Living St. Louis
Dance Hall Bands
Special | 9m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Producer Ruth Ezell explains the history of Missouri’s rural dance halls.
Producer Ruth Ezell explains the history of Missouri’s rural dance halls in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, and the musicians who performed in them. A book containing 100 photographs of some of those bands by author Kenneth Johnson is also featured.
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
Support for Living St. Louis is provided by the Betsy & Thomas Patterson Foundation.
Living St. Louis
Dance Hall Bands
Special | 9m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Producer Ruth Ezell explains the history of Missouri’s rural dance halls in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, and the musicians who performed in them. A book containing 100 photographs of some of those bands by author Kenneth Johnson is also featured.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
Support for Living St. Louis is provided by the Betsy & Thomas Patterson Foundation.