295. Alonzo Townsend: Founder of The Townsend and Three Agency
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Alonzo Townsend, Founder of The Townsend and Three Agency, stopped by to talk with Nancy about his career and his agency\'s new collaboration with the Dark Room at the Grandel. ------
The Townsend and Three Agency has taken over booking for the the Dark Room at the Grandel concert series. The artist, entertainment, and booking agency is owned by Alonzo Townsend of St. Louis. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014
Alonzo Townsend is the son of the Grammy-winning St. Louis blues musician Henry Townsend, who died in 2006, and his mother was also a musician of note, blues singer Vernell Townsend. He started working for his father, on the business side, at the age of nine, and his career progressed from there. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014
His spoken word recording, \\u201cA Letter To My City,\\u201d was featured as a part of the 18 N 18 St. Louis Blues Society Compilation Album. Townsend is a speaker and writer and board member for the St. Louis Blues Society, Blues Education programs including \\u201cHip-Hop to The Blues,\\u201d and a presenter/youth educator for Blues in The Schools Programs. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014
\\u201cI want to make sure we have a platform to showcase the legends we still have,\\u201d he has said. \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014
\\u201cBut this is also where we get to highlight the underdogs, the future, who are looking for opportunities but don\\u2019t always get the co-sign, don\\u2019t get the opportunity when it comes to getting chosen for certain festivals and certain stages.\\u201d \\u2014\\u2014\\u2014
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