The Metro St. Louis Live Music
Historical Society
The Speakeasy
Breese IL
Original owner: Dennis Meier
Later owner: Larry "Sarge" Schnieder
One of the largest clubs in the 2 state area! Everybody that played here has a story about Sarge.
"Sarge"
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Here's Faustus onstage at Speakeasy:
Off in Love
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The Scooters
Expansion under construction!
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Here's a poem about Speakeasy penned by Gay Melton Jansen, the first female bartender hired by Sarge!
If you have any photos, facts or memories of this club, please email me at: greg@dejawho.com
Photos courtesy Barbara Jackson Bailey, John Suarez and John Gallant
