![]() Also known as the “Father of Kansas City barbeque,” Perry became the first recorded successful barbeque business in Kansas City. The influence of Perry, known as the the “Barbeque King” continued to extend into the barbeque community to both Arthur Bryants and Gates & Son Bar-B-Q. People could attend performances by jazz greats such as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie. ![]() It earned the name, Jazz District during the period from 1920 to 1940 when it became the center of jazz music. This restaurant, an old trolley barn, was the location during most of the 1920s and 1930s. The 18th and Vine Historic District is the African-American cultural district in Kansas City. With the business doing well, Perry moved his stand into the black community at 17th and Lydia, eventually opening a restaurant at 19th and Highland. To complement his meats, Perry developed a spicy, peppery sauce. ![]() jazz aficionados, but to those studying 20th-century urban and cultural history. Perry began his enterprise cooking at an ally stand to customers in the Garment District and did considerable business with his smoked meats which he wrapped in newspapers.The barbequed meats that Perry sold included beef, poultry, pork and wild game. Small photos of people and places accompany some of the essays. He worked in steamboat restaurants on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and in 1907, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri. The Blue Room Jazz Club, 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District, Kansas City, Missouri, USA Poster Print by Panoramic Images - Item VARPPI172609 would make. Henry Perry was born about 1875 in Shelby County, Tennessee near Memphis.
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