Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Miles Davis

Born May 26, 1926

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Miles Davis Marker

Inscription. The year after his birth in Alton, Illinois, Miles Davis moved to East St. Louis. He played trumpet in the jazz band at Lincoln High School and was a member of Eddie Randle's Blues Devils (a.k.a. the Rhumboogie Orchestra). By 1948 he led his own bop groups in New York, one of jazz' great bandleaders and arrangers, his milestone recordings include "Birth of the Cool," "Kind of Blue" and "Bitches Brew." The Encyclopedia of Jazz calls him "the most consistently innovative musician in jazz from the late 1940s through the 1960s." The Miles Davis Quintet is considered one of the outstanding groups of all time.

Erected 1990 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 38° 39.338′ N, 90° 18.153′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6314 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leonard Slatkin (a few steps from this marker); Kate Chopin (a few steps from this marker); John Danforth (a few steps from this marker); Yogi Berra (a few steps from this marker); Mona Van Duyn (a few steps from this marker); Stanley Elkin (a few steps from this marker); Bill Mauldin (within shouting distance of this marker); David Sanborn (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.

Also see . . . Miles Davis - So What (Official Video).

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YouTube video of Miles Davis performing on stage. (Submitted on September 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.