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! ===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. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page