Unsung Jazz: How Kansas City Papers Missed the Story

From the mid-1920s to the late 1930s, Kansas City MO was a hotbed of jazz music, and in its peak years, the city had as many as 500 nightclubs. Fowler explores how the local newspapers covered the city's jazz scene by examining Kansas City newspapers published in the first six months of 1935.

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Published in:Journalism history 1996-07, Vol.22 (2), p.64-72
Main Author: Fowler, Giles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basie, Count (William Basie) (1904-84)
Cities
History
Jazz
Journalism
Media coverage
Williams, Lou
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Summary:From the mid-1920s to the late 1930s, Kansas City MO was a hotbed of jazz music, and in its peak years, the city had as many as 500 nightclubs. Fowler explores how the local newspapers covered the city's jazz scene by examining Kansas City newspapers published in the first six months of 1935.
ISSN:0094-7679
2641-2071
DOI:10.1080/00947679.1996.12062439