Browsing: Marquise Knox

The African American Folklorist is a quarterly newspaper that contains articles about traditions, traditional beliefs, the cultural context, geographical locations, music, and vernaculars of African Americans and the role each element plays in the lives of the people past and present.

“After it happened I thought I was going to die. All of my life’s work started flashing before me and I thought I’m not going out like this.”

The shows will feature 2016 Grammy nominee Vasti Jackson, St. Louis blues prodigy, Marquise Knox, and American bluesman and educator, Fernando Jones.

Washington Ave. in Saint Louis was filled with people and the air was electric for the National Blues Museum’s opening. News crews reported, cameras flashed. The mayor and Saint Louis dignitaries were there. So were blues legends Bobby Rush and Shemekia Copeland! Find everything you need to know about the National Blues Museum and how to plan a musical vacation to Saint Louis.