“Show Me the Music” also includes a statewide educational component, with education materials on Missouri music and musicians  available to all K-12 schools in the state. Students will learn how Missouri musicians have contributed significantly to many genres of American music. Many people are familiar with the “King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin, rock and roll giant Chuck Berry, pop singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow and hip-hop star Nelly, but many are not as familiar with the Missouri roots of names such as blues vocalist Victoria Spivey, jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, country music talent scout and producer Ralph Peer, blues and rock pianist Johnnie Johnson, and operatic baritone Robert McFerrin, Sr.

Missouri is celebrating the bicentennial all year long! Visit the links below to learn more.

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