Historic Stovall’s Grove
Rockhorse Saloon and Dance Hall
18720 Stovall Lane (off Hwy 100 Six miles west of 109)
Wildwood, Missouri
(636) 405-3024 www.stovallsgrove.com
email:stovallsgrove@msn.com
Western Attire appreciated. Open Wednesday through Saturday at 6:00
Winter 2020
Howdy Folks,
Happy 2020 New Year to you! May your year be filled with good fortune, good horses, sunshine, great music and love. Glad the days are getting longer again.
Stovalls is a fun place to perk up and avoid the winter doldrums. Nothing sez festive like a crowd and good band playing country and western. Our Sunday Series Barbecues will resume in March. Weather is just too dicey in the meantime.
Join us in the rich cultural music tradition of Country and Western Music- Stovalls’ has Open Mike on Wednesdays at 7:00 for those who want to play or sing. All skill levels welcome. Share your gifts and come meet other musicians. Host Hap and Greg will be happy to get you started.
Want to learn how to do all those dances? Stovalls has country dance lessons every Thrusday at 7:00 pm. Encouraging group teaches 1-2 dance per night and review the other dances previously taught. No prior experience required! Wear leather soled boots or shoes and get started. Bring your pals and have good fun. Dance one dance or dance them all. Our Dance instructor Claudia will have you turning and stepping in no time.
Stovalls provides the best Country Western Music shows in the Midwest. You will be on your feet dancing, singing and enjoying the sights and sounds of an authentic 1950’s honky tonk with extraordinary talent.
Stovall's Grove Home of Country Music since 1935 !
Ya’ll come and see us when you can.
-Dennis, Liz, Steve, Kate, Kathy, Angela, Carolina, Jessica, and all our dandy musicians.
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS:
Why every day is special at the Grove!
SHOWS:
The Missouri Valley Boys - Shows – Friday – February 28th - Saturdays – January 4th and 25th and February 22nd - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Traditional country western, hillbilly and some Top 40) Stovall’s Grove the “Home of country music since 1935” featuring Traditional Country Western and Hillbilly music. Musical talents of the Missouri Valley Boys showcase Mike Ritchey on vocals and lead guitar, Wally McCanless, on vocals and Bass, Ron Meecey, on pedal steel, and Bobby Regot on drums. Consummate, talented professionals for many years, these players will rock the joint with their renditions of great country standards and more. Step back into genuine country music history with classic songs made famous by Ray Price, George Jones, Ernest Tubbs, Lefty Frizell, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams. Ya’ll come.
The Backstreet Cruisers- Shows – Friday - January 17th and Saturday – February 1st - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Traditional Country, Variety and Rock and Roll )
Get ready for a fantastic show that will bet you have you kickin your heels up on the dance floor- Doc Ben Walter, lead vocals and guitar, Jerry Sexhauer, lead guitar, and vocals, Bill Weber, bass guitar and vocals, and Gary Abmeyer on drums perform classics with flawless fidelity and way too much fun in this time traveling show. You are gonna want to be at Stovalls this night.
The Broken Hipsters - Show – None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic Rock, 70’s , Variety, Top Forty, Oldies)
Get ready to rock out with the Broken Hipsters, featuring Dan Randant, on guitar and vocals, Mark Rogers, on drums and vocals, Dave Toretta, on Bass and vocals, and Mike Newman on Guitar and Vocals. Enjoy a dazzling show of exceptional talent, harmony, and groove.
Colonel Ford and the Rough Riders – Show – None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Hillbilly, Honky Tonk, and Traditional Country)
Honky Tonk music at its finest .Gary Hunt leads the band in that county western high lonesome sound. Gary Hunt, guitar, fiddle, and vocals, Dade Farrar, Standup bass, and vocals, Jay Farrar, pedal steel , Johnny Horton, guitar, and Dan Kathriner, drums and vocals. Mighty fine music and a great big howdy of country. Country music just doesn’t get any better than this.
Cosmic Cowboys with Fred Gumaer – Show –None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Country Rock, Traditional and Classic Country)
Fantastic sounds from Richard Dempsey, on Guitar, Bass, and vocals, carrying on in the tradition of Gram Parsons, Emmie Lou Harris, Merle Haggard, the Bryds performing with Wife, Conni Dempsey on vocals, percussion, Bob Briedenbach on Steel Guitar, and vocals, Fred Gumaer on Drums and vocals, and Phil Moran, on Bass. These cowboys rope and ride your favorite tunes out of this world.
Diesel Island– Show – Saturdays - January 18th and February 15th - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic Traditional country, Rockabilly, 70’s outlaw country, and Variety)
Voted best traditional country band by Riverfront Times this year. Groove to your favorite country classics, with 70’s outlaw, and even some rockabilly, with Brian Henneman, on lead guitar, Kip Loui, on rhythm guitar, Richard Tralles on Standup Bass, Carl Pandolfi on piano, and Spencer Marquart on percussion. It’s a hoot!
The Four Horsemen– Show- Friday- January 31st - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic Rock, some country and easy listening )
Strong talent bring the four Horsemen galloping into the Grove with killer vocal four part harmonies, guitar licks and some serious crooning. Dave Bohannan, on vocals, and 12 string guitar, Tom Hardy on vocals and guitar, Vic Hoffmeister, on bass and vocals, and Hank Williams Jr, on 12 string guitar and vocals. You are gonna enjoy the heck out of these guys and their marvelously good sound.
The Roadhouse Kings, with Thayne Bradford –Shows – Fridays- January 10th, and 24th, February 7th and 21st – 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Traditional and Classic Country, Variety, some Top Forty)
Some Mighty fine entertainment that’s sure to get your honey and boots a moving. Thayne Bradford, on fiddle , squeezebox, and vocals, John Higgins, on steel guitar and vocals, Randy Shore on Bass and vocals, Don Drewit on drums. Thayne is mighty fine musician who goes way back with the Grove. Outrageously great entertainment!
Serapis with Mark Moebeck - Show – Saturdays – January 11th and February 29th- 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Americana, Original, Rock, Cross Country, blues and reggae)
Classic American band known for mixing in the “other” songs from hitmakers upping the ante of entertainment with masterful licks, driving vocals and spirited arrangements. Gene Carroll, Bass guitar and vocals, Tony Chambers, guitar and vocals, Bob Gleason, drum and vocals, Todd Luerding, keyboard, accordion and vocals, and Mark Moebeck, guitar and vocals. An irresistible talent bonanza, with a motherlode of crowd pleasing righteous songs, that get you on your feet, moving and grooving the night away.
Smooth with Laura K. – None Scheduled - (Classic Rock, Variety, Top Forty, Country).
This band is fantastic in the rock and pop genre. Prepare to have your boots blown off with the fantastic music from all genres and ages. You will be out dancing and grooving. Feisty instrumentation with clean powerful harmonies, Roy Gill, Vocals and Guitar, Tom Struharick, on Bass, Tom Knowles, on Drums and Vocals, and Laura K, on Vocals. Fun, nostalgic, and wonderful.
Stone Wheel Band – Show – None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic and Current Country Rock, Country, and Variety)
Formed as high school band in the sixties, these American veterans bring country down home with their smooth rhythms, righteous guitar, and marvelous vocal harmonies. Bill Sloan, lead vocal and guitar, Joe Landon, on Bass, Terry Cooper on vocal and guitar, Joe on vocals and guitar, and Joe’s Son, on Vocals and Drums. Kick up your heels and jump on your toes, gonna be a hoedown tonight.
The Widowmakers- Show – Saturdays - February 8th - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Americana, Traditional Country, Classic Country Western, Original and Rockabilly)Seasoned musicians from the Ozarks, Branson, St. Louis and Springfield cradles of country, Brian Capps and Cliff Boone are bringing down the house and lighting up the dance floor at Stovalls. True to Hank Williams, Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash, these fellas know how to kick it up and whale on your favorites. Brian Capps on standup Bass and vocals, and Cliff Boone on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals. Plan now to get your hat boots and be delighted with this fantastic show.
Wildhorse Creek Band Show – Friday – January 3rd and February 14th - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Americana, Originals, Country Rock, Classic Country, Variety)
Having opened for county fairs, festival and concerts, these seasoned players have got it all, delighting fans with everything right in American and Country rock. Rob Compton, Pat Stevenson, with alternating guest appearances by Jim Keefe, Rob Compton Jr., and founding member Tim Woodson.
Open Mike Wednesdays- Wednesdays, 7:00 to ? PM
(Open Mike –Various country genres, Traditional country, Hillbilly, Top Forty, Southern Rock, Americana)
It’s Back- ya’ll come! Razzle, Dazzle with your talent at the time honored tradition of open mike at Stovalls. Greg Hart and Steve Hollander rope in talented players from around the area, and keeps ‘em in line. Various musicians gather to share their musical guitar, bass, fiddle, accordion and vocals with much impromptu harmonies, voicings, and great fun. Play, sing, or just enjoy watching the shows. All welcome. Any style related to country. Must be twenty one.
DANCE LESSONS:
Dance Lessons – Thursdays - Starting at 7:00 P.M. As seen in St. Louis Magazine September 2017 issue Very robust and bustling evening at the Grove with Claudia. Crazy good fun that gets everyone moving with a new level of fun, stylish moves, and great dances. Learn the latest country western dances, meet nice people, and get fit. From classic country western line dances -the boot scoot boogie, Diamond reggae, Black Velvet, Trouble, Tush Push, Electric Slide, Slap Leather, Cruisin, to country western couples dances- Stationery Cha Cha, San Antonio Stroll, Ridin’ Double, L.A Two Step, Cotton Mouth, you can learn them all. Beginner to Advanced with or without partners. Time to get slapping, and scootin. $3.00 per person.
Historic Stovall’s Grove
Rockhorse Saloon and Dance Hall
18720 Stovall Lane (off Hwy 100 Six miles west of 109)
Wildwood, Missouri
(636) 405-3024 www.stovallsgrove.com
email:stovallsgrove@msn.com
Western Attire appreciated. Open Wednesday through Saturday at 6:00
Winter 2020
Howdy Folks,
Happy 2020 New Year to you! May your year be filled with good fortune, good horses, sunshine, great music and love. Glad the days are getting longer again.
Stovalls is a fun place to perk up and avoid the winter doldrums. Nothing sez festive like a crowd and good band playing country and western. Our Sunday Series Barbecues will resume in March. Weather is just too dicey in the meantime.
Join us in the rich cultural music tradition of Country and Western Music- Stovalls’ has Open Mike on Wednesdays at 7:00 for those who want to play or sing. All skill levels welcome. Share your gifts and come meet other musicians. Host Hap and Greg will be happy to get you started.
Want to learn how to do all those dances? Stovalls has country dance lessons every Thrusday at 7:00 pm. Encouraging group teaches 1-2 dance per night and review the other dances previously taught. No prior experience required! Wear leather soled boots or shoes and get started. Bring your pals and have good fun. Dance one dance or dance them all. Our Dance instructor Claudia will have you turning and stepping in no time.
Stovalls provides the best Country Western Music shows in the Midwest. You will be on your feet dancing, singing and enjoying the sights and sounds of an authentic 1950’s honky tonk with extraordinary talent.
Stovall's Grove Home of Country Music since 1935 !
Ya’ll come and see us when you can.
-Dennis, Liz, Steve, Kate, Kathy, Angela, Carolina, Jessica, and all our dandy musicians.
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS:
Why every day is special at the Grove!
SHOWS:
The Missouri Valley Boys - Shows – Friday – February 28th - Saturdays – January 4th and 25th and February 22nd - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Traditional country western, hillbilly and some Top 40) Stovall’s Grove the “Home of country music since 1935” featuring Traditional Country Western and Hillbilly music. Musical talents of the Missouri Valley Boys showcase Mike Ritchey on vocals and lead guitar, Wally McCanless, on vocals and Bass, Ron Meecey, on pedal steel, and Bobby Regot on drums. Consummate, talented professionals for many years, these players will rock the joint with their renditions of great country standards and more. Step back into genuine country music history with classic songs made famous by Ray Price, George Jones, Ernest Tubbs, Lefty Frizell, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams. Ya’ll come.
The Backstreet Cruisers- Shows – Friday - January 17th and Saturday – February 1st - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Traditional Country, Variety and Rock and Roll )
Get ready for a fantastic show that will bet you have you kickin your heels up on the dance floor- Doc Ben Walter, lead vocals and guitar, Jerry Sexhauer, lead guitar, and vocals, Bill Weber, bass guitar and vocals, and Gary Abmeyer on drums perform classics with flawless fidelity and way too much fun in this time traveling show. You are gonna want to be at Stovalls this night.
The Broken Hipsters - Show – None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic Rock, 70’s , Variety, Top Forty, Oldies)
Get ready to rock out with the Broken Hipsters, featuring Dan Randant, on guitar and vocals, Mark Rogers, on drums and vocals, Dave Toretta, on Bass and vocals, and Mike Newman on Guitar and Vocals. Enjoy a dazzling show of exceptional talent, harmony, and groove.
Colonel Ford and the Rough Riders – Show – None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Hillbilly, Honky Tonk, and Traditional Country)
Honky Tonk music at its finest .Gary Hunt leads the band in that county western high lonesome sound. Gary Hunt, guitar, fiddle, and vocals, Dade Farrar, Standup bass, and vocals, Jay Farrar, pedal steel , Johnny Horton, guitar, and Dan Kathriner, drums and vocals. Mighty fine music and a great big howdy of country. Country music just doesn’t get any better than this.
Cosmic Cowboys with Fred Gumaer – Show –None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Country Rock, Traditional and Classic Country)
Fantastic sounds from Richard Dempsey, on Guitar, Bass, and vocals, carrying on in the tradition of Gram Parsons, Emmie Lou Harris, Merle Haggard, the Bryds performing with Wife, Conni Dempsey on vocals, percussion, Bob Briedenbach on Steel Guitar, and vocals, Fred Gumaer on Drums and vocals, and Phil Moran, on Bass. These cowboys rope and ride your favorite tunes out of this world.
Diesel Island– Show – Saturdays - January 18th and February 15th - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic Traditional country, Rockabilly, 70’s outlaw country, and Variety)
Voted best traditional country band by Riverfront Times this year. Groove to your favorite country classics, with 70’s outlaw, and even some rockabilly, with Brian Henneman, on lead guitar, Kip Loui, on rhythm guitar, Richard Tralles on Standup Bass, Carl Pandolfi on piano, and Spencer Marquart on percussion. It’s a hoot!
The Four Horsemen– Show- Friday- January 31st - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic Rock, some country and easy listening )
Strong talent bring the four Horsemen galloping into the Grove with killer vocal four part harmonies, guitar licks and some serious crooning. Dave Bohannan, on vocals, and 12 string guitar, Tom Hardy on vocals and guitar, Vic Hoffmeister, on bass and vocals, and Hank Williams Jr, on 12 string guitar and vocals. You are gonna enjoy the heck out of these guys and their marvelously good sound.
The Roadhouse Kings, with Thayne Bradford –Shows – Fridays- January 10th, and 24th, February 7th and 21st – 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Traditional and Classic Country, Variety, some Top Forty)
Some Mighty fine entertainment that’s sure to get your honey and boots a moving. Thayne Bradford, on fiddle , squeezebox, and vocals, John Higgins, on steel guitar and vocals, Randy Shore on Bass and vocals, Don Drewit on drums. Thayne is mighty fine musician who goes way back with the Grove. Outrageously great entertainment!
Serapis with Mark Moebeck - Show – Saturdays – January 11th and February 29th- 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Americana, Original, Rock, Cross Country, blues and reggae)
Classic American band known for mixing in the “other” songs from hitmakers upping the ante of entertainment with masterful licks, driving vocals and spirited arrangements. Gene Carroll, Bass guitar and vocals, Tony Chambers, guitar and vocals, Bob Gleason, drum and vocals, Todd Luerding, keyboard, accordion and vocals, and Mark Moebeck, guitar and vocals. An irresistible talent bonanza, with a motherlode of crowd pleasing righteous songs, that get you on your feet, moving and grooving the night away.
Smooth with Laura K. – None Scheduled - (Classic Rock, Variety, Top Forty, Country).
This band is fantastic in the rock and pop genre. Prepare to have your boots blown off with the fantastic music from all genres and ages. You will be out dancing and grooving. Feisty instrumentation with clean powerful harmonies, Roy Gill, Vocals and Guitar, Tom Struharick, on Bass, Tom Knowles, on Drums and Vocals, and Laura K, on Vocals. Fun, nostalgic, and wonderful.
Stone Wheel Band – Show – None Scheduled - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Classic and Current Country Rock, Country, and Variety)
Formed as high school band in the sixties, these American veterans bring country down home with their smooth rhythms, righteous guitar, and marvelous vocal harmonies. Bill Sloan, lead vocal and guitar, Joe Landon, on Bass, Terry Cooper on vocal and guitar, Joe on vocals and guitar, and Joe’s Son, on Vocals and Drums. Kick up your heels and jump on your toes, gonna be a hoedown tonight.
The Widowmakers- Show – Saturdays - February 8th - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Americana, Traditional Country, Classic Country Western, Original and Rockabilly)Seasoned musicians from the Ozarks, Branson, St. Louis and Springfield cradles of country, Brian Capps and Cliff Boone are bringing down the house and lighting up the dance floor at Stovalls. True to Hank Williams, Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash, these fellas know how to kick it up and whale on your favorites. Brian Capps on standup Bass and vocals, and Cliff Boone on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals. Plan now to get your hat boots and be delighted with this fantastic show.
Wildhorse Creek Band Show – Friday – January 3rd and February 14th - 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
(Americana, Originals, Country Rock, Classic Country, Variety)
Having opened for county fairs, festival and concerts, these seasoned players have got it all, delighting fans with everything right in American and Country rock. Rob Compton, Pat Stevenson, with alternating guest appearances by Jim Keefe, Rob Compton Jr., and founding member Tim Woodson.
Open Mike Wednesdays- Wednesdays, 7:00 to ? PM
(Open Mike –Various country genres, Traditional country, Hillbilly, Top Forty, Southern Rock, Americana)
It’s Back- ya’ll come! Razzle, Dazzle with your talent at the time honored tradition of open mike at Stovalls. Greg Hart and Steve Hollander rope in talented players from around the area, and keeps ‘em in line. Various musicians gather to share their musical guitar, bass, fiddle, accordion and vocals with much impromptu harmonies, voicings, and great fun. Play, sing, or just enjoy watching the shows. All welcome. Any style related to country. Must be twenty one.
DANCE LESSONS:
Dance Lessons – Thursdays - Starting at 7:00 P.M. As seen in St. Louis Magazine September 2017 issue Very robust and bustling evening at the Grove with Claudia. Crazy good fun that gets everyone moving with a new level of fun, stylish moves, and great dances. Learn the latest country western dances, meet nice people, and get fit. From classic country western line dances -the boot scoot boogie, Diamond reggae, Black Velvet, Trouble, Tush Push, Electric Slide, Slap Leather, Cruisin, to country western couples dances- Stationery Cha Cha, San Antonio Stroll, Ridin’ Double, L.A Two Step, Cotton Mouth, you can learn them all. Beginner to Advanced with or without partners. Time to get slapping, and scootin. $3.00 per person.
