University of Missouri- City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Historical Sketch ………………………………………………………………………… 2

Scope and Content ………………………………………………………………………… 3

Series Notes ………………………………………………………………………………… 3

Container List ………………………………………………………………………………… 4

SERIES I: BUSINESS LEDGER ………………………………………………… 4

SERIES II: EVENT CALENDARS ………………………………………………… 4

SERIES III: PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS ………………………………… 6

SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS ………………………………………………… 6

SERIES V: PHOTOGRAPHS ………………………………………………… 6

SERIES VI: POSTERS ………………………………………………………… 7 A. Concert – Parody Hall ………………………………………………… 7 B. Concert – Other Venues ………………………………………………… 8 C. Promotional ………………………………………………………… 9

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Parody Hall was a revered live music venue in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring , rhythm ‘n’ , punk, new wave, folk and reggae acts. In the late 1970s proprietor Tracy Leonard operated the first location at 811 W. 39th Street under the name King Henry’s Feast before a name change in 1981. This transition is alluded to in the Parody Hall concert-calendar mailer from that December:

“At this time of year, it is a good idea to survey one’s standing in the grand scheme of things and extend gratitude to those who have helped make things click. The past nine months we have had help from a lot of folks…”

By 1985 Parody Hall had relocated to 215 Main Street, with David Sanger becoming co- proprietor. The February 1985 mailer included a map inset showing the new location. A couple months earlier, in a November-December 1984 mailer, the venue’s impending move had been confirmed:

“In case you are wondering, we will be moving sometime this year, probably not before you read this but not too long thereafter. The new place: you’ll like it, if you don’t love it. See you there…”

Parody Hall played host to a number of rising and established national acts during the 1980s: Black Flag, Blasters, Brave Combo, T-Bone Burnett, Burning Spear, John Cale, Joe “King” Carrasco, , David Lindley, , Delbert McClinton, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leon Redbone, Johnny Reno, Replacements, Sonic Youth, , Richard Thompson, Toots and the Maytals, and Warren Zevon. In addition, local and regional acts that performed there regularly included: BCR, Bel-Airs, Blue Riddim Band, Bo Deans, Bon Ton Soul Accordion Band, Fools Face, 4 Sknns, Homestead Grays, Kelley Hunt, Morells, The Zoo; and Steve, Bob & Rich, who later performed as the Rainmakers. Parody Hall continued booking musical acts on the club/concert hall circuit until closing its doors for good in the late 1980s.

Sources:

City Directory Collection. LaBudde Special Collections, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Parody Hall Collection, Event Calendars, 1981-1988 (box 1, folders 2-4). LaBudde Special Collections, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Parody Hall Collection was a gift of David Sanger in February 2011. Contained in the collection is a wide assortment of promotional materials for events and concerts at Parody Hall, including flyers, posters and photographs of bands and other musical artists. A financial ledger chronicling the profits of Parody Hall concerts from 1982-1985 offers an interesting glimpse into the daily business of a performance venue. Posters and calendars, ranging from 1981-1988, paint a representative picture of the concerts and events that occurred at Parody Hall.

For additional Parody Hall concert posters, see: Grand Emporium Collection, Dan Conn Collection, David Conn Collection and Ron Rooks Collection.

SERIES NOTES

Series I: Business Ledger Contained in box 1, folder 1; consists of a Parody Hall financial ledger, detailing the venue’s band bookings and the profits earned from each show, dating from February 19, 1982 to February 22, 1985.

Series II: Event Calendars Contained in box 1, folders 2-4; consists of event calendars, usually monthly, detailing all of the shows at the venue, dating from 1980-1988.

Series III: Promotional Materials Contained in box 1, folder 5; consists of a few promotional items, including flyers and stickers. For promotional posters, see Series VI.

Series I: Miscellaneous Contained in box 1, folder 6; consists of a few miscellaneous items, including a business card, Christmas card, postcard, and waitress application cards.

Series V: Photographs Contained in box 1, folder 7; consists of 23 promotional glossy photographs for bands that played at some point at Parody Hall.

Series VI: Posters Contained in oversized drawer 49; consists of 44 posters advertising shows at Parody Hall (most date 1985-1987) and 22 promotional posters for bands and their . Also included is a concert poster for Fools Face at McDonald Arena in Springfield, Missouri; and a concert handbill for R.E.M. at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

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SERIES I: BUSINESS LEDGER

Box Folder Description

1 1 Business Ledger pp. 1-12: February 19, 1982 – December 31, 1982 pp. 12-24: January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1982 pp. 24-36: January 3, 1984 – December 31, 1984 pp. 36-38: January 4, 1985 – February 22, 1985 pp. 39-74: blank p. 75: May 25, 1983; June 4, 1983; June 10, 1983; June 23, 1983; July 9, 1983

SERIES II: EVENT CALENDARS

Box Folder Description

1 2 1981 “December” [Dec. 14 – Jan. 16, 1982]

1982 “February-March” [Feb. 24 – Mar. 27]

1983 “March” [Mar. 17 – April 16] “December” [Nov. 29 – Dec. 31]

1984 “January” [Jan. 3 – Feb. 4] “February” [Jan. 31 – Mar. 3] “March” [Feb. 28 – Mar. 31] “April” [Apr. 3 – May 5] “May” [Apr. 30 – Jun. 2] “June-July” [Jun. 11 – Jul. 14] “July-August” [Jul. 17 – Aug. 18] “August-September” [Aug. 21 – Sep. 22] “September-October” [Sep. 18 – Oct. 20] “October-November” [Oct. 16 – Nov. 17] “November-December” [Nov. 13 – Dec. 15]

3 1985 “February” [Jan. 24 – Feb. 23] “March” [Feb. 25 – Mar. 30] “April” [Apr. 2 – May 4]

MS190-Parody Hall Collection 4 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Box Folder Description “May” [May 7 – Jun. 8] “June” [Jun. 11 – July 13] “July-August” [Jul. 17 – Aug. 17] “September” [Sep. 4 – Oct. 5]* “October” [Sep. 24 – Oct. 26] “November” [Oct. 30 – Nov. 30] “December” [Dec. 3 – Jan. 4, 1986]

*color photocopy of calendar advertised in the KC Pitch, September 1985 issue; also includes color photocopy of feature article (same issue) on the band NRBQ, who played Parody Hall September 24

(1 3) 1986 “January” [Dec. 31 – Feb. 1] “February” [Feb. 4 – Mar. 8] “March” [Mar. 6 – Apr. 5] “April-May” [Apr. 9 – May 10] (2 copies) “May-June” [May 13 – Jun. 14] “June-July” [Jun. 17 – Jul. 19] “July-August” [Jul. 21 – Aug. 23] “September” [Aug. 29 – Sep. 27] “October” [Sep. 30 – Nov. 1] “December-January” [Dec. 15 – Jan. 17, 1987]

1 4 1987 “February-March” [Feb. 13 – Mar. 14] [Apr. 3 – May 2] [May 1 – 30] [Jun. 5 – Jul. 4] (2 different copies) [Jul. 3 – Aug. 1] [Aug. 5 – Sep. 5] [Sep. 4 – Oct. 3] [Sep. 11 – Oct. 10] [Oct. 15 – Nov. 14] [Nov. 6-28] (2 copies). [Dec. 4 – Jan. 2, 1988] (2 different copies).

1988 [Feb. 5 – Mar. 6] [Mar. 11 – Apr. 23] [Mar. 18 – Apr. 30] [May 5-28]

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Box Folder Description 1 5 [Bumper Sticker] The Beat Farmers [Sticker] [Band Info] Fools Face [Postcard] Huey Lewis and the News () [Flyer] Sam Kinison [Brochure] The Misstakes [Miller Music Magazine] The Rangehoods (also souvenir poster) [Flyer] The Richard Thompson Band [Miller Music Magazine] Steve Bob & Rich (also souvenir poster) [Small Poster] Steve Bob & Rich [Flyer] Wall of Voodoo [Small Picture] White Animals [Small Picture] Unknown band

SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS

Box Folder Description 1 6 [Business Card] Martin L. Glover, Locksmith & Security [Postcard] From Chris Nadler to Parody Hall, October 21, 1984 [Christmas Card] “From Pete and the Chili’s” [Waitress Application Cards (5)]

SERIES V: PHOTOGRAPHS

Box Folder Description 1 7 (1) Beat Farmers (2) Joe “King” Carrasco (3) Crazy 8s (4) Fools Face (5) Allan Holdsworth (6) Sam Kinison (7) David Lindley (8) David Lindley (9) The Phones (10) Rainmakers (11) Rank and File (12) Leon Redbone (13) Red Hot Chili Peppers (14) Red Hot Chili Peppers (15) Secrets (16) Steve, Bob & Rich (17) Steve, Bob & Rich (18) Trip Shakespeare

MS190-Parody Hall Collection 6 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Box Folder Description (1 7) (19) of World Party (20) Zorro and the Blue Footballs (21) Unidentified band, four men (22) Zorro and the Blue Footballs (23) Unidentified band, four men

SERIES VI: POSTERS

Box Folder Description

A. Concert – Parody Hall

MD49 1 Baby Leroy, with Rubber Maids (3rd Annual All Fools Day Ball), April 6 [year unknown], 50.5cm x 61cm. 2 The Band, Friday-Saturday, September 26-27 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 3 Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, with the Sin City Disciples, Saturday, October 24 [1987], 21.5cm x 36cm. 4 The Beat Farmers, Wednesday, May 1 [1985], 28cm x 43.5cm. 5 BelAirs, Friday-Saturday, January 2-3 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 6 Black Flag, with Gone and Painted Willie, Friday, May 9 [1986], 21.5cm x 35.5cm. 7 Blue Riddim, with Sensemellian Vibrations (special guest Friday only), Friday-Saturday, May 16-17 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 8 Lonnie Brooks, Friday, November 7 [1986], 30.5cm x 61cm (promotional poster, with show info handwritten in). 9 Gatemouth Brown, Thursday, March 5 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 10 Joe “King” Carrasco, April 10-11 [1987], 38.5cm x 58.5cm. 11 Joe “King” Carrasco and the Crowns, July 23 [1987], 40.5cm x 58cm. 12 Marshall Crenshaw, September 22 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 13 , Wednesday, October 1 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 14 Steve Earle and the Dukes, with The Slammers, Tuesday, July 7 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 15 Eurogliders: , March 8 [1985], 28cm x 43.5cm (2 copies). 16 Fools Face, Thursday-Saturday, April 29-May 1 [1982], 28cm x 43.5. 17 Guadalcanal Diary, Friday, October 10 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm (also includes local promotion for Jamboree). 18 In Pursuit, with The Hollow Men, Friday, June 19 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 19 Jake’s Leg, Saturday, July 19 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 20 Jason and the Scorchers, Thursday, April 23 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 21 , Tuesday, August 11 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 22 The Neville Brothers, June 2, 1986, 27cm x 43cm. 23 Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Friday, December 11 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 24 The Pandoras, Friday, May 2 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 25 Pavlov’s Dog, with 4-mula, Saturday, December 20 [1986], 28cm x 43.5 (2 copies).

MS190-Parody Hall Collection 7 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Box Folder Description 26 Rank and File, Thursday, April 9; Joe “King” Carrasco, with The Rubbermaids, Friday-Saturday, April 10-11 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 27 The Raunch Hands, with Royal Nonesuch, Friday, October 3 [1986], 45.5cm x 61cm (promotion for album Learn to Whap-a-Dang With the Raunch Hands, with show info handwritten in). 28 Leon Redbone, Thursday, March 12 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 29 The Red Hot Chili Peppers, with Brave Combo, Thursday, December 5 [1985], 28cm x 43.5cm. 30 Stan Ridgway and Chapter Eleven, with Absolute Ceiling, Thursday, August 14 [1986], 21.5cm x 35.5cm. 31 The Roches, Wednesday, February 19 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 32 Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel, Wednesday, October 30 [1985], 21.5cm x 28cm. 33 Short Term Memory, with Absolute Ceiling, April 15 [1986], 21.5cm x 28cm. 34 Robert Slater, with LeRoi Johnson, Tuesday, September 29 [1981], 21/5cm x 28cm. 35 The Suburbs, Friday, March 13 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 36 Sun Ra and his 15-piece Arkestra, Saturday, May 10 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm. 37 Taj Mahal, Thursday, May 29 [1986], 27.5cm x 43cm. 38 Toots and the Maytalls [sic], January 16 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 39 Trip Shakespeare, with True Stories, Saturday, August 8 [1987], 28cm x 43.5cm. 40 Tupelo Chain Sex, with The Flies, Thursday, June 5 [1986], 21.5cm x 28cm. 41 Wall of Voodoo, with The Reducers, Wednesday, February 26 [1986] 26.5cm x 43.5cm (also advertises show for Tuesday, February 25 show at KU Student Union). 42 World Party, Wednesday, May 27 [1987], 21.5cm x 28cm. 43 Warren Zevon, with Baby Leroy, Friday, June 20 [1986], 28cm x 43.5cm (2 copies). 44 Zorro and the Blue Footballs, Friday-Saturday, May 21-22 [1982], 28cm x 43.5cm (3 copies).

B. Concert – Other Venues

45 Fools Face, with The Debs and The Secrets, at the McDonald Arena [Springfield, Missouri], November 23 [year unknown], 28cm x 43.5cm. 46 R.E.M., at Memorial Hall [Kansas City, Kansas], Saturday, October 11 [1986], 14cm x 21.5cm.

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47 The Beat Farmers (promotion for album Tales of the New West), 68cm x 30 cm. 48 Concrete Blonde (replica of self-titled album cover), 31.5cm x 31.5cm. 49 The Heartfixers (promotion for album Cool on It), 43cm x 54cm. 50 In Pursuit (replica of album cover for Standing in Your Shadow), 31.5cm x 31.5cm. 51 Sam Kinison (promotion for album Louder Than Hell), 35.5cm x 56cm (2 copies). 52 David Lindley (promotion for album El Rayo-X), 31.5cm x 49cm (autographed). 53 Little America (replica of self-titled album cover), 31.5cm x 31.5 (2 copies). 54 The Long Ryders (replica of album cover for Two Fisted Tales), 31.5cm x 31.5cm. 55 The Pandoras: Karen (promotion for album Stop Pretending), 34cm x 69cm. 56 The Pandoras: Kim (promotion for album Stop Pretending), 34cm x 69cm. 57 The Pandoras: Melanie (promotion for album Stop Pretending), 34cm x 69cm. 58 The Pandoras: Paula (promotion for album Stop Pretending), 34cm x 69cm. 59 Johnny Reno and the Sax Maniacs (promotion for album Full Blown), 35.5cm x 56cm. 60 The Secrets, 32.5cm x 57.5cm. 61 Shooting Star, 28cm x 43.5cm. 62 The Suburbs, 43cm x 56cm. 63 Thin White Rope (replica of album cover for In the Spanish Cave), 55.5cm x 55.5cm. 64 Trip Shakespeare, 21.5cm x 76cm. 65 The Vees, 27cm x 52.5cm. 66 The Verandas (promotion for album V-Notes), 43.5cm x 55.5cm. 67 The Verandas (promotion for album American Tradition), 43.5cm x 43.5cm. 68 [Unidentified, dog graphic], 20cm x 25cm.

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