Topeka, KS

Music connected to Topeka

About Topeka

• Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was born in Topeka in 1917.
• The "Brown v. Board of Education" case, challenging segregation in schools, originated here.
• Located on the Oregon Trail, it became a supply hub for westward expansion.
• Topeka once had a thriving underground railroad stop at Constitution Hall.
• The Great Flood of 1951 devastated the city, prompting major flood control efforts.
• Named from a Kansa-Osage word meaning "a good place to dig potatoes," it was incorporated in 1857.
• With around 125,000 people, it's Kansas's fourth-largest city.
• Sitting at 935 feet, it offers stunning views of the Kansas River Valley.
• Government and healthcare are major employers in Topeka.
• Topeka feels like a comfortable and friendly place with midwestern charm.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, a few hours away, won Super Bowl LVII in 2023.
• Glenn Cunningham, a track star from Kansas, overcame severe burns to win Olympic medals.

Artists From Topeka

Alan Clark Alexander Bryant Andy Mckee Ben Leifer Bobby Sharp Brown Bannister Clifford Allen Dave Hope Diskreet Edward Neumeister Eric Bikales Gatemouth Moore George Wettling

Howard Morehead

Jamshied Sharifi Jayne Houdyshell Jeremy Turner John Ewing Kansas Katrina Leskanich Kerry Livgren Kliph Scurlock Lane Tietgen Origin Prairie Fire Proto Kaw Reedukay The Billions The Morning Dew The Primetime Heroes Unmerciful

DVS Mindz

Emcee N.I.C.E.

Katrina and the Waves

John Jaramillo

Indra

DJ Alphabeta

Arkutec

Bleed The Victim

BornIntoSoul

Brail Watson

Caleb Nelsen

Confined In

Steered Away

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