Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
1925
Riverboat Jazz
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. 1925 Marker
Two of the most exciting new trends of the 1920s were jazz and ballroom dancing. The riverboats were ideal locations for both. Here, Jess Stacy on piano and Raymond F. "Peg" Meyer on saxophone, Berg Snider on drums, and Pete Lowry on banjo performed during the Golden Age of jazz. Meyer's jazz band was one of the most popular to play on the riverboats. Most of the early jazz bands wore costumes to add to the fun.
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Erected by Mississippi River Tales River Heritage Mural Association Cape Girardeau, Missouri Where the river turns a thousand tales.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 18.251′ N, 89° 31.069′ W. Marker was in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It was on North Water Street. The marker stands along the Missouri Wall of Fame along
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Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Missouri. It was also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once 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 location: A different marker also named 1925 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1924 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1927 (a few steps from this marker); 1918 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1958 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1916 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1909 (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
2. 1925 Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. 1924 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1927 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1918 - 1919 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1958 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1916 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1909 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1964 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Also see . . .
1. Jess Stacy. Jesse Alexandria Stacy (August 11, 1904 – January 1,
Photographed by Edward Troxel, November 16, 2024
3. 1925 Marker
2. Peg Meyer's Melody Kings. The Peg Meyers Melody Kings were a late 1910s through early 1920s Missouri swing band. The band got its start in 1919 during lunch hour at Cape Central High School gym, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The band was initially called the Agony Four . It consisted of four players: Jess Stacy (piano), Martell Lovell (violin and trombone) Bergman Snider (drums), and Peg Meyer (soprano sax). Within the year, the band would be joined by Bill Gadbois on the clarinet. The name Agony Four lasted only a short time before the more marketable Peg Meyer's Melody Kings was chosen. (Submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2024, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on November 22, 2024, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
