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

Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter looks down at the neck of an electric guitar he is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Charlie Hunter. Blue Note [logo], The Finest Jazz Since 1939."...

Date Published

1998

2000

Tiny Tim, singer and ukulele player, kneels behind the microphone stand and holds the microphone in his left hand as he performs at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Bryan Hicks is playing...

Date Published

1994-04-12

Digital Collections

Charlie Hunter

Tiny Tim kneels as he and Bryan Hicks perform at the Grand Emporium

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives