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 guitarist and vocalist Kent Duchaine sits on a railroad track resting a resonator guitar on his lap as he plays it with a slide. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "4214 Nicoleet So...

Date Published

1991

2000

Blues guitarist and vocalist Ruthie Foster (left), in a split photograph, sits on a suitcase on railroad tracks and plays an acoustic guitar. In the photograph on the left, Ruthie is joined by hand...

Date Published

1997

Digital Collections

Kent Duchaine

Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone

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Time Periods (Collection)

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Subjects, People (Collection)

Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives