Blues for Passing of a 'Piano Man'
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Blues for Passing of a 'Piano Man'
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File containing a photo and obituary for James Leroy Searcy, or Roy Searcy (1919-2001), a "fixture in the local music scene since he moved to Kansas City in May 1942." Native of Mississippi coming here as a blues pianist at various lounges and nightclubs before marrying fellow musician Ida McBeth in 1976 and in 1985 "open[ing] a brand-new blues club on Main Street, the Grand Emporium."
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Date(s)
2000-05-24
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Subject (local)
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Digital Collection(s)
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Related Item
The Kansas City Star
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Part
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Shelf Locator
Vertical File: Musicians--Local
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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