Born February 25, 1913
Mel Bay bought his first guitar at age thirteen, taught himself to play and was performing publicly within a few months. He moved to St. Louis in 1933, where he fronted his own trio and taught up to 100 students per week. In 1947 Bay published his landmark instruction manual "The Orchestral Chord System for Guitar," soon followed by "Modern Guitar Method." Marvels of simple yet thorough instruction, Bay's various guitar manuals sold over 25 million copies, called "The George Washington of the Guitar" by "Guitar Player" Magazine, Mel Bay promoted guitar popularity worldwide by making the instrument easily accessible to novice players while helping expert musicians improve their technique.| HM Number | HM2CFA |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 735035 N 4281991 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65533333, -90.29898333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.32', W 90° 17.939' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 19.2" N, 90° 17' 56.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6176 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis MO 63112, US |
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