Missouri Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Culture== ===Music=== {{main|Music of Missouri}} [[File:The Gem Theatre.jpg|thumb|The historic Gem Theatre, located in Kansas City's renowned [[18th and Vine Jazz District]]]] Many well-known musicians were born or have lived in Missouri. These include guitarist and rock pioneer [[Chuck Berry]], singer and actress [[Josephine Baker]], "Queen of Rock" [[Tina Turner]], pop singer-songwriter [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] of the [[Doobie Brothers]], rap producer [[Metro Boomin]], and rappers [[Nelly]], [[Chingy]], and [[Akon]], all of whom are either current or former residents of St. Louis. Country singers from Missouri include Perryville native [[Chris Janson]], [[New Franklin, Missouri|New Franklin]] native [[Sara Evans]], [[St. Francois County, Missouri|Cantwell]] native [[Ferlin Husky]], [[West Plains, Missouri|West Plains]] native [[Porter Wagoner]], [[Tyler Farr]] of [[Garden City, Missouri|Garden City]], and [[Mora, Missouri|Mora]] native [[Leroy Van Dyke]], along with bluegrass musician [[Rhonda Vincent]], a native of [[Greentop, Missouri|Greentop]]. Rapper [[Eminem]] was born in St. Joseph and also lived in Savannah and Kansas City. Ragtime composer [[Scott Joplin]] lived in St. Louis and Sedalia. Jazz saxophonist [[Charlie Parker]] lived in Kansas City. Rock and Roll singer [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]] of the group [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] was born in St. Louis and grew up in St. Joseph. The [[Kansas City Symphony]] and the [[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra]] are the state's major orchestras. The latter is the nation's second-oldest symphony orchestra and achieved prominence in recent years under conductor [[Leonard Slatkin]]. [[Branson, Missouri|Branson]] is well known for its music theaters, most of which bear the name of a star performer or musical group. ===Literature=== Missouri is the native state of [[Mark Twain]]. His novels ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' are set in his boyhood hometown of [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]]. Authors [[Kate Chopin]], [[T. S. Eliot]] and [[Tennessee Williams]] were from St. Louis. Kansas City-born writer [[William Least Heat-Moon]] resides in [[Rocheport, Missouri|Rocheport]]. He is best known for ''[[Blue Highways]]'', a chronicle of his travels to small towns across America, which was on The New York Times Bestseller list for 42 weeks in 1982β1983. Novelist [[Daniel Woodrell]], known for depicting life in the Missouri Ozarks, was born in Springfield and lives in West Plains. [[File:Mark Twain's Boyhood Home; Hannibal, MO.jpg|thumb|Mark Twain's boyhood home in [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]]]] ===Film=== Filmmaker, animator, and businessman [[Walt Disney]] spent part of his childhood in the [[Linn County, Missouri|Linn County]] town of [[Marceline, Missouri|Marceline]] before settling in Kansas City. Disney began his artistic career in Kansas City, where he founded the [[Laugh-O-Gram Studio]]. Several film versions of Mark Twain's novels ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' have been made. ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'', a musical involving the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, starred [[Judy Garland]]. Part of the 1983 [[road movie]] ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' was shot on location in Missouri, for the Griswolds' trip from [[Chicago]] to Los Angeles. The Thanksgiving holiday film ''[[Planes, Trains, and Automobiles]]'' was partially shot at [[LambertβSt. Louis International Airport]]. ''[[White Palace (film)|White Palace]]'' was filmed in St. Louis. The award-winning 2010 film ''[[Winter's Bone]]'' was shot in the [[Ozarks]] of Missouri. ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'' starring George Clooney was filmed in St. Louis. [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Escape from New York]]'' was filmed in St. Louis during the early 1980s due to a large number of abandoned buildings in the city. The 1973 movie ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]'', which starred Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, was partly filmed in St. Joseph. Most of HBO's film ''[[Truman (1995 film)|Truman]]'' (1995) was filmed in Kansas City, Independence, and the surrounding area; Gary Sinise won an Emmy for his portrayal of Harry Truman in the film. ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride With the Devil]]'' (1999), starring Jewel and Tobey Maguire, was filmed in the countryside of Jackson County (where the historical events of the film actually took place). ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'', a 2014 film starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tyler Perry, was filmed in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]]. ===Sports=== {{Main|Sports in Missouri}} [[File:Major sports by state.svg|thumb|upright=1.15|Missouri has five major sports teams: the [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] of [[MLB]], [[St. Louis City SC]] of [[Major League Soccer|MLS]], the [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]], and the [[St. Louis Blues|Blues]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]].]][[File:Art Wall KC Chiefs Westport Alehouse.jpg|thumb|A mural honoring the Kansas City Chiefs on the wall of the Westport Alehouse in Kansas City, MO.]] [[File:Busch Pano 2022.jpg|thumb|[[Busch Stadium]], where the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] play.]] Missouri hosted the [[1904 Summer Olympics]] at [[St. Louis]], the first time the games were hosted in the United States. Professional major league teams: * [[Major League Baseball|MLB]]: '''[[St. Louis Cardinals]]''', '''[[Kansas City Royals]]''' * [[National Football League|NFL]]: '''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' * [[National Hockey League|NHL]]: '''[[St. Louis Blues]]''' * [[Major League Soccer|MLS]]: '''[[St. Louis City SC]]''' Former professional major league teams: * '''[[National Football League]]''': ** [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] (moved from Chicago in 1960; moved to [[Tempe, Arizona]], in 1988 and are now the [[Arizona Cardinals]]) ** [[St. Louis All Stars]] (active in 1923 only) ** [[Kansas City Blues/Cowboys]] (active 1924β1926, folded) ** [[St. Louis Gunners]] (independent team, joined the NFL for the last three weeks of the 1934 season and folded thereafter) ** [[St. Louis Rams]] 1995β2015 moved from Los Angeles and then back to Los Angeles * '''[[Major League Baseball]] ([[American League]])''': ** [[St. Louis Browns]] (moved from [[Milwaukee]] in 1902; moved to [[Baltimore]], Maryland after the 1953 season and are now the [[Baltimore Orioles]]) ** [[Kansas City Athletics]] (moved from [[Philadelphia]] in 1955; moved to [[Oakland]], California after the 1967 season and are now the [[Oakland Athletics]]) * '''[[National Basketball Association]]''': ** [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]] (charter [[Basketball Association of America|BAA]] franchise in 1946, joined the NBA when it formed in 1949; ceased operations in 1950) ** [[St. Louis Hawks]] (moved from [[Milwaukee]] in 1955; moved to [[Atlanta]] in 1968 and are now the [[Atlanta Hawks]]) ** [[Kansas City Kings]] (moved from [[Cincinnati]] in 1972; moved to [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] in 1985 and are now the [[Sacramento Kings]]; prior to locating in Kansas City, they were known as the [[Cincinnati Royals]]) * '''[[National Hockey League]]''': ** [[Kansas City Scouts]] (1974 expansion team, moved to [[Denver]], Colorado in 1976 and became the [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]], and would move again to [[Newark, New Jersey]]; now called the [[New Jersey Devils]]) ** [[St. Louis Eagles]] (1934 relocation of the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|original Ottawa Senators]], folded after the 1934β35 season) * '''[[Major League Soccer]]''': ** [[Sporting Kansas City#The early years: 1996β1999|Kansas City Wiz/Kansas City Wizards]] (founded in 1995, but moved from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], to [[Kansas City, Kansas]], in 2010 and became [[Sporting Kansas City]]) Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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