Music scene · Poplar Bluff
A southeast Missouri hub where country and classic rock cover bands play downtown bars, gospel groups fill church halls, and the county fair talent show draws Butler County families.
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A southeast Missouri hub where country and classic rock cover bands play downtown bars, gospel groups fill church halls, and the county fair talent show draws Butler County families.
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County fair talent shows and high school musicals draw families from Butler County. Musicians from Cape Girardeau and Jonesboro, Arkansas often drive up for bar gigs.
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