I remember hearing this leaving the arena after watching the Plagers, Unger, et. al. skate. They would sign autographs on the left/front of the arena after the game. My sister was insane for the Blues. My dad often got box seats from vendors. That was the most electric atmosphere for a kid - the horn, the caged red lights at the net, the enormous dangling scoreboard... and the players - the ones on the radio - right there! There's Dan Kelly in the booth. And Ernie Hays, who laid the foundation for the entire live experience. I can still feel the place shake! Man, if I could go back in time, that would be a place I would visit.
Miles Wilson I hear ya. How about well after the game, walking through the concourses and trying to crush an upside down waxed paper cup. If you got it right, it would echo throughout the stadium.
Thank You, Sooooo Much, Keith Price, for posting this! I am REALLY Enjoying it Tonight as I Celebrate the Saint Louis Blues Hockey Team bringing Home Lord Stanley's Cup for the First Time in franchise history! WAAAAAY TO GOOOO B-L-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-E-S-S-S-S-S!!! :-)
Boy do I miss Ernie and this introduction at the Blues games. I wish they would go back to this for next year (50th anniversary) and get rid of all the other garbage they play. To bad they cannot be like Montreal and Toronto and keep the good old traditions.
Michael Pocost I don't really mind the new organist much... If I could change one thing though it would be to have him play more freestyle blues (along with St. Louis Blues of course).
Didn't find that, but here's the same song played by his protegee and successor, Mr. Boyer... who played it practically exactly the same way as Ernie did :) ua-cam.com/video/68etaSyADh0/v-deo.html
Does anyone know the name of the "prelude" song that Ernie Hays played, just before he would launch into "The Saint Louis Blues"? It was awesome - usually played as the officials were circling the ice. He would play it, then build up to kind of a crescendo, and then launch into this, just as the Blues were taking to the ice from the northeast corner of the Parquet seats. His organ perch was high in the rafters directly across the ice, so he could see the door open and the team take the ice. Man, was that great stuff....
I remember hearing this leaving the arena after watching the Plagers, Unger, et. al. skate. They would sign autographs on the left/front of the arena after the game. My sister was insane for the Blues. My dad often got box seats from vendors. That was the most electric atmosphere for a kid - the horn, the caged red lights at the net, the enormous dangling scoreboard... and the players - the ones on the radio - right there! There's Dan Kelly in the booth. And Ernie Hays, who laid the foundation for the entire live experience. I can still feel the place shake! Man, if I could go back in time, that would be a place I would visit.
Miles Wilson I hear ya. How about well after the game, walking through the concourses and trying to crush an upside down waxed paper cup. If you got it right, it would echo throughout the stadium.
Saw my first NHL game at ST LOUIS ARENA i love to listen to this recording good memories
This brings back memories of being a kid at the Arena going to games with my dad.
I' happy u put it out here.
Thank you, thank you, thank!
I wish they go to this old school song before every blues game
Lord Stanley is bringing the cup home to St Louis baby!!!!!!
They ought to play this at least once a game especially at the end of home games
Great tune
Anyone have a recording of Ernie Hayes playing the blues go marching in
Thank You, Sooooo Much, Keith Price, for posting this! I am REALLY Enjoying it Tonight as I Celebrate the Saint Louis Blues Hockey Team bringing Home Lord Stanley's Cup for the First Time in franchise history! WAAAAAY TO GOOOO B-L-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-E-S-S-S-S-S!!! :-)
No problem!!! Let's go Blues!!!!
STANLEY AND GLORIA! LGB!
Boy do I miss Ernie and this introduction at the Blues games. I wish they would go back to this for next year (50th anniversary) and get rid of all the other garbage they play. To bad they cannot be like Montreal and Toronto and keep the good old traditions.
Michael Pocost I don't really mind the new organist much... If I could change one thing though it would be to have him play more freestyle blues (along with St. Louis Blues of course).
Same here I agree to that
Michael Pocost me to I love the school sounds better from the old barn arena
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I’ll take the 60’s and 70’s with organist Norm Krammer’s cheerleading beat ‘anytime!’
Do you have a recording of Ernie Hayes playing "When The Saints Go Marching In?" If so, I'd love to hear it!
Didn't find that, but here's the same song played by his protegee and successor, Mr. Boyer... who played it practically exactly the same way as Ernie did :) ua-cam.com/video/68etaSyADh0/v-deo.html
and some people HATE the sound of the organ how!?
Pavol Dmitri playing on heavens organ lol
Do they still do this? Because this is awesome!
SKO BLUES!!!
Does anyone know the name of the "prelude" song that Ernie Hays played, just before he would launch into "The Saint Louis Blues"? It was awesome - usually played as the officials were circling the ice. He would play it, then build up to kind of a crescendo, and then launch into this, just as the Blues were taking to the ice from the northeast corner of the Parquet seats. His organ perch was high in the rafters directly across the ice, so he could see the door open and the team take the ice. Man, was that great stuff....
The music he played before transitioning into the St. Louis Blues was Henry Mancini’s “Punch and Judy” from the film Charade.
I remember the song Ernie would play was "Game Time" which you can also find on UA-cam. I used to sit in the upper arena end, just above Ernie
LGB, LGB, LGB...