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

Indigo Swing, a swing jazz band comprised of six white men, stand and sit on the sidewalk outside of a brick building with arched windows. Johnny Boyd, far to the left, looks down directly at the...

Date Published

1998

Saxophonist Michael Brown hugs a saxophone to his body as he wears a light-colored fedora and a checked double-breasted suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Michael Brown. Management and...

Date Published

1992

1993

Digital Collections

Indigo Swing

Michael Brown

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives