Chuck Haddix

The Fish Fry, Saturday May 11

Chuck Haddix — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:11:31 +0000

1st Hour

Marva Whitney Remembered In Kansas City

Sylvia Maria Gross, Laura Ziegler and Chuck Haddix — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:56:36 +0000

Iconic funk and soul singer Marva Whitney will be buried Saturday in Kansas City. She died two weeks ago at the age of 68, just six years after the passing of James Brown, who catapulted her to national stardom.

An Interview With Chubby Carrier

Chuck Haddix and Chris Prewitt — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:50:17 +0000

A Conversation with "Cowtown Ballroom" Filmmakers

Chuck Haddix and Michael Byars — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:00 +0000

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Kansas City, MO – There's a brick building at 31st and Gillham, which has stood for more than eight decades. Most of the time it's been known as the El Torreon, but for three years in the early '70s, it was transformed into the Cowtown Ballroom.

Cedric Burnside And Lightnin' Malcolm: Two-Man Wrecking Crew

Chuck Haddix — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:44:00 +0000

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Kansas City, Mo – Cedric Burnside, grandson of the legendary R.L. Burnside, son of drumming great Calvin Jackson, is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world. Bluesman Lightnin' Malcolm is one of the leading younger generation artists on the scene today.

Marva Whitney: It's Her Thing

Chuck Haddix, Michael Byars and Sylvia Maria Gross — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:35:00 +0000

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Kansas City, MO – KCUR's Chuck Haddix welcomed funk singer Marva Whitney to The Fish Fry, where she talked about her start in Kansas City Kansas and working with the late great James Brown.

WEB EXTRA: Chuck Haddix on Jay McShann

Laura Spencer and Chuck Haddix — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:44:00 +0000

Kansas City, MO – Historian Chuck Haddix is the co-author with Frank Driggs of Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop: A History. Here, Haddix talks about how McShann will be remembered.

Bluesman DC Bellamy

Laura Spencer and Chuck Haddix — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:54:00 +0000

Kansas City, MO – Blues musician Gregory "DC" Bellamy grew up on Chicago's West Side, but he's made Kansas City his home for the past several years.

The Wild Woman of Kansas City: Myra Taylor

Chuck Haddix and Laura Spencer — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:45:00 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri – Vocalist Myra Taylor is a veteran of the original Kansas City swing sound and started out singing and dancing in the early 1930s on 18th and Vine. Throughout her long career, she's shared the stage with Jay McShann, Sarah Vaughan, Nat "King" Cole, and many others. Taylor continues to perform in her hometown often as part of the quartet known as the Wild Women of Kansas City. Myra Taylor turns 89 on Friday, February 24.