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Originally posted by warch
Going to hear the BelAirs tonight. Another terrific traveling band that I'm sure hits Dinosaur BBQ. Excellent musicians. We caught them a few years back in St Louis, they played a nice club called Off Broadway with Johnny Johnson on piano. Johnson played in the 50s with Chuck Berry.
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Whoohoo! I have something to contribute to this thread again! Heh.
The BelAirs are great. Saw them play at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO in late 1995. They've been around forever, it seems.
Johnny Johnson is the granddaddy of rock and roll...although there are many argued as such. IIRC, he was a bus driver for senior citizens when he was "rediscovered" a few years ago (8-10 years ago). He now does regular gigs in St. Louis, and has a star on the Walk of Fame in University City (a St. Louis suburb). Apparently, there was some rift between he and Chuck Berry that has still not been mended. *shrugs*
Chuck Berry still plays a once a month gig at Blueberry Hill, also in University City.
Off Broadway is a nice club, although it's in a bit of a rough area. At least it's close to Cherokee St.'s Antique Row.