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wcmagumba

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3. That bar was called "Kenny's News Room"...another favorite KC bar of mine in the day was called "Harling's"...

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Fri May 1, 2026, 06:28 PM

May 1

"Harling's" was in the Westport/MidTown area. It wasn't a piano bar but often had live Celtic music groups which were fun...

Also: "The Grand Emporium" was a great little bar...They featured a group called "Fierman and the Kings of Jazz"...a vocal quartet with maybe a drummer and bass for backups...Fun times.

One more that I may not have the name exactly right was "Ernies Tap Room"...middle aged Ernie would usually greet you at the door...The place had really cool back lit cut outs on the walls of odd shapes or something...they usually had a small jazz combo playing live...

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When I was younger I frequented a cool piano bar in KC...there was a Scientology church upstairs... wcmagumba May 1 #1

Cool - I used to visit KC KS and MO back in the 60s/70s - some good dive bars back then. erronis May 1 #2

That bar was called "Kenny's News Room"...another favorite KC bar of mine in the day was called "Harling's"... wcmagumba May 1 #3

The Grand Emporium and Milton's were tied for my favorite places but I also chowder66 May 1 #4

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I missed that! chowder66 May 1 #9

I remember the Epitaph and went there a couple of times...A true dive bar but cool... wcmagumba May 1 #11

I spent a lot of time there after dark. It was by the KCTV5 News tower. chowder66 May 1 #12

IIRC, it was right next to the KCMO TV 5 transmission tower, just east of 31st and Main . . . hatrack May 1 #13

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Did this happen in the 50's???? Jacson6 May 1 #6

How old are you? This was in the late 80s...I did a Google search and there are more than 10 piano bars in KC in 2026. wcmagumba May 1 #7

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