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Title
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Sophisticated Lady of Jazz
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Description
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Pearl Thuston Brown is the subject of the Tribute section of the Remembrances column. "Brown was a professional musician since 1951, a singer and piano player at Kansas City nightclubs who toured with Lionel Hampton's band and entertained troops during the Vietnam War." She also "was a solo artist at venues on the Country Club Plaza and downtown," composing jazz and gospel music. Brown made her first CD at age 81 and received a lifetime achievement award from the American Jazz Museum. She died August 28, 2011.
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Date
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2011-09-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Michael Charles Dies at 64
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Description
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Article about the death of Professor Michael Charles and the impact he had on the gospel music community in Kansas City. Charles was �??an educator, a composer, a music director, arranger and could make an ordinary choir sound spectacular.�?�
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Date
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2011-03-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Music of Freedom
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Description
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Historical article about the Jackson Jubilee Singers, a group of African American performers from Western University (Quindaro, KS) who toured the U.S. and Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. The Singers, under the direction of Dean Robert G. Jackson, helped promote the music department of the University through their uplifting performances and helped preserve black spiritual music. The article profiles several former students of Western University which closed its doors in 1944.
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Date
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2008-02-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
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Date
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1877/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
