09.15.2009 6:46 am

Concert announcement: Henry Townsend’s 100th birthday celebration at BB’s

Henry Townsend (left) and his son Alonzo Townsend

Late blues legend Henry Townsend’s 100th Birthday Celebration and Memorial is at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups.

Marquise Knox will be among those performing along with Townsend’s son Alonzo…

Grammy celebration at BB’s honoring father of St. Louis blues

By Kevin C. Johnson

Alonzo Townsend, in striped tie, at the Grammy Awards earlier this year accepting for his father Henry Townsend

When Alonzo Townsend accepted a posthumous Grammy for his blues-legend papa Henry Townsend in February, he promised to bring the trophy home to…

Singing the blues for the Independence Center

By Kevin C. Johnson

Photo: Kim Massie

If you’re looking for a seriously strong lineup of St. Louis blues and jazz music and can’t wait for the Big Muddy Blues Festival, check out the 2nd Annual St. Louis State of Mind: A Benefit for Independence…

Concert announcement: Henry Townsend’s 100th birthday celebration at BB’s

Grammy celebration at BB’s honoring father of St. Louis blues

Singing the blues for the Independence Center

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