Kansas City Music

The birth story of Chuck Berry's hit, "Johnny B. Goode," unfolds from the memory of Hal Hammer. memories that include Matt "Guitar" Murphy,

This 1960s Aria Hollow Body guitar is a treasure found in a landfill. Brian Machowiak tells the story that includes electronics from a dump

Luthier Joe Burke shows a one of a kind 2024 Burke Super Sport at The Indiana Guitar Show

1969 Harmony Buck Owens Owned Acoustic Alan Kemplin

Steve Scorfina, a founding member of REO Speedwagon, tells the story of the 1935 Rickenbacker and plays it.

Hal Hammer brought his 1966 Mosley Gospel guitar to The Indiana Guitar Show. He brought paperwork and certified appraisals that went into s

Chris Immele brought his custom built 1980 Gibson Super 400 to sell at The KC Guitar Show.

Very few knew of this story until Hal brought his 2002 Fender Apocalypse Stratocaster to The Indiana Guitar Show.

Broderick brought a 1955 Fender Broadcaster to The Indiana Guitar Show with a 1949 neck. The guitar’s stories involved Vince Gill

Gibson 1978 ES 240 This one showed up at The Indiana Guitar Show. Was this a marketing mistake by Gibson?

Tom DeMasters’ Guild 1967 StarfireVI

Every Guitar Has A Story. This is the story of Fred Fendorf’s 1970 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe

Every Guiatr Has A Story and this is the story of Jay Eudaly's God Given Guitar

The Nightly Events on KansasCityMusic.com has been updated daily since the late 1900s, but this blog has fallen behind. The KC Guitar...

This summer, Kansas City had so many great shows and large events with music as a component. I always look at things from an artist's...

Weather is a factor in live music. It is the elephant in the room. Good weather gets more patrons out. Bad weather is a heavy contributor...

It was 14 degrees when I walked the dogs Sunday morning. I didn't gripe too much because I know it is the first week of Spring. Outdoor...