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

Harmonica player Jon Beckley Morris [i.e. Nermberg] faces away from R.L. Burnside as he plays a harmonica. They are standing on railroad tracks, and facing scaffolding up to an antenna while playing...

Date Published

1985

1986-01

An unidentified white man lies on a railroad tie between railroad tracks, closes his eyes and crosses his arms over his chest as an electric blues guitar lies on his body with the neck on his chest...

Date Published

1985

2004

Digital Collections

R.L. Burnside with Jon Neremberg

Unidentified man

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Time Periods (Collection)

Subjects (Collection)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives