The Mound City Blue Blowers were a novelty jazz ensemble founded in 1923 by Red McKenzie and Jack Bland in St. Louis, Missouri. Their first hit came in 1924 when "Arkansas Blues" b/w "Blue Blues" became a Midwest sensation, and the group recorded twelve tunes between 1924 and 1925, collaborating with Frankie Trumbauer and Eddie Lang. After recording under his own name, McKenzie returned to the Mound City name for sessions with Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins, Glenn Miller and Pee Wee Russell, and in 1931 the band recorded with Muggsy Spanier and Jimmy Dorsey. Their final 25 tracks, issued between 1935 and 1936, featured Nappy Lamare, Spooky Dickenson, Bunny Berigan, and others. The ensemble disbanded in 1936.
