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  Henry Townsend's 94th Birthday Bash

Henry Townsend at his 94th B-Day party
Mr. Henry Townsend
  On Sunday, Oct. 26th, a treasured musical moment happened down at BB's. The 94th birthday party for Henry Townsend, the patriarch of St. Louis Blues Music, brought a SRO crowd! It was great to witness, as a virtual "Who's Who" of Blues musicians showed up to pay tribute to this influential Blues icon!

The doors opened at 4pm sharp, to a line of fans waiting to grab a front row table. STLBlues arrived early, joining the Blue Jazzman - who had already snared a table. Paul S. (a former St. Louisian and board member of the St. Louis Blues Society) made his annual trek from Cincinatti to perform his 'celebrity doorman' duties for this event, "I drove 6 hours to be here for Henry's birthday bash, wouldn't miss this"! Paul informed STLBlues that Alvin Youngblood Hart had made a heartfelt stage mention of Henry's party at his recent Cincinnati performance.

The musical lineup was extensive, here's a look -

Bob Case | Anson Funderburgh | JR Reed | Sonny Robertson
Rondo | Cryin' Shame | Mat Watson | Dave Mackensie | Henry Townsend

Artist after artist took to the stage to share their respect for Henry Townsend, a common feeling shared by everyone in attendance. The highlight of the evening was naturally the performance by Henry. Helped to the stage by fellow musicians, once he settled in at the keyboard, Henry gave one of his most spirited performances in recent years. BB's staffer John May began to go up on stage to assist Henry down, but Henry wasn't quite done - and just kept on playing. Much to the crowd's delight!!

Following Henry's act, his birthday cake arrived, and he proceeded to blow out all his candles. Enjoying himself tremendously, Henry informed us "I'm just happy to be here tonight!!" A sentiment we're sure was shared by all. Here's our image gallery of one very special evening, the 94th birthday of Mr. Henry Townsend. Enjoy!!

Anson & Henry
Anson & Henry
Henry & Family
Henry and family
Bob Case
Bob Case

Anson & Henry
BB's crowd
BB's crowd
Dave Mackensie Dave Mackensie
Silvercloud
Silvercloud
Bennie Smith and Sonny Robertson
Bennie Smith and Sonny Robertson
Bennie Smith and Sonny Robertson
Bennie Smith and Sonny Robertson
Silvercloud
Silvercloud
Bennie Smith/Urban Blues Express with Silvercloud
Bennie Smith/Urban Blues Express with Silvercloud
Alvin  Youngblood Hart
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Alvin  Youngblood Hart
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Henry and friends
Henry and friends
Henry and friends
Henry and friends

Henry's birthday cake
Henry's birthday cake

Henry's birthday cake
Henry's birthday cake
All Star band
All Star band
Henry with Carol-BB's staffer
Henry with Carol-BB's staffer
Rondo
Rondo
Rondo
Rondo
Henry's birthday cake
Henry's birthday cake

Henry & his birthday cake

Henry & his birthday cake

Henry Townsend
Henry and friends
Henry and friends
Henry and friends
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
Henry and friends
Henry and friends

Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
Tommy Bankheads guitar
Tommy Bankheads guitar
Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
Ron Edwards
Ron Edwards
Charlie O'Brien
Charlie O'Brien
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Bennie Smith
Bennie Smith
Silvercloud
Silvercloud
Sonny Robertson
Sonny Robertson
Mat Watson
Mat Watson
Sonny Robertson
Sonny Robertson
Double J and friends
Double J and friends
Double J and Steve Waldeman
JR Reed
JR Reed
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