...

Date Published

1999

2004

An unidentified group play their instruments in an empty room with a tongue-in-groove wooden floor. Two white men stand in the back facing each other and leaning back to play a saxophone on the left...

Date Published

1985

2004

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Dusty 45s

Unidentified group

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives

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