St. Louis, Missouri

Everything St. Louis is known for

147 songs mention this city 466 artists from here

St. Louis, Missouri, a city known as the Gateway to the West, boasts a rich musical heritage. The city has been home to 466 artists across various genres. For example, rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry is from St. Louis, as is Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald.

The city's influence extends to many songs, with 147 tracks in our collection mentioning St. Louis. These include the iconic "St. Louis Blues" by Mound City Blue Blowers and Nelly's hit "Hot in Herre." The blues music scene in St. Louis has deep historical roots.

Music in St. Louis

Songs About St. Louis

Hot in Herre
Nelly
98%
"got it locked at the top of the Four Seasons"
st. louis polly
cree rider family band
90%
St. Louis Blues
Bob Wills
80%
"So St. Louis Blues, be on your way"
St. Louis Blues
Mound City Blue Blowers
79%
Roll Over Beethoven
Chuck Berry
70%
over and over
nelly
60%
Hood Hop
J-Kwon
60%
"Now all my life (derty) I've been livin' (derty)"
My Enemies
J-Kwon
57%
"I'm from the Lou, Kwon flip 8's to waste time"
Hellcats SRTs 2
Sexyy Red
55%
"Bend it over, I'm from St. Louis, say he like my arch"
Carolina Line
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
55%
"Got off at the gateway in St. Louis"
I Better Go
Murphy Lee
54%
"born in the 80's man, St. Louis Hailey Ann"
Hatin’
Murphy Lee
54%
"Im that cat throwback stack from St. Louis Sax"
Welcome to Tha Hood
J-Kwon
54%
"St. Louis ain't ridin' and they likely"
Hit da Flo
Murphy Lee
54%
"I'm a St. Louis patriot"
Reflections
Charlie Daniels
54%
"It was October in St. Louis town"
Arkansas Hills
Melissa Carper
54%
"44 West out of old St. Louis"
The Chain of Love
Clay Underwood
53%
"She said, "I'm from St. Louis""
Jungle Gym
Murphy Lee
53%
"Pursuing like them one dudes from St. Louis"
The Chain of Love
Clay Walker
53%
"She said, "I'm from St. Louis""
My Shoes
Murphy Lee
53%
"So St. Louis, go on, tell 'em who the truth is"

Showing top 20 of 147 songs

Artists From St. Louis

M
Metro Boomin
hip-hop Pop: 85
A
Akon
r-n-b Pop: 84
N
Nelly
hip-hop Pop: 76
S
Sexyy Red
hip-hop Pop: 74
S
Slayyyter
pop Pop: 71
C
Chuck Berry
rock Pop: 65
C
Chingy
hip-hop Pop: 60
C
Clark Terry
jazz Pop: 60
M
Michael McDonald
r-n-b Pop: 60
T
The Movement
reggae Pop: 59
1
100 gecs
rock Pop: 58
S
Story of the Year
rock Pop: 57
D
Dylan Brady
electronic Pop: 57
L
Luh Kel
r-n-b Pop: 55
C
Comethazine
hip-hop Pop: 54
T
Taylor Momsen
rock Pop: 54
B
Big Boss Vette
hip-hop Pop: 53
I
Ike & Tina Turner
r-n-b Pop: 52
J
J-Kwon
hip-hop Pop: 51
R
Rob Simonsen
classical Pop: 50

Showing top 20 of 466 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near St. Louis

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near St. Louis.

Interstate 44 3 songs Mississippi River 135 songs U.S. Route 66 11 songs Missouri River 7 songs

Musical Heritage

Chuck Berry's Duck-Walk Statue RoadyGoat

2011

In the Delmar Loop at 6555 Delmar Boulevard stands an eight-foot bronze of Chuck Berry, guitar slung high, frozen mid duck-walk. Sculpted by Harry Weber and dedicated on July 29, 2011, it sits across the street from Blueberry Hill, the club where Berry — a St. Louis native — played a standing monthly gig for years, well into his eighties. Berry was the first artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and lyrics from his anthems are set into the granite plaza around the statue. He died in 2017 at age 90; a memorial gathering filled the Loop. (Note: the statue went up in 2011, while Berry was still alive and still playing the club a few doors down.)

6.1 mi away

History of St. Louis

The Gateway Arch RoadyGoat

1963

The Gateway Arch rises 630 feet over the Mississippi riverfront in St. Louis, the centerpiece of Gateway Arch National Park. It is exactly as wide as it is tall, 630 feet each way, clad in stainless steel and shaped as a weighted catenary, the curve a hanging chain makes when flipped upside down. Designed by architect Eero Saarinen, it is the tallest monument in the United States and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world. Construction ran from February 1963 to October 28, 1965, when the final keystone section was set, at a cost of about thirteen million dollars. A tram system inside each leg carries visitors to an observation deck at the top. It commemorates the westward expansion of the nation and Thomas Jefferson's role in it.

Old Courthouse - Dred Scott Case

1846

The St. Louis courthouse where Dred Scott first filed suit for his freedom in 1846, a case that reached the Supreme Court and helped trigger the Civil War.

Gateway Arch

1963

The 630-foot stainless steel catenary arch on the St. Louis riverfront, designed by Eero Saarinen, commemorates the city's role as the gateway to the West.

Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

1900

The St. Louis apartment where Scott Joplin composed several of his ragtime masterpieces, including The Entertainer, during the height of the ragtime era.

Anheuser-Busch Brewery

1852

The historic St. Louis brewery campus where Adolphus Busch pioneered pasteurized beer, refrigerated railcars, and built America's largest brewing company.

Forest Park - 1904 World's Fair Site

1904

Forest Park hosted the 1904 World's Fair, which introduced ice cream cones, hot dogs, and iced tea to mainstream America and drew nearly 20 million visitors.

4.7 mi away

Union Station

1894

Once the largest and busiest train station in the world, this Romanesque Revival masterpiece handled over 100,000 passengers daily at its peak.

Things to Do in St. Louis

historical 0.7 mi away
Gateway Arch

630 feet of gleaming stainless steel. The tallest man-made monument in the US.
quirky 0.4 mi away
City Museum

A surreal playground for adults built from salvaged city infrastructure. Caves slides and a school bus hanging off the roof.
food 5.4 mi away
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard

St. Louis frozen custard so thick they serve it upside down since 1929.
quirky 11.9 mi away
World's Largest Catsup Bottle

A 170-foot water tower shaped like a Brooks ketchup bottle in Collinsville IL.

Everything Near St. Louis

86 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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