🎶Chuck Haddix - A Few More Fish to Fry🎶🐟
Date: Saturday night, December 6, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: UMKC Student Union Theater
Join us for a special evening celebrating the remarkable career of Kansas City's own Chuck Haddix—longtime radio host of KCUR's beloved "Fish Fry" and the recently retired Director of the Marr Sound Archives at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
This exclusive event, aptly titled "A Few More Fish to Fry," is a tribute to Chuck's profound impact on preserving and sharing American music. For over three decades, Chuck has served up the finest in Americana, blues, soul, rhythm and blues, jumpin' jive, and zydeco every Friday and Saturday night on KCUR. Beyond the airwaves, he directed the Marr Sound Archives, a massive collection of over 400,000 historic sound recordings, and co-authored "Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop" and authored "Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker." Chuck also teaches Kansas City jazz history at the Kansas City Art Institute, recently produced the album Bird in KC from Verve Records, and contributed to film projects like Robert Altman's Kansas City.
The Program
Fellow Kansas City radio personality Barry Lee, will host an intimate, 90-minute conversation with Chuck live on stage. Their conversation will also include musical interludes. Barry Lee is known for his decades-long career in radio and his current his program Signal To Noise which you can hear Thursdays at 10:00 AM on 90.1 FM KKFI.
Intimate Stories from Chuck's journey through music, broadcasting, and archival work.
Musical Excerpts curated from across Chuck's life and career, showcasing the breadth of the American music he champions.
Support Center For Recorded Music
This event is a fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting Center For Recorded Music (C4RM), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the concept of social listening and learning, anchored in sharing the artistic, technical, and societal histories of music recordings. C4RM provides curated programs and a community-based environment for exploring recorded music.
Optional Meet-and-Greet After:
We have an exclusive after-event where 50 attendees can join an exclusive VIP Meet-and-Greet immediately following the main program. This is a chance to mingle with Chuck Haddix, Barry Lee, and fellow music enthusiasts. We will have beer, wine, and soft drinks available as well as some light snacks. The donation for the Meet-and-Greet includes your admission to the main program.
Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the legacy of a Kansas City cultural icon!
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