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IT'S WORLD CLASS
Want to make your event-venue-festival World Class?
It's easy -
add some St. Louis music!
Check out these artist profiles!
Chuck Flowers
"One of STL’s most versatile artists"
- National Blues Museum
Chris Shepherd
Described as “the Pavarotti of Blues Music”, his vocals light up his venues!
Kingdom Brothers
Influences of Albert King, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush along with The Blind Boys of Alabama and the Dixie Hummingbirds!
Jonnny Diamond
Hearing Muddy Waters at the 1974 New Orleans
JazzFest turned Jon Erblich on to the harp!
Brother Jefferson
Performing a unique blend of original songs composed by band leader & front man Jeff Chapman!
Wendy Gordon
Song Stylist, Actress, Author, Poet,
Storyteller and Promoter/Producer!
Paul Niehaus IV
Proficient in guitar, bass, keyboards
and drums, and also experienced on harmonica, mandolin, french horn, trumpet, and saxophone!
Eugene Johnson
One of St. Louis' finest musicians,
schooled in Blues and R&B!
Monkh and the People
"Funk heavy percussive grooves mixed with layers of rock, reggae, blues and beyond"!
Odds Lane
Driving blues rock guitar riffs and funky R&B grooves with varying amounts of reggae, new wave, swamp boogie, and garage rock!
Leslie Sanazaro
Singer, songwriter, and pianist Leslie Sanazaro - A Riverfront Times nominee for Best Singer-Songwriter!
Soulard Blues Band
After 45 years and many incarnations, the Soulard Blues Band still tears up the town one show at a time!
Uvee Hayes
“Singer Uvee Hayes has mastered the easy
cadences and vocal seductions of the Blues!"
Jeremiah Johnson
"The Jeremiah Johnson Band are the real deal; they encapsulate blues rock at its best!" - National Rock Review
John McVey Band
A veteran of Texas Blues, mentored by
Blues legends Larry Davis and Albert King!
Matt Lesch
His furious strike will leave you
talking about Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch!
Jake Curtis
An unapologetic love for the Blues
of the Psychedelic Persuasion!
Skeet Rodgers and the ICBB
“One of the best bands in the St. Louis area.”
Charles "Skeet" Rodgers & The Inner City Blues Band has been performing for over 38 years!
Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band
A natural, genuine St. Louis Soul band –
and that ain’t even half the story!
Vince Martin
"Vince has more talent in his baby finger than most guitarists have in their whole body" - Albert King!
Joe Metzka Band
"Charismatic vocals, confident solos and killer grooves" - John May, St. Louis Blues Society!
World class music, from a world class music city!
Miz Renee Smith
"A Queen of Soul & Blues", she's also
in the NBM Women's Hall of Fame!
Bob Row
A King of the B3. As soon as Bob turned
18, he joined the Bob Kuban Brass!
Skylar Rogers
From belting out classics to sharing her personal journey, she's making a name for herself in the blues scene.
Lady J Huston
She got her first taste of fame as the vocalist
with Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson!
John Logan
Steeped in the Blues from his time in
San Francisco & Austin, and his years in St. Louis!
Jim McClaren
A star player on the STL music scene,
Jim was also "Mr. November" on the
1986 Hohner Harmonica Artists calendar!
KD Allen & The Sliders
True disciples of Blues greats like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ronnie Earl, Albert Collins, BB-Freddie-Albert King!
Paul Bonn and the Bluesmen
Singer, composer and entertainer Paul Bonn has formed a blues band that features "cream of the crop" players from the St. Louis area!
The Alley Tones
"Cultivating a deep and biding
respect for the legacy of the blues!"
The Blue Shadows STL
Ron Buhlinger currently has two bands.
A Blues band “The Blue Shadows STL”
and a Classic Rock band “The Stingers”!
Lefty and Laka
“Lefty & Laka put on a fantastic show
and always draw a great crowd!"