Music

Missouri History Today September 20, 1996: Sheryl Crow Earns A Chart-Topping Triumph

If you’re a fan of country music—and a fan of doing good—you’ll want to make plans to attend northern Missouri's premier country music and camping festival August 4–5. The festival benefits worthwhile area charities each year.

Are you a big Beatles fan? Maybe the Brit band was part of the soundtrack of your youth. Or maybe you’re a younger fan of the Fab Four. Either way, “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Don’t “ miss your chance to see an amazing Beatles tribute that's a theatrical thrill.

Do you love good barbecue? A dry rub delight or smothered in sauce? Here's your chance to cut to the chase, and try all kinds of delicious cuts of meat at an epic all-you-can eat event! Ribs, brisket, burnt ends, pulled pork, turkey, chicken, and more.

If you’re a fan of iconic country artists Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and Patsy Cline, you‘ll want to “Walk The Line” straight to a charity concert featuring a topnotch tribute band that celebrates these music legends. You’d be “Crazy” not to.

If you enjoy the high energy, fast-paced tempo of bluegrass music, you'll want to “pick” this event for your weekend calendar. Some real practiced pros will be taking the stage at a rollickin’ good time, a pickin’ and a grinnin’.

The a cappella aces of Take 6 have earned 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more. The acclaimed music producer Quincy Jones calls the group, the “baddest vocal cats on the planet.” With a set list including selections from gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop, this multi-platinum selling sextet has toured the globe and is regarded as the pre-eminent a cappella group in the world today.

Our Musings columnist Ron Marr relates an amusing music-related experience when he went out on a limb and crafted a one-of-a-kind saxophone. The result was an unexpected and gloriously weird windfall from a woodwind.

Hear music ranging from roots, soul, and rock to bluegrass, folk, Irish, country, and more in a beautiful garden setting amidst fall blooms and color—sounds like an idyllic Sunday afternoon, doesn’t it?