St. Louis Is The Largest City In The U.S. State Of Missouri. It Has Long Been Associated With Great Ragtime Jazz And Blues Music. Early Rock And Roll Singer/guitarist Chuck Berry Is A Native St. Louisan And Continues To Perform There Several Times A Year. Soul Music Artists Ike Turner And Tina Turner And Jazz Innovator Miles Davis Began Their Careers In Nearby East St. Louis Illinois. St. Louis Has Also Been A Popular Stop Along The Infamous Chitlin Circuit. Popular Entertainment In St. Louis Thrived In The 1950s And 60s Around Gaslight Square A Nightclub District That Attracted Nationally Known Musicians And Performers. But It Fell Into Decline By The 1970s And This Area Is Now The Site Of A New Housing Development. However St. Louis Is Home To Many Musical Artists Today Including Living Things Sheryl Crow Barbara Carr Gravity Kills Story Of The Year Modern Day Zero Stir Strawfoot Cavo Greenwheel Ludo 7 Shot Screamers MU330 And The Urge. In The 1990s The Metro Area Produced Prominent Alt-Country Bands Uncle Tupelo — A Belleville Illinois Trio Often Considered The Originators Of The Style Whose Members Went On To Found Wilco And Son Volt — And The Bottle Rockets. St. Louis Rap And Hip-Hop Artists Include Nelly The Saint Lunatics Ali Murphy Lee Chingy Huey J-Kwon Jibbs And FLAME. Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam Akon Is A Senegalese-American R&B Singer-Songwriter Rapper Record Producer Businessman And Philanthropist Also From St. Louis. St. Louis Is Also The Home Of The World-Renowned Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Which Was Founded In 1880 — The Second Oldest Orchestra In The Nation — And Which Has Over The Years Been Honored With Six Grammy Awards And Fifty-Six Nominations. Historic Powell Symphony Hall On North Grand Boulevard Has Been The Permanent Home Of The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Since 1968. The Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis Is An Annual Summer Festival Of Opera Performed In English Originally Co-Founded By Richard Gaddes In 1976. Union Avenue Opera Theatre Formed In The Early 1990s Is A Smaller But Thriving Company That Performs Opera In The Original Languages. Other Classical Music Groups Of Note Include The Rosewood Ensemble The Arianna String Quartet And The Quartet-In-Residence At The University Of Missouri-Saint Louis As Well As The Laclede String Quartet And The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus. St.-Louis Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from St. Louis: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.