 In 1995, it was included in "Smokey Joe's Cafe", the musical revue about the songs of Leiber and Stoller.Also, the Grateful Dead played the song on October 28, 1985 the day after the Kansas City Royals won their first World Series.In 2001, Harrison's "Kansas City" received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and it is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll."