This will be a list of information about music stores that used to exist in St Louis, Missouri and the surrounding areas. I will attempt to list the dates that the stores were in operation but will indicate with a question mark when I'm uncertain about the exact date of demise.
Alton, Illinois
- Acord Music Shop (1952 - 1969) [1][2]
- Located at 7 W Ferguson Ave, Wood River, IL
- Owned by Ozzie Acord and his wife Mabel.
- Carried stringed instruments as well as band instruments and some accessories for both
- Community Music Center (1953 - 1960s - ?)
- Sold sheet music, records, and band and orchestra instruments
- Davis Music Company (? - 1932 - 1945)
- Located at 412 East Broadway
- Owned by Newton and Katharine Boggess [6]
- Sold to the Gould Music Company after Newton's death [5]
- Gould Music Company (? - 1961)
- Owned by Ralph Gould
- Purchased by Clem and Juanita Halpin in 1961 and merged into Halpin Music Co.
- Sold musical instruments, sheet music, records, and accessories
- Also had a small instrument repair shop that did minor repairs
- Harszy Music Repair Shop (? - 1960s through 70s - ?)
- Kiesselhorst Music Store (?)
- Maybe related to the St Louis piano company of the same name?
- Peters Music Store / Peters Gift Shop (?)
- Plummer-Kramer Music Company (? - 1920s through 50s - ?)
- Owned by Bert Plummer
- Called the "oldest of the music services organizations in the community" in 1954
- Stocked sheet music, band and orchestra instruments, and outsourced their repairs
- Royal School of Music (?)
- Primarily sold guitars and accordions and organized accordion bands
- Carried accessories and sheet music but not orchestra or band instruments
- Taught lessons in their establishment as well as in conjunction with other area shops
- Williams Music Store (? - 1920s - ?)
East St Louis, Illinois
- Sunny Shields Music Studio (1930s? - 1960s?)
- String of music shops and instructional schools
St Louis, Missouri
- J. Placht & Son, Tony J Placht, and L Tony Placht (1890s-1959)
- Various companies owned by luthier Joseph Placht and his descendants
- Town and Country Music Center
- Became Tower Music in the 1990s
Sources
[1] http://scholars.indstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10484/5029/isua-thesis-1954-mccormick.pdf?sequence=2
[2] https://www.riverbender.com/obits/details/mabel-c-acord-alton-obituary-6008.cfm
[3] https://www.advantagenews.com/news/educational-edifice/article_14256557-b682-568d-bbad-b28f63b27c1f.html
[4] https://www.newspapers.com/image/17211248/?terms=%22community%20music%20center%22&match=1
[5] https://www.newspapers.com/image/17144830/?terms=davis%20music&match=1
[6] https://www.newspapers.com/image/26096193/?terms=davis%20music&match=1
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