Pictured L-R: Devin Williams, Ms Hy-C, and Rum Drum Ramblers band members Mat Wilson and Ryan Koenig. By Michael Higgins WISHING A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS to Devin Williams and The Rum Drum Ramblers — Mat Wilson, Ryan Koenig and Joe Glynn (not pictured) for advancing to the IBC Championship in Memphis next year !! St Louis
By music journalist Bob Baugh *Coming soon to the pages of Big City R&B magazine Tornado relief fundraiser – Brothers Lazaroff at Joe’s Cafe At 2:45 pm on May 16,2025 all the cell phone alarms and tornado sirens in the St. Louis metro area went off. Our neighborhood quickly went dark as winds whipped the
By Bob Baugh This is one of reasons we love this town!! Funky, quirky and unique barely begins to describe Joe’s Cafe in St. Louis’s DeBaliviere community. Buried in a neighborhood, artist Bill Christman’s place is an intimate music venue, storefront, workshops and a garden filled with robots. The Cafe is strictly BYO. The only
Alonzo Townsend with Henry’s induction plaque. Henry is now in the Blues Hall Of Fame! FROM ALONZO “The Legacy is Alive and THRIVING. Congratulations Dad a.k.a 2025 The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee: The Late Great Patriarch of St. Louis Blues, Henry J. Townsend đź‘‘ The greatest honor next to being your son was
Ron Edwards and FriendsReunion and Tribute at the Focal Point April 27, 2025 Featuring photos from: Reed Radcliffe, Tecora Morgan, and Lee Howland Joining Ron Edwards were his friends Jon Erblich, Leroy Jodie Pierson, Bob Case, Tom “Papa” Ray, Brian Curran In the words of musician Tecora Morgan – “Celebrating the GENIUS BLUES HISTORIAN,Mr. Ron Edwards“ Maybe
From Michael Higgins – What an amazing Easter Sunday Miz Renee Smith was formally inducted into The National Blues Museum’s “St Louis Blues Women’s Hall Of Fame” As of now she has joined the likes of Uvee Hayes, Kim Massie and Mae Wheeler as beloved members. Renee Smith recieving her ‘Women’s Hall of Fame’ award
St. Louis Blues Society Greenwood Cemetery CD project updates, courtesy of Michael Higgins. May 1st, 2025 From Michael: Many kudos to Marty Abdullah and the mighty Soulard Blues Band! On May 1st they hit David Torretta’s Casa Del Torretta Studio to record the storied blues anthem “Stagger Lee”. The nefarious “Stag” Lee Shelton was buried
Written by Bob Baugh – September 11, 2017 Originally published in the Bluesletter and Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine. When Gus Thornton’s Momma showed him the Christmas catalogue he told her he wanted the $3 Lone Ranger and Tonto guitar. Little did he know then that nearly sixty years later his choice would lead him
By music journalist Bob Baugh Glenn Changar While stationed in Ft. Bragg NC in 1974 Glenn Changer used the last five bucks from a month’s pay to buy a harmonica. He wanted to play cross harp blues. The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin led him to the blues but it was Library of Congress Records
