I saw MISSOURI AT Vets Auditorium in Des Moines. I felt this could be the best Midwestern band I every heard live. I found out later that there were many bands that I LOVED from the Midwest including early Head East, All Shooting Star, REO, and Lamont, and the Duke. They probably all played together at one point in time, all I remember is shucking good coin for great memories. Thank you all for all you gave to me. Not to mention everybody else. God Bless Midwestern Rock And Roll
Call me a relic, Call me what you will, Say I'm old fashion, Say I'm over the hill, Today's music ain't got the same soul, I like that old time Rock and Roll!
This band totally kicked it. Every Friday when the 5:00 whistle blows, I gotta crank up this song, "Party Down" by Missouri, followed by "Party Town" by Glen Frey on the drive home. If you don't have "Welcome to Missouri" in your collection to this day, then you just don't like Rock n Roll.
I love this song and I'm not even from Missouri! I discovered these guys because their songs were used as the soundtrack for a monster truck tape I had back in the day called "Monster Mania". I rediscovered this song about 12 years ago, and one thing that not everybody realizes is that the version of the song used here - as well as on various streaming sites - is a combination of the original intro plus the re-recorded version from "Welcome Two Missouri" (which didn't have an intro).
This MO girl always called & requested it to be played in the 80's at Canton MO KQCA. However the radio station no longer exists. But I still am lifetime friends with the DJs. KRXL in Kirksville, MO still plays it. Local band Black Tie from Hannibal/Monroe City, MO does a kickass version of this song. Love it 🥰
This band open up for Head East in Iowa.. Missouri, is definitely one of my favorite bands.. It's getting close the country as you can without actually being country music..
Missouri native here ... too bad there is not a better conglomeration of Missouri hits ... love this song and this tune. I have their album and love it. brings back such special memories. what a great representation of fly over America!
I'd never heard of this band until I hooked up with my husband 12 years ago and he knows some of the band members. He worked at Alternative Sound Equipment in 1981-82 and was Ed's tech and did some repairs for Ron West (Martin Ashwill). This is a great band! And yeah, he still wants that beer you promised him. ;)
It was a great song back in the day, and, still is today!! My brother and I wore this album out, man! All us old dudes in Kansas City still play the hell out of this fine gem :) Thanks for the post, ronnwestt!
Saw them in 78 in the middle of a 500 acre field (meramec state park) along with brewer and shipley, pure prarie league and macks creek - I miss those places, times, music, and friends
I know it sounds cheesedick, but this song is the soundtrack to my life. Awesome tune and much thanks to Ron West for putting it up. Listen to it every day.
KY102 introduced the band to us hicks. Bought the tape. Wore it out. Daily listen for me still yet. Great memories of parties on the dam at Stockton lake.
I seen Missouri play at the coliseum in Benld, IL. in about 1977 or 78. I don't remember....I had a bit of a buzz going on in those days. :o) Hella good times back in the day.
Thanks for the video I love this song my mom belongs to a car club she has a 1980 corvette and went on the power tour she made a video and this is one of the songs she plays in it I am 30 but this song takes me back thank god she had/has great taste
Being from St Louis, this song brings back soooo many memories! KSHE would wear it out. Id catch a nice buzz and start rockin to this album. Great one BTW!! Thx a bunch for the posts!!
I saw Missouri in concert many times at Memorial Hall in Joplin, MO. They were ALWAYS a great show! I wish I could see them again! Does anyone remember the "warm-up" band that played with them? I can't remember the name, but they were great too!. I have a lot of excellent pictures of them...always close to the stage, enjoying the music and enormous talent. I still have the original Missouri and Missouri Two black w/white graphics T-Shirts. Unfortunately, the ex-wife sold off my Missouri albums.
Played a concert with these guys at the Moberly Missouri civic center , they broke down and used our gear to play the show . I played with the a Dodge Band
GREAT SONG. Great band. you use to go into quigley music a lot. My dad use to be a part owner there. I just heard on the radio you're playing at stalight? i'll be there.
@ronnwestt I don't know of a Missouri bar band that doesnt do this song it's like the official rock anthem of all Missourians !!! Many bands Like I said play it but the best version next to the original have in my opinion have come from the Bands in the Louisiana Mo. area and most of those the very talented drummer Bill McGreevy has played in! Long Live the Music of Missouri !!!
@ronnwestt ron i remembe rthis on kshe alot me and my buddy allen use to cruise i55 up and down msokin weed and jammin to this and few others on kshe in his 78 tbird great times i miss those days we were teens or late teens lol
check out an awesome song written by ron westt and given to me,it is think again by keith ellis,ron... you are truly amazing,thank you for this oppertunity,think again was recorded by eddie money drummer,glenn symmonds,vocals by keith ellis,freddie lindsey on guitars,, sax by harold forgey,drums and bass glenn symmonds, missouri rules!!!
KSHE just played this tonight around 8:45... I had forgotten about it... but really, the first time I heard it and it stuck in my head, I *think* it was used at the beginning of a Big Foot monster truck VHS tape from back in the day. Can anyone confirm? I'm 25 and remember watching those tapes when I was 5 or so...
You're not too far off. It was used at the beginning of a monster truck tape, but Bigfoot wasn't in that tape. The tape was "Monster Mania", and it featured another famous 'foot: Bear Foot.
@obtucewillie I would like to have seen that concert! I haven't heard the name Macks Creek in a long long time. Saw Brewer and Shipley at The Focal Point just a couple months ago, and saw Pure Prarrie League at Wildwood Springs, good, good music!
Ron, Did Billings play drums on the Polydor release of Movin' On? Just curious. He recorded my band long ago and was such a nice guy. He never bragged about it, he just said he played drums for Missouri and that was pretty much it. Loved working with him and I love Movin' On. Like I said, just curious.
Listen for great music like this on a new radio station called "OffTheCharts" - featuring 70's (and some 80's) lost hits and chart wonders! Go to Live365.com, type OFFTHECHARTS in the Search box and click on the station logo. The audio stream should begin. Become a VIP member and listen commercial free! This song will be fearured on our first show beginning November 8. Thanks for posting this song!
OMG! I can't believe it. Ron, you may not remember me, but I met you and the band in Ottumwa Iowa when you played with Blackoak Arkansas. Marian McCulloch. I stayed at your house a couple of times, and even drove you to Kiel Auditorium in my 69 VW. Look me up on FB. Marian Rein.
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Sep 5, 2022. it is a total honor to mention these cats. May God bless all who read this.
Man does that bring back memories feel like I'm 18 again.
Yup, same here!
Im born, raised and still a Kansas City resident. All us old dudes still remember this. I still have the LP's. 1977 was a good year !
I saw MISSOURI AT Vets Auditorium in Des Moines. I felt this could be the best Midwestern band I every heard live. I found out later that there were many bands that I LOVED from the Midwest including early Head East, All Shooting Star, REO, and Lamont, and the Duke. They probably all played together at one point in time, all I remember is shucking good coin for great memories. Thank you all for all you gave to me. Not to mention everybody else. God Bless Midwestern Rock And Roll
Call me a relic,
Call me what you will,
Say I'm old fashion,
Say I'm over the hill,
Today's music ain't got the same soul,
I like that old time Rock and Roll!
Today's music doesn't have heart like it used too❗💯
Superb song this band was vastly underrated
I used to DJ in a small bar in Vandalia & this was one of our favorite tunes
This band totally kicked it. Every Friday when the 5:00 whistle blows, I gotta crank up this song, "Party Down" by Missouri, followed by "Party Town" by Glen Frey on the drive home. If you don't have "Welcome to Missouri" in your collection to this day, then you just don't like Rock n Roll.
Born and raised in St Louis MO. Pride when I hear this song. One of many midwest rockers that really didn't make it big time.
Love this song! Born & raised in Sedalia,Mo.
+Bonnie Sobaski Kansas City Missouri!
Born in Brookfield, raised in St. Louis
Born and raised in Marshall. Seen Missouri at County Side Palace @ Marshall Junction 1981 ish.
RIP Ron West
25 yrs in Clayton, MO .. lottsa backpacking, floating & winter campin
I love this song and I'm not even from Missouri! I discovered these guys because their songs were used as the soundtrack for a monster truck tape I had back in the day called "Monster Mania". I rediscovered this song about 12 years ago, and one thing that not everybody realizes is that the version of the song used here - as well as on various streaming sites - is a combination of the original intro plus the re-recorded version from "Welcome Two Missouri" (which didn't have an intro).
Oh...such sweet memories of being on the road & fixin' to get back to it again!
I made out in the back of a van in Liberty Missouri back in the day with the lead singer of this band. OMG! Crazy times...
This MO girl always called & requested it to be played in the 80's at Canton MO KQCA. However the radio station no longer exists. But I still am lifetime friends with the DJs. KRXL in Kirksville, MO still plays it. Local band Black Tie from Hannibal/Monroe City, MO does a kickass version of this song. Love it 🥰
I was raised on this song in St.Charles, Missouri. A product of Orchard Farm ISD.
Al Williams ELLSBERRY MISSOURI
This band open up for Head East in Iowa.. Missouri, is definitely one of my favorite bands.. It's getting close the country as you can without actually being country music..
Thanks! I have always loved your taste in music!
RiP Ron West of band Missouri.
Missouri native here ... too bad there is not a better conglomeration of Missouri hits ... love this song and this tune. I have their album and love it. brings back such special memories. what a great representation of fly over America!
Been one of my faves since my teen years :) Thanks for posting!!!
I SOOOOO love this song.. it just hits that cord.
Born and raised in KCMO......Great song! Awesome way you put this video together too.
I'm a Missouri Gal, Love this Band 🙏💜💪
I'd never heard of this band until I hooked up with my husband 12 years ago and he knows some of the band members. He worked at Alternative Sound Equipment in 1981-82 and was Ed's tech and did some repairs for Ron West (Martin Ashwill). This is a great band! And yeah, he still wants that beer you promised him. ;)
It was a great song back in the day, and, still is today!! My brother and I wore this album out, man! All us old dudes in Kansas City still play the hell out of this fine gem :)
Thanks for the post, ronnwestt!
Great To Hear Missouri Home Grown Bands........A Missouri Boy Till I Die..... Desloge Missouri.....
1 of my all-time favorite groups. I'm from Effingham,IL. and I still listen to them almost everyday!
great song takes me way back miss those days for sure!!!
Grew up in Union & Ballwin, MO .. saw these guys & Head East @ Six Flags ... awesome times ...
Saw them in 78 in the middle of a 500 acre field (meramec state park) along with brewer and shipley, pure prarie league and macks creek - I miss those places, times, music, and friends
From Kansas City, saw this band in it's infancy opening at Municipal Auditorium for Kansas. Awesome show.
was there
Still absolutely LOVE this song. Thanks for posting.
Love this song and the band. i met these guys when i was a kid...even brought my guitar.!
I know it sounds cheesedick, but this song is the soundtrack to my life. Awesome tune and much thanks to Ron West for putting it up. Listen to it every day.
KY102 introduced the band to us hicks. Bought the tape. Wore it out. Daily listen for me still yet. Great memories of parties on the dam at Stockton lake.
KY102 still rocking in my head old days
Dean Kenney Friends fest!!!!
was backstage partying with the opening band back in 1989, great band! cool guys too!
Much love from the STL love this song
my cousin knew you,it's an honor havin you as a friend of the family,his name was larry farris,he passed away within 10 years ago,
Great fucking song. Oh yeah!!!
I'm from Bernie, MO...loved this band!!!
I seen Missouri play at the coliseum in Benld, IL. in about 1977 or 78. I don't remember....I had a bit of a buzz going on in those days. :o) Hella good times back in the day.
Thanks for the video I love this song my mom belongs to a car club she has a 1980 corvette and went on the power tour she made a video and this is one of the songs she plays in it I am 30 but this song takes me back thank god she had/has great taste
KSHE 95. crest wood Missouri hd1 real rock radio.
Miss those days hanging out with these guys I was working a gig with them in Topeka Kansas when Webb put a cut over his eye when ran into Ron's guitar
My old buddy Randy Platt played keboards!! Love ya buddy!!
my dad loves this song and he got me hooked on it and im 14
I dig this song!! Havent heard it in a long time!!Thanks You Tube !!!
Lamar,Missouri checking in!
Being from St Louis, this song brings back soooo many memories! KSHE would wear it out. Id catch a nice buzz and start rockin to this album. Great one BTW!!
Thx a bunch for the posts!!
Great stuff and great song, Ron! Thanks for posting .
I love the USA we are the best
Rockin on................
I'M FROM THEIR HOME TOWN! they were pretty much a one hit wonder band!
Still a good song today.
I saw Missouri in concert many times at Memorial Hall in Joplin, MO. They were ALWAYS a great show! I wish I could see them again! Does anyone remember the "warm-up" band that played with them? I can't remember the name, but they were great too!. I have a lot of excellent pictures of them...always close to the stage, enjoying the music and enormous talent. I still have the original Missouri and Missouri Two black w/white graphics T-Shirts. Unfortunately, the ex-wife sold off my Missouri albums.
great freakin sound, I bought this album when it was introduced. It got regular play on a canton missourri station.
love this song
DAMN I MISSED THEM IN SEDALIA MO WHILE THEY GOT GAS AT A GIFT SHOP AND GAS LATE 70S
Alway A Missouri fan/ Shooting Star fan!!
Well shit...chapter 2 disco HUTCH. Long u were there....waiting on the CLOCKS...🤘
Played a concert with these guys at the Moberly Missouri civic center , they broke down and used our gear to play the show . I played with the a Dodge Band
@ronnwestt Thanks Ron loved this Song since i was 15 now im 48 and it's still Great live down here in the Ozarks around Current River and Black River.
AWESOME SONG
GREAT SONG. Great band.
you use to go into quigley music a lot. My dad use to be a part owner there.
I just heard on the radio you're playing at stalight? i'll be there.
Awesome!
RIP Dan
Nice job on the vid this jam rocks
they opened up for ted nugent in 1979 and rocked the hollywood sportatorium in south florida.
im from the show state, remember when this came out..........
I had thier albums,later met 2 of the bands members sister,in federal prison, I'm from southeast Missouri
@ronnwestt I don't know of a Missouri bar band that doesnt do this song it's like the official rock anthem of all Missourians !!! Many bands Like I said play it but the best version next to the original have in my opinion have come from the Bands in the Louisiana Mo. area and most of those the very talented drummer Bill McGreevy has played in! Long Live the Music of Missouri !!!
If this band had had the budget to do a music video for MTV back in '81 for this song, they would've been huge.
@ronnwestt ron i remembe rthis on kshe alot me and my buddy allen use to cruise i55 up and down msokin weed and jammin to this and few others on kshe in his 78 tbird great times i miss those days we were teens or late teens lol
Grew up in Iowa and my friend had the album.
Seen them in concert in hannibal
Awesome song! Man, does this bring back some great memories growing up in STL. Hey Ron, where can we hear you live again?
check out an awesome song written by ron westt and given to me,it is think again by keith ellis,ron... you are truly amazing,thank you for this oppertunity,think again was recorded by eddie money drummer,glenn symmonds,vocals by keith ellis,freddie lindsey on guitars,, sax by harold forgey,drums and bass glenn symmonds, missouri rules!!!
KSHE just played this tonight around 8:45... I had forgotten about it... but really, the first time I heard it and it stuck in my head, I *think* it was used at the beginning of a Big Foot monster truck VHS tape from back in the day. Can anyone confirm? I'm 25 and remember watching those tapes when I was 5 or so...
You're not too far off. It was used at the beginning of a monster truck tape, but Bigfoot wasn't in that tape. The tape was "Monster Mania", and it featured another famous 'foot: Bear Foot.
I know Ron West. He's kicking back and enjoying retirement.
Thumbnail at 3:17 Nice !
this was my dads class song.
When did they play in St. Louis, Mo.
@obtucewillie I would like to have seen that concert! I haven't heard the name Macks Creek in a long long time. Saw Brewer and Shipley at The Focal Point just a couple months ago, and saw Pure Prarrie League at Wildwood Springs, good, good music!
I remember paying against these guys in a battle of the bands.
~Sound man for Legend
this was my class song...hmmm...
Kick it
Ron,
Did Billings play drums on the Polydor release of Movin' On? Just curious. He recorded my band long ago and was such a nice guy. He never bragged about it, he just said he played drums for Missouri and that was pretty much it. Loved working with him and I love Movin' On. Like I said, just curious.
Listen for great music like this on a new radio station called "OffTheCharts" - featuring 70's (and some 80's) lost hits and chart wonders!
Go to Live365.com, type OFFTHECHARTS in the Search box and click on the station logo. The audio stream should begin. Become a VIP member and listen commercial free!
This song will be fearured on our first show beginning November 8.
Thanks for posting this song!
OMG! I can't believe it. Ron, you may not remember me, but I met you and the band in Ottumwa Iowa when you played with Blackoak Arkansas. Marian McCulloch. I stayed at your house a couple of times, and even drove you to Kiel Auditorium in my 69 VW. Look me up on FB. Marian Rein.
nice.
@ronnwestt KJEZ in Poplar Bluff played it at least 2x a week....now it's a grunge station....oh well
wish i could find this album
@CheetoSantana
The video does the song justice.. a remake by David Cook would be great.. Get this back on the radio.
hey ronnwestt do you have the mp3 of missouri's im going home song please
@ronnwestt still plays in my house !!
no harley davidsons where harmed during production. all real speed scnes were filmed using a honda. dont try to recreate any or all parts of this video with a harley davidson. -managment
Its BS that you cant get this sone on AMI or Touchtunes jukeboxes.
Hey, your not the "real ron west" like the "Missouri" ron west, are you?