St. Louis, steeped in music lore, is once again emerging as a vibrant new music scene.
St. Louis band the Welders, photographed at Jamestown Mall in 1977, pioneered punk before its members even graduated high school. But they are not the only mellifluent cities worth exalting. In fact, St. Louis is everything you want. An alluring place deeply respectful of its musical heritage, and now with some very fresh blood taking its music scene into the future.
according to Andrew Wanko, public historian at the museum and content lead for the exhibit. It was recently added to the National Registry of Recordings at the Library of Congress. And then there is the legacy of the Blues in this town. Back in 1914, W.C. Handy was inspired to write the most popular blues song in history, “St. Louis Blues,” while sitting right here on the riverfront.
On my most recent visit, I discovered some of the underground hip-hop scene, which is aflame. A few of the bars right downtown have these tiny basements where young rappers come to battle it out. Local legend Hitman Holla would be proud. I walked around for some fresh air one night and happened to hear the stridulations calling me. The good traveler I am, I sniffed the bar out and pranced down some tiny stairs. They don’t call it freestyle for nothing.
I needed to go to the best record store in town to find an old-timer who could tell me exactly what else makes this city so musically interesting. Enter Tom Ray, AKA “Papa Ray,” who is a professional DJ and owner of St. Louis’ Vintage Vinyl, and he gladly told me that the first time he heard Bo Diddley it gave him an erection.
He now teaches in St. Louis at the “Ex’Treme Institute,” founded by Nelly, and also owns his own studio, the Saint Louis Recording Club. “Covid forced everyone to stay home and work on their crafts,” he says. As a result, we have a young group of artists and musicians that are trying new and exciting ideas. This isn’t something new for St. Louis, though,” shares Nappa. “There has always been a strong musical lineage here.
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