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Mutual Musicians Foundation c. 2006. The building at 1823 Highland Avenue is the former home of the Colored Musicians Local 627. [1] The Mutual Musicians Foundation was incorporated to manage the building and assets of Local 627. It continued operating the building as a social club for musicians and fans after the merger with Local 34 in 1970.
Vaudeville blues [12] Black Ace: 1905 1972 Texas Country blues [13] Scrapper Blackwell: 1903 1962 North Carolina Urban blues [14] Blind Blake: 1896 1934 Florida Piedmont blues [15] Lucille Bogan: 1897 1948 Mississippi Classic female blues [16] Ted Bogan: 1909 1990 South Carolina Country blues [17] Son Bonds: 1909 1947 Tennessee Country blues ...
Kansas City Memories (Decca [10"], 1955) Goin' to Kansas City Blues (RCA Victor, 1957) McShann's Piano (Capitol, 1967) Confessin' the Blues (Black and Blue, 1970) Going to Kansas City (Master Jazz, 1972) Jumpin' the Blues with Milt Buckner (Black and Blue, 1972) Kansas City Memories (Black and Blue, 1973) The Band That Jumps the Blues! (Black ...
A former Vegas nightclub singer got this advice: “When you go someplace else and experience something that interests you, figure out a way to bring it home.” She’s doing it, every Friday night.
The two talked about the new season of The Voices of Kansas City a Star and KKFI radio project collaboration. This year’s episodes show case Black Kansas City actiists. Emily Curiel/ecuriel ...
Kansas City jazz is a riff-based and blues-influenced sound developed during jam sessions in the neighborhood's crowded clubs. Many jazz musicians of the 1930s and 1940s lived or got started here, including Charlie Parker . [ 2 ]
Kansas City was known for the organized musicians of the Local 627 A.F.M., which controlled a number of venues in the city. [2] Almost every jazz history depicts Kansas City jazz as a fertile ground for the development of big bands, virtuosic performances, and legendary performers. [ 3 ]
Joy Bang – actress, born in Kansas City [8] Kay Barnes – mayor of Kansas City 1999–2007; Hector Barreto Sr. – activist and entrepreneur; H. Roe Bartle – mayor of Kansas City and namesake of Kansas City Chiefs; Lucas Bartlett – soccer player [9] Count Basie – jazz musician and bandleader; Noah Beery – actor; Wallace Beery ...