A guide to experiencing the blues in St. Louis

A ‘Guide to experiencing the Blues in St. Louis‘, from St. Louis Magazine. STLBlues appreciates all the highlights they include, and of course the STLBlues.net mention.

Some of the highlights – 

The St. Louis Blues Society has FIVE different compilation CDs available on their website! All STL Artists!!



Honoring 1914, when composer and trumpeter W.C. Handy penned a song called “The Saint Louis Blues”


Pay a visit to the National Blues Museum, and for the best experience, tie it to a concert in the Lumiere Legends Music Room!

*I  was fortunate to be both a co-founder and a member of the NBM ‘Starting Team‘.

Pictured below – Kingdom Brother band at the National Blues Museum



BLUES AT THE ARCH
This popular end-of-summer celebration pays tribute to St. Louis’ storied blues history and showcases the talents of national and local artists. Produced in partnership with the National Blues Museum and the National Park Service, this free festival is the only one of its kind to take place on national park grounds.



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And of course, over at STLBlues, you’ll find live music served up daily. Because live music is better!



It’s been a journey 30 years and running, and I plan to keep pushing it forward. Just another enthusiast of our music scene – and Blues music history. And I’m not alone, there’s an army of St. Louis Blues Ambassadors!

Like my pals Michael Higgins, Carol Boss, Bob Baugh, Bruce Toulmin, Ziggy Mo’gan, Dave Smith, Bruce Olson, Reed Radcliffe, Camille Jeffress….the list goes on and on. 🙂

To paraphrase Papa Ray – “STL is one of the top 5 indigenous Blues Cities of the world”. And before that…we had Ragtime.

Find world class Blues music all over this town! 

more blues news

BluesForever.org returns to The Key STL

BLUES FORWARD: A Concert Series Keeping the Blues Alive! Join us on October 25th from 3-6pm at the Key STL, for this free Blues Forward event!!  *Show sponsor – LWC Booking Watch our ‘Sizzle Reel’ below, then bring some friends and we’ll see you there ~~ https://youtu.be/FhQ93gUx9Wg The Facebook event page! 

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40th Anniversary Harp Attack Reunion

The Harp Attack 40th Reunion revue will take place Saturday August 29 at the Old Rock House (1220 S. 7th St. ) in St. Louis. Doors open at 7:00 pm with the show running from 7:30-11pm. Featuring five original performers from the historic 1986 show alongside two new additions. The lineup is Eric McSpadden, Jim

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The 2026 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival

Our partner site STLBlues.net is also a proud partner of the 2026 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival. From September 4th-7th, it’s 4 days of live music in the historic St. Louis neighborhood of Soulard, featuring 24+ of the finest bands of St. Louis! Get your tickets now, and tell ’em STLBlues sent you!! Get your

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