It was 1933 & Bill Basie was stranded in KC when his vaudeville touring group disbanded, so he took a job playing organ for silent movies before joining, then swiftly leading, his own big band into music history as “Count” Basie (and his Cherry Blossom Orchestra)

B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Terry Reid & Ike & Tina Turner opened for The Rolling Stones on the 1969 American Tour.

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