Visitors can now explore a continuing hallway installation featuring content from the original St. Louis Sound exhibit. View it on the second floor of the Missouri History Museum around the corner from the elevators.

St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and Nelly. It’s been home to the “Velvet Bulldozer” Albert King, the “Black Venus” Josephine Baker, and the original “king” of pop music, Scott Joplin. And don’t forget world-class songwriters like John Hartford, Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Willie Mae Ford Smith. Few cities anywhere can claim so many leading lights in such a wide range of style.

It’s time for St. Louis to raise a loud voice about its contributions to American popular music. This exhibit served as your introduction to that music—it couldn’t cover everything, but inside you could find familiar tunes, deeper cuts, and a new musical outlook on the city you love. So lend the city your ears. We guarantee you’ll hear something incredible.

Organized by the Missouri History Museum. Presented by JSM Charitable Trust.

ST. LOUIS SOUND: JOHN ULETT INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/VjYYKfmhoTY