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Joe Sanders was born on October 15, 1896, in Thayer, Kansas. [1] Sanders was known as "the Old Left Hander" because of his skills at baseball, but he gave up playing the sport in the early 1920s to concentrate on dance music as a career. [2] Coon and Sanders met around 1918 in a music store, and formed the band the same year. [3]
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.
The "Kansas City jazz" era ended in 1939, when political reformers gained control of the city and closed many of its clubs and musical establishments. The Mutual Musicians' Foundation, established in 1929 as the Negro Musicians Association, sponsored jam sessions and events here through the 1950s and 1960s, [ 3 ] a practice that continues today.
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Pages in category "Musical groups from Kansas City, Missouri" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The evening of Sept. 11, 2001, was shaping up to be a busy but not unusually auspicious one for New York City’s vibrant music scene. Boy band O-Town was scheduled to play at the Hammerstein ...
With a 5,000-square-foot stage, an orchestra pit that can house up to 90 musicians, and a 74-foot tall fly tower, Muriel's Theatre is the performance home of the Kansas City Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, as well as the site of many other theatrical, musical, and dance productions. Another feature of the Muriel Kauffman Theatre is ...