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 Gaslight Records
was established in 1998 in order to preserve the musical heritage of
Saint Louis and its surrounding region. Throughout the rich musical
history of Saint Louis, many small, independent record companies made
recordings of local interest that have fallen into near extinction. We
plan to resurrect the best of these as well as newly record artists
that have musical roots to the region. Our goal is to release CDs in
the highest standards. We fully guarantee every CD we sell for both
excellence of recording as well as significance in our region's musical
heritage.
The latest release from Gaslight features the hauntingly beautiul music
of the Native American Flute. Looking back at the time when the first
people settled in this area,  the
Native American influence on our region is documented from the earliest
days on the frontier to the height of Native American civilization at
Cahokia.
Travel back to the days when the river ran wild and free. The sound of
nature was the symphony that performed each and every day. Native
American Indians were the caretakers of the land and they placed an
indelibile stamp on our region and the river as we know it today. This
collection of music gives us a glimpse of how the earth and river spoke
before European hands touched it.
This CD features many of todays most popular Native American Flutists
including R. Carlos Nakai, Mark Holland, Coyotte Oldman, Keith Bear,
Gary Stroutsos, Autumn's Child, Native Flute Ensemble, Mesa Music
Consort, Eric Casillas, Red Tail Chasing Hawks, William Eaton Ensemble,
& many more.
Music of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
GASLIGHT SQUARE - ST. LOUIS 1965
Our Latest Gaslight Square Tribute - In The Afterglow
Compliation of Blues - St. Louis style St.Louis Blues Today
1919: The Streckfus steamer JS passes under the Eads Bridge. Streckfus
Steamers, based in St. Louis, was named for its patriarch, John
Streckfus. Music historians disagree about the origins of the word
jazz, but local lore traces it to the steamer named for Streckfus, the
JS, with the music played on board becoming known as jazz - from "JS."
St. LouisPost-Dispatch archives
Local Jazz, blues and rock & roll star: Johnnie Johnson
Catalog of Local Recordings: Victoria Records
Compilation of jazz piano: Biddle Street Players - St. Louis
Compilation of Early Jazz In St. Louis 1924-1927
Last Update: 8/4/2005
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