The Missourians
The Missourians
Top Songs
| 1 | Farewell Blues | ||
| 2 | My Honey's Lovin' Arms | ||
| 3 | Stopping The Traffic | ||
| 4 | Missourri Moan | ||
| 5 | 200 Squabble |
Albums
Dec 2022 • 12 songs
Jul 2017 • 12 songs
Apr 2011 • 19 songs
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Biography
In the early 20s, St. Louis-based violinist Wilson Robinson formed a band that he named the Syncopaters. By 1924, the band was in New York and, now directed by another violinist, they were engaged as the house band at the Cotton Club. Incorporating the club's name in its title, the band was known as Andy Preer And His Cotton Club Orchestra. When the band was replaced at the club by Duke Ellington, Preer's group changed its name yet again, this time calling itself the Missourians. After Preer's death, the band secured another prestigious New York engagement, this time at the Sa...