The Sounds of the City

Directed by Dustin Phillips
2025    2h 5mDocumentary
The untold story of one of the most influential cities in the history of music. From 1920 until today Kansas City has influenced music. Beginning in the 1920s with the evolution of Jazz and Blues from prohibition. In the 1960s and 70's a center for Folk music at the Vanguard Coffeehouse. The cultivation of the KC Sound by bands like Seasons to Risk, Frogpond and The Get Up Kids. Across Troost Avenue hip hop artists like Tech N9ne, Rich the Factor and Mac Lethal were making names Across the country and establishing Kansas City as a force in music.

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Cast of The Sounds of the City

  • Pierre BouvierSelf
  • Nick HexumSelf
  • Tech N9neSelf
  • Mike StollerSelf
  • Sean HuntSelf
  • Tom ShipleySelf
  • Michael BrewerSelf
  • Chuck HaddixSelf
  • Lonnie McFaddenSelf
  • Mike ViglioneSelf
  • Stitch81ClassicSelf
  • Emanuel CleaverSelf
  • Jeff HannaSelf
  • Paul MalinowskiSelf
  • Jim SupticSelf
  • Bobby WatsonSelf
  • Mac LethalSelf
  • Kyle DykesSelf
  • Sly JamesSelf
  • Danny CoxSelf
  • Matt PryorSelf
  • Steven TulipanaSelf
  • Kelly HuntSelf
  • Jimmy McFaddenSelf
  • Bob WalkenhurstSelf
  • Todd WilkersonSelf
  • Dustin PhillipsDirector
  • Paul DrakeProducer
  • Brandon HayesProducer
  • Rachel IrwinProducer
  • Dustin PhillipsProducer

 

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