[Dixielandjazz] Sorry If You Had to Miss It

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Keep me posted on when the next time they are playing.  I just couldn't make 
it Friday.  Larry
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Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:53 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sorry If You Had to Miss It


> Visited an establishment in suburban St. Louis last night that will do 
> well.
> The owner/s are totally unknown to me.  Don't know exactly when it  opened
> under this banner.  But do know I love the concept, the ambiance,  that I 
> had
> good food from a highly varied menu, that the service on Sat. 10/28  while 
> the
> Cardinals were becoming 2006 World Series Champs was excellent and 
> friendly,
> that I went there to hear outstanding hot classic jazz and that is  what I
> heard.
>
> First the place: Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen.  Excellent web site 
> where
> you can scroll to see some of the music theme murals on the wall, their
> events, menu, etc.  Music events in October included blues, Zydeco, 
> Dixieland,
> jams, open mike nights.  Their web site.
>>_http://hwy61roadhouse.admitonevip.com/_
> (http://hwy61roadhouse.admitonevip.com/) <
>
> Now what drew me there: St. Louis Stompers, AKA newer name: St. Louis
> Classic Stompers.  As the game ended, seven jazzmen on the stage to  keep 
> a cheering
> crowd hopping with Happy Days Are Here Again, followed  by 4 beat Take Me 
> Out
> to the Ball Game for crowd to sing along, followed by "one  for the 
> (Detroit)
> Tigers" ---"Hold 'em Tigers" as cornetist-leader Steve  Little introduced
> Tiger Rag.  Followed by Sweet Georgia Brown and Play That  Thing.  Then 
> came "St.
> Louis Blues" played bluesey, hot, and sexy.   First extended solo lines 
> came
> with that one.
>
> Hwy 61 Roadhouse is an easy walk from Webster University.  Young crowd
> there.  Extended applause after every one of those numbers.  Probably 
> less than a
> dozen in attendance were over age 60.  Because of it's  location, it will
> continue to draw the young.  Wonder how many of us will  decide we can 
> leave our
> rocking chairs to support live jazz and blues?  It  won't be long before 
> I'm
> back there.
> Ginny
>
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