Speakeasy - The Birth of American Pop Songs
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Town Hall Johnson Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 66203
Sip a Prohibition cocktail and sample light,1920's style hors d'oeuvres while George Harter, Founder of the Musical Theater Heritage Company at Crown Center, enlightens us on the evolution of American popular song during the 1920s. He will discuss how we went from the simple folk songs of Stephen Foster to the Jazz Age and the music of George Gershwin, Ragtime, and musical theater. Come in your best 1920's glad rags!
FREE. Password required. Phone 913-248-2360 for reservations and password.
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