Statement from the St. Louis Blues Society's Board of Directors:

As an organization dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of St. Louis Blues Music, whose origins come singularly from Black men and women's experience in America, we stand firmly on the side of justice for every Black and Brown person who has been harassed and/or killed at the hands of the very people who have sworn an oath to protect and serve them. We will always stand in solidarity with peaceful protesters around the world to demand justice and immediate change to the institutional racism that plagues this country.

We encourage the Blues community to support this stance. The very music you love was birthed by the suffering of Black people under the weight of systematic racism in America. If you love the music, if you love the people who create it, speak out.
Silence is compliance.

Our Board of Directors

Current Board Members 

Tim Albert
Annette Bridges
Isaac Darden
Cory Hammerstone
Michael Henke
Michael Higgins
Lee Howland
Richard Hughes
Leslie Lackey
John May
Peter Newcomb
Reed Radcliffe
Scott Riley
Mary Kaye Tönnies
Alonzo Townsend
Kathy Wentzel
 

Advisory Director

Charles Taylor - Legal Consultant
 

Directors Emeriti

Lynn Barlar
Ron Edwards
Bernie Hayes
Jerry Minchey
Michael Kuelker
Jeremy Segel-Moss

Officers  

Chairperson
John May
jmay@stlouisbluessociety.org

Secretary
Lee Howland
lhowland@stlouisbluessociety.org

Treasurer
Mary Kaye Tönnies
mktonnies@stlouisbluessociety.org 

 

The Society's Board of Directors consists of 16 members. Eight members are elected each year to serve for a two-year term. 

Our board meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except December and on those months where the third Tuesday falls on a significant St. Louis event) at 7:00 pm  

For meeting information contact Mary Kaye Tönnies