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D.C. Bellamy, a popular band leader on Kansas City blues stages, grew up in Chicago listening to his half-brother, Curtis Mayfield, rehearse with the Impressions in their living room. Bellamy’s own songs were recorded by stars such as Coco Montoya and Otis Clay, and he toured with the Chi-Lites, the Staple Singers, Bob Seger and others.
about 1 year ago
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“Winter Soulstice” includes an almost all-Kansas City cast of musicians, including saxophonist Todd Wilkinson, singers Allena Ross and Wanda Jae, and trumpeter Chris Van Leeuwen.
about 2 years ago
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Trumpeter Hermon Mehari, 31, is a Missouri native, who’s now based in Paris.In 2010, Mehari graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City…
about 6 years ago
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Kansas City songwriter Amanda Fish has just proclaimed herself “Free.” That’s the title song on her newly released sophomore album, after 2015’s “Down in…
over 6 years ago
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Kansas City blues and soul singer Danielle Nicole has a new release, her second solo album, called “Cry No More.” For this latest recording, Nicole said…
over 6 years ago
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Kansas City trumpeter and tap dancer Lonnie McFadden has been performing since he was in grade school.He’s known as half of the act called The McFadden…
almost 7 years ago
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For three decades, Kansas City singer/songwriter Mark Montgomery has played guitar, bass, and harmonica in blues and jazz bands — and he’s also a…
over 7 years ago
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Blues musician Patrick Recob has played with lots of touring bands, and recorded with some of them, over the last 25 years. And, for nearly a decade, he…
over 7 years ago
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The Hammond B-3 organ is one of the most recognizable sounds in American music. Kansas City musician Chris Hazelton plays that instrument on his new…
about 8 years ago
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Musicians Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt started playing as Betse & Clarke, a fiddle and banjo duo, in late 2014. Their latest album is called River Still…
over 8 years ago
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In late July, blues band Levee Town released its first recording in five years. Guitarist and vocalist Brandon Hudspeth has been with Levee Town since the…
over 8 years ago