This Friday, September 29th is a celebration of blues prodigy Marquise Knox's CD Release at Delmar Hall. Visit HERE for all of the event details. Marquise was attacked last month and a You Caring account was set up to help support his medical bills. The Riverfront Times did article about the incident also.
You can stream his music below. Also included is more of his upcoming shows in the area, plus his biography if you want to learn more on this artist.
- Stream Marquise Knox on YouTube
Upcoming Shows:
Saturday, September 30
(5:30pm-7:30pm)
Family Fun Night at Bowling Green City Park
Bowling Green, MO
Saturday, October 7
(10:30pm-2:30am)
Beale on Broadway
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, October 12
(8pm-11pm)
Gateway Arch Riverboats-Blues Cruise
St. Louis, MO
Friday, October 13
(10pm-2am)
BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, October 14
(11:30am-12:15pm)
KDHX 30th Birthday (Main Stage Grand & Washington)
St. Louis, MO
Friday, October 20
(10pm-2am)
Broadway Oyster Bar
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, October 21
(9pm-11pm)
National Blues Museum
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, October 26
(6pm-8pm)
Blues City Deli
St. Louis, MO
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Biography :
The Blues Were Passed To Me Through The Blood
Born St. Louis, MO, Marquise hails from a musical family deeply rooted in the Blues. He learned how to play guitar from his grandmother Lillie. He also played with his uncle Clifford, who was a major influence in Marquise's life. For Marquise, Blues is his heritage and way of life. He spent his early teenage years in St. Louis mentoring under the late great Blues legend, N.E.A. (National Endowment of the Arts) Heritage Fellowship recipient and Grammy Award winner Henry James Townsend. Marquise's talents have earned him performing rights with some of America’s most notable blues performers such as blues legends B.B. King, Pinetop Perkins and David “Honeyboy” Edwards (the latter two also N.E.A. Heritage Fellows). He has also performed at dozens of festivals, and has toured all throughout Europe.
During a visit to Clarksdale, Mississippi, Marquise was introduced to Sam Lay. Like other statesmen of the Blues, Sam took an immediate liking to Marquise and took it upon himself to help give Marquise's career a boost by insisting that Chad Kassem bring Marquise to the celebrated Blues series "Bluesmasters at the Crossroads," which has showcased a virtual who's-who of the Blues at Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, Kansas. Marquise was an immediate crowd favorite, and was adopted by all of the elders of the Blues in attendance that year. His obvious talent along with his deep knowledge of the Blues and vast respect for his elders made it clear Marquise had something special, and Kassem signed him to a three album deal.
Knox’s debut album MANCHILD was nominated for a Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Debut. The album was recorded when he was 16 with world reknowned guitarist Michael Burks and his band. The release received worldwide acclaim, including Living Blues' Best Debut Artist Award and a Blues Music Award nomination for Best Debut Artist. Marquise then recorded a direct-to-disc album while in town for the next year's Crossroads. Marquise released his second album, Here I Am, once again recorded at the legendary Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, Kansas. It features Marquise and his band, with a little help from Wayne Sharp of Michael Burk’s band sitting in on B-3 and piano. Nine originals, and three reverent covers of Marquise’s favorite Muddy Waters tunes.
I think this excerpt from Here I Am's liner notes says it best. "When you listen to Marquise - 19 years old when he recorded this title - you get the sense that this is what those masters must have sounded like as young men. Marquise’s blues are so transparent and bare. It’s so easy to feel his music as totally legitimate. That’s above all what makes it so appealing. That’s what makes Marquise Knox special. He’s the whole package. A throwback blues master on the rise. Anybody believe in reincarnation?"
- Jim O'neil
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