Kansas – 50 States of Music

$401.9M

Music Industry Contribution to State GDP

Economists Inc.

6,240

Jobs Supported

Economists Inc.

601

Music Establishments

A2IM/Economists Inc./NIVA

763

Royalty Recipients

SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange

6,891

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESAC

Kansas has a rich musical heritage which boasts a profound cultural footprint in the state.

Among them? Rock supergroup Kansas is from -- you guessed it -- Kansas, and "Home on the Range" was written in and about Kansas in the 1870s and is now Kansas's official state song. In the early 1900s, Kansas hosted a vibrant jazz scene, rocketing local talents Charlie Parker and Nora Holt to stardom. Rock star Melissa Etheridge, R&B phenom Janelle Monae, and country icon Martina McBride also hail from the Sunflower State.

Some
Notable
Musicians

  • Janelle Monae
  • Kansas
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • Martina McBride

    Music Venues & Festivals

    • Abe & Jake’s Landing
    • Aftershock
    • Artichoke Sandwichbar
    • Barleycorn’s
    • Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
    • Cessna Stadium
    • Country Stampede Festival
    • Eighth Street Taproom
    • Hartman Arena
    • Hutchinson's Historic Fox Theatre
    • Intrust Bank Arena
    • Jayhawk Theatre
    • Kanza Hall
    • Kirby's Beer Store
    • Liberty Hall
    • Lied Center of Kansas
    • Lucia Beer Garden + Grill
    • Mammoth
    • Naftzger Park
    • Nocturnal By Nature
    • Nortons Brewing Company
    • Providence Medical Center Ampitheater
    • Riverfest
    • Shamrock Lounge
    • Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
    • The Bottleneck
    • The Cotillion
    • The Brickyard
    • The Granada
    • Twilight Theatre and Community Auditorium
    • United Wireless Arena
    • Wave
    • Wichita Riverfest

    Music Schools

    • Kansas State University
    • University of Kansas
    • Wichita State University

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