Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

"Silvercloud's style and repertoire was in keeping with an older generation of St Louis blues artists whose names and achievements were largely forgotten."

Ruth Ezell.

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.

Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

The Devil At The Confluence exhibit at the Illustrated Art Museum in the ArtSpace at Crestwood Court. 37 Crestwood Court, Crestwood, MO, 314-941-2097.

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.

Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

"I came up in the punk rock scene and quickly discovered blues. Not only was I interested in their playing, but the actual content of the songs. [The Rum Drum Ramblers,] everything we record is all originals - our take on that music, but it's new. That's our way of carrying it forward."

Mat Wilson.

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.

Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

"St Louis superstar artists were recording through the Depression, when 75 cents was a lot for someone to spend for a record and bringing an artist in to record them and make a record and market it cost the companies a lot of money. During the Depression they didn't do that with just anyone and St Louis artists were recording through the Depression decade like there was no Depression. That says a lot about the talent in St Louis."

Kevin Belford.

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.

Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

"There were blues clubs all over the city. All the way out to the city limits and even to the county - Northside, Southside, Midtown... it was like a circuit in itself."

Bernie Hayes.

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.

Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

"I went looking for the names and the biographies of St Louis blues musicians and started looking at the traditional books on the blues, They are all about the guys in the Delta, Memphis or Chicago. It's like,"Well where's St Louis?" There's a paragraph here and there. No list of names, no biographies and everyone knows St Louis had a really strong tradition of blues."

Kevin Belford.

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.

Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC

"St Louis has been a major influence in the evolution of several forms of music, not the least of which is the blues. But few among us knew the extent of that influence until a forgotten chapter in the history of the St Louis blues was rediscovered."

From "Devil At The Confluence uncovers a forgotten era" Living St. Louis, KETC, airs Sept - Dec 2010.