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

Blues-rock guitarist and vocalist C.C. Adcock sits behind the steering wheel of a vintage car and looks to his right to the backseat to smile at the photographer. He wears a dark cowboy hat with a...

Date Published

1994

The Camaros, a band comprised of three white men and one white woman, stand in a parking lot of vintage cars. The guitarist holds a guitar. The others lean on the Cadillac. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published

1997

1999

Digital Collections

C.C. Adcock

Camaros

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Genres (Collection)

Time Periods (Collection)

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Subjects, People (Collection)

Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives