The Baker-McClaren Band represents the collaboration of two well-known players on the St. Louis music scene, teamed with equally-talented experienced local musicians. The band's sound is unique, a mix of blues and rock that's a crowd-pleaser in every venue. From blues standards to roots rock, the band's five members display powerful solo performances along with strong vocal harmonies.

Max Baker, guitarist and vocalist, is best known to St. Louisans as a member of Mama's Pride. He's recognized for his work on their Atlantic Records albums recorded in the 70's. A 1987 reunion concert was standing-room only, and in May of 2003 the band had not one, but two sold-out reunion concerts at The Pageant. Clearly, Max has a style that appeals to listeners in St. Louis. Max originally hails from Shreveport, LA.

On harmonica and vocals, Jim McClaren is well-recognized. A founding member of the Soulard Blues Band in 1978, Jim continued to developed his talents over the next 23 years. During those years, he added his unique sound to the band's three LP's and three CD's. and played several European tours with the band. For ten years, the band was voted "Best St. Louis Blues Band" in The Riverfront Times music poll.

Keyboardist Bill Murphy is an instrumentalist and vocalist in a variety of formats and has performed throughout St. Louis since the 1960's. Aside from his performances with The Geyer Street Sheiks, he has recorded with Sandy Weltman, Beth Tuttle, and assisted with many other studio recordings. You can hear bill play jazz with the Bill Murphy Trio and rock-n-roll with the Ron Fun "Elvis Tribute" show.

Drummer Joe Pastor holds a bachelor of music from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. He's recently returned from Branson, MO where he anchored The Legends Theater house band, exhibiting his knowledge of a variety of musical styles. His work with The Baker-McClaren Band also features him on vocals.

Bill Row, bassist for the band, comes from a musical background -- his father and brother are also professional musicians. Bill achieves a tone and feel on his five-string bass that lays the groundwork for (or drives) the groove for Baker-McClaren. Bill is a talented percussionist as well.

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