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St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues tends to be a variation on jump blues or piano blues, featuring solo singers or a pianist performing with small combos or large bands. It has an urban feeling, with little of the rural atmosphere that distinguishes country-blues.

St. Louis Blues Album Highlights

The Complete Bukka White
Bukka White The Complete Bukka White
The Honeydripper's Ball
Roosevelt Sykes The Honeydripper's Ball
Hard Drivin' Blues
Roosevelt Sykes Hard Drivin' Blues
The Honeydripper [Fabulous]
Roosevelt Sykes The Honeydripper [Fabulous]
Feel Like Blowing My Horn
Roosevelt Sykes Feel Like Blowing My Horn
Nasty But It's Clean
Roosevelt Sykes Nasty But It's Clean
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 8 (1945-1947)
Roosevelt Sykes Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 8 (1945-1947)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 10 (1951-1957)
Roosevelt Sykes Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 10 (1951-1957)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 9 (1947-1951)
Roosevelt Sykes Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 9 (1947-1951)
The Essential
Roosevelt Sykes The Essential
The Honey Dripper, Vol. 1: 1934-1942
Roosevelt Sykes The Honey Dripper, Vol. 1: 1934-1942
1948-1949
Lonnie Johnson 1948-1949
1931-1941
Roosevelt Sykes 1931-1941
Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Vol. 3
Roosevelt Sykes Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Vol. 3
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1939-1941)
Roosevelt Sykes Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1939-1941)
The Way I Feel
Roosevelt Sykes The Way I Feel
1944-1950, Vol. 2: The Honey Dripper
Roosevelt Sykes 1944-1950, Vol. 2: The Honey Dripper
The Original Honeydripper
Roosevelt Sykes The Original Honeydripper
A Life in Music Selected Sides 1925-1953
Lonnie Johnson A Life in Music Selected Sides 1925-1953
Please Remember Me: 1930-1947
Walter Davis Please Remember Me: 1930-1947
Peetie Wheatstraw 1930-1941
Peetie Wheatstraw Peetie Wheatstraw 1930-1941
Tired of Being Mistreated
Clifford Gibson Tired of Being Mistreated
Charley Jordan Vol. 1, 1930-31
Charley Jordan Charley Jordan Vol. 1, 1930-31
Cairo Blues
Henry Townsend Cairo Blues
The Essential
Peetie Wheatstraw The Essential
Goin' Down Slow [Prestige]
St. Louis Jimmy Oden Goin' Down Slow [Prestige]
Saint Louis to Chicago to New York
Peetie Wheatstraw Saint Louis to Chicago to New York
Complete Works, Vol. 6
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 6
Complete Works, Vol. 4
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 4
Complete Works, Vol. 7
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 7
St. Louis Town: 1929-1933
Various Artists St. Louis Town: 1929-1933
Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Various Artists Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Favorite Country Blues: Piano-Guitar Duets, 1929-1935
Various Artists Favorite Country Blues: Piano-Guitar Duets, 1929-1935
Rose Grew Round the Briar, Vol. 2
Various Artists Rose Grew Round the Briar, Vol. 2
St. Louis Women, Vol. 2 (1934-41)
Alice Moore / St. Louis Bessie St. Louis Women, Vol. 2 (1934-41)
American Folk Blues Festival: 1962-1965
Various Artists American Folk Blues Festival: 1962-1965
Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1
Various Artists Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1
St. Louis Country Blues, 1929-1937
Short / Henry Spaulding / Townsend St. Louis Country Blues, 1929-1937
Drop Down Mama
Various Artists Drop Down Mama
St. Louis Barrelhouse Piano (1929-1934)
Various Artists St. Louis Barrelhouse Piano (1929-1934)
James "Stump" Johnson (1929-1964)
James "Stump" Johnson James "Stump" Johnson (1929-1964)
Country Blues Collector Items, Vol. 2 (1931-1937) [Story of the Blues]
Various Artists Country Blues Collector Items, Vol. 2 (1931-1937) [Story of the Blues]
Black & White Blues Guitars
Various Artists Black & White Blues Guitars
And This Is Maxwell Street
Various Artists And This Is Maxwell Street
Chicago in Mind
Various Artists Chicago in Mind
The Aristocrat of the Blues: The Best of Aristocrat Records
Various Artists The Aristocrat of the Blues: The Best of Aristocrat Records
The Sonet Blues Story
J.D. Short The Sonet Blues Story
Complete Works, Vol. 5
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 5
Complete Recorded Works (1930-1934)
Georgia Tom / Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom Complete Recorded Works (1930-1934)
Complete Works, Vol. 3
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 3
Complete Works, Vol. 2
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 2
Complete Works, Vol. 1
Peetie Wheatstraw Complete Works, Vol. 1
Original Guitar Wizards: Pickin' the Blues
Various Artists Original Guitar Wizards: Pickin' the Blues
The Bluesville Years, Vol. 4: In the Key of Blues
Various Artists The Bluesville Years, Vol. 4: In the Key of Blues
When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 3: That's Chicago's South Side
Various Artists When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 3: That's Chicago's South Side
Twenty First St. Stomp: The Piano Blues of St. Louis
Various Artists Twenty First St. Stomp: The Piano Blues of St. Louis
St. Louis Women, Vol. 1 (1927-1929)
Alice Moore / St. Louis Bessie St. Louis Women, Vol. 1 (1927-1929)
Doctor Clayton and His Buddy (1935-1947)
Peter J. Clayton Doctor Clayton and His Buddy (1935-1947)
Blues Piano Orgy
Various Artists Blues Piano Orgy
King Biscuit Blues: The Helena Blues Legacy
Various Artists King Biscuit Blues: The Helena Blues Legacy
Alabama Blues: 1927-1930
Various Artists Alabama Blues: 1927-1930
Four Women Blues: Victor/Bluebird Recordings
Various Artists Four Women Blues: Victor/Bluebird Recordings
St. Louis 1927-1933
Various Artists St. Louis 1927-1933
Worried Life Blues
Various Artists Worried Life Blues
St. Louis Girls (1927-1934)
Various Artists St. Louis Girls (1927-1934)
Down on the Levee: The Piano Blues of St. Louis, Vol. 2
Various Artists Down on the Levee: The Piano Blues of St. Louis, Vol. 2