The Metro St. Louis Live Music
Historical Society
Fan Photos and Memories
and otherwise Unclassifiable
If you would like to send me your photos of you and your friends visiting these clubs, dancing to these bands etc, send them and I'll post them. If you want me to list names, simply provide them and try to remember something about the photo, where it happened, who was playing etc. please remember the timeline...60's thru 90's!
Please take some time to look through the website for John Neiman's GREAT book:
"In Concert: KSHE and 40+ Years of Rock in St. Louis"
(and then please buy one!)
Michael McDonald's wedding party; I see Russ Bono, Steve Scorfina and Chuckie Sabatino...
Can you all please email me if you know any of the others?
(Thanks to Gary Poggemoeller for identifying the guy in the sunglasses as Dan Duncan, and between Dan and Chuckie is Pat Malloy!)
A trip to the Dream Factory!
Here's the autograph wall of the Ambassador Theater dressing room area...some great signers!
Rich Lang's Hagstrom guitar. This one is identical to and replaced the one stolen from him at
Busch Stadium, the day The Del Rays opened for the Beatles!
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Listen to KXOK Johnny Rabbitt promo:
RIP John Fornaszewski
A wonderful guy and great drummer, John owned a Drum Shop and Studio in Granite City
Before fame, Gretchen Wilson was a member of Bay Wolfe and released this CD here!
Tons o' Fun at the Granny's Reunion
Thanks to Steve Scorfina here's a CLASSIC photo of Blytham Bands featuring REO Speedwagon with Steve Scorfina; Blue with Michael McDonald, Bob Bortz, Patrick Molloy & Russ Bono; The Esquires featuring Dana & David Buck & Doug Livingston; The One Eye Jacks with Michael Murphy, Barry Fossman & Tom Kelly; The Finchley Boys with George Faber and of course the late great Dan Fogelberg. Bytham Limited management - Iving Azoff, Bob Nutt, & John Barrack.
Once, "THE" place to buy the most coveted musical gear, Here's a note I got from Bob's son:
A card I have not seen since 1970. The bands, just a few my dad met and knew ; Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry. Met John Lennon at northland in 65 met Pete Townsend of the Who several times as well Jefferson Airplane at northland music, playing in the basement before buying equipment from my dad. Plus being very good friends with local favorite Bob Kuban I remember him playing in our backyard for like my 13th birthday! Thanks for the memory ! Denny Williams 04-24-2019
That's Rush's Don Westerholt (front & center) on Pavilion Hill in Forest Park!
Don and Rory Gallagher with local celeb Greg Edick at Westport Playhouse
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Allen Firebaugh, Greg Bishop, Chuck Kiel and Robin Knuckles at Griffin Reunion in 2006 |
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When Club Owners were REAL men: l to r; Dale Martin (Bastille); Lou Biggs (Fat Cats); Wayne Gum (Bastille); Terry Weir (4th and Pine) and Rich Hahnenkamp (Music Room)
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Chris Betta, Kimberly Hughes and Donna Barkley enjoying Superjam 1980!
I attended this GREAT show...my first look ever at Iggy!
Pat and Sherrie (Raymond) Clark operate a styling booth at the 1967 KXOK Fun Fair
Some would call this a biblical sign of Armageddon-Denny, Ike and Art arm in arm (also pictured-Gigi)
at Thom Bowles Memorial
The Rockford Speedway Music Festival-Foghat; Nugent; Rick Derringer & Frank Marino
Diane, Kathy, Sue and Debbie-Halloween at The Granary
Uriah Heep's Ken Hensley and KHTR's Kevin McCarthy hosted the Stages Help Concert
Here's Ken Hensley with U S A Band at 1986 Stages Help Concert:
Easy Livin'
Who remembers partying on the Pres?
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Contemporary's 1977 Superjam |
Jon Ubben presents Barb Sarro-Allison with a gift at Ricco's in Granite City
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I came across this and just had to post it...Noah's Ark in St. Charles
Tom Brooner's wedding, 2000, back row, l to r, Harold Draper, Mark Arbogast, Jim Luepke, Greg Bishop,
Mark Potillo,Kirk Potillo. Seated, l to r, Steve Fears, Rick Heim, Tom Brooner and Jim Gentemann
John Weitekamp, John Leahy and Michael McDonald at Edwardsville Holiday Inn, 1976 after
Doobie Brothers at MRF!
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Me, at the famous Kiel Auditorium Stage Door!
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The Allman Joys were a fixture in St. Louis' Gaslight Square!
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A very sad photo, one of the once mighty tent poles of MRF, now being swallowed by nature
Here's a great note I got from Phil Fitzgerald on 12/18/10
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I just came across your site. This is a GREAT site! I live in KC now but I grew up in St. Louis from 1954 to 1979 in University City on Central Ave., just south of the St. Louis County Courthouse. I was a paperboy for Bennie Komm located at Central and Forsythe. I had a "Paper Route" from age 10 to 15 years old. I went to St. Joseph's Catholic School. My sister did as well and I can remember Bob Kuban playing for a dance at the school. I was too young to get in, but watched them play from a distance. I also started playing drums back then and purchased my drums at a music store owned by Bob and Phil Hulsey. I never met Bob though. It was in the "Northland Shopping Ctr. in Jennings, MO. I won a lot of records calling into KXOK and to this day remember most all the DJ's. I can't remember what movie I rented last week!
Thanks a lot for the memories,
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KSD's weekly show, "The St. Louis Hop"
A 1976 Griffin picnic at Woodland Park in Collinsville
Danny Prosser , Callie Bishop, Ringo and Greg Bishop cross Abbey Road in 2007
Thanks to Sherry Raymond; Greg Allman's FB page, Tim Neely, Kathi Grant, www.builtstlouis.com, Melissa Jones Sulier
