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According to their Mission Statement: The National Blues Museum explores and preserves the historic significance of the Blues as the foundation for American music, celebrates the genre’s various styles, and recognizes the musicians who created, sustain and advance the art form. As the new, national home for America’s original music, the National Blues Museum will [...]
Housed in the two-story English Regency Townhouse, the Katherine Dunham Museum was first established in Alton, Illinois in 1967 by Miss Dunham and her late husband, John Pratt. Part of the Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and Humanities, the museum houses Miss Dunham’s outstanding collection of symbolic and functional art, including more than 250 [...]
The Old Court House in St. Louis is the site where the Dred Scott case was tried. The Supreme Court denied Scott’s request for freedom in 1857, when the court ruled slaves were not citizens. He eventually received his emancipation but died one year later. Old Courthouse 11 N. 4th Street (3 blocks north of [...]
What do Maya Angelou, Chuck Berry and Tina Turner all have in common? They’re all members of the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Located along Delmar Boulevard in the Loop neighborhood, St. Louis Walk of Fame is a series of brass stars and bronze plaques set in the sidewalks that honor members of the St. [...]
“Maybe fifty years after I’m dead my music will be appreciated.” – Scott Joplin, 1915 The famous ragtime composer lived in this house for only two years, but they were probably the two most productive years of his career. He composed such famous works as “The Sting,” “The Lost Opera,” “Elite Syncopations,” and “A Guest [...]
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