Introducing the newest series at Scout Hall: Broadway Blues, presented by Visit Cape!
On May 28, we welcome legendary bluesman Doug MacLeod, with support from Ivas John and Jason Heeter.
Doors: 6:00 P.M.
Show: 7:00 P.M.
All Ages / Indoor
TICKETS:
General Admission - Seated ($15 ADV)
Table for 4 - One ticket for up to four people at a private table. ($72 ADV)
About Doug Macleod
Two-time 2026 Blues Music Award nominee for Acoustic Artist of the Year and Acoustic Album of the Year, Doug MacLeod is an internationally acclaimed blues singer/songwriter, guitarist, and storyteller known for his soulful vocals, masterful guitar work, and riveting live performances. At the heart of his music is storytelling—bringing deeply human characters to life with honesty, wit, and soul.
A multiple Blues Music Award winner, MacLeod previously earned 2024 Acoustic Album of the Year (Raw Blues 1) and 2023 Acoustic Artist of the Year honors, along with additional nominations in 2025. His albums A Soul to Claim and Between Somewhere and Goodbye were named "DownBeatMagazine" Albums of the Year in 2022 and 2025.
With a career spanning more than 40 years and 29 albums, MacLeod has worked alongside blues legends including George “Harmonica” Smith, Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thornton, Lowell Fulson, and Pee Wee Crayton. His songs have been recorded by Albert King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker, and Eva Cassidy, and featured in film, television, and theater.
From 1999–2004, he hosted Nothin’ But the Blues on Los Angeles’ KLON-KKJZ, served as the voice of Continental Airlines’ Blues Showcase, and wrote the long-running column Doug’s Back Porch for Blues Revue. He is also featured in the documentary Resonate: A Guitar Story—The Making of National Guitars.
Overcoming childhood abuse and a crippling stutter, MacLeod found his voice through the blues—learning directly from the masters and carrying their tradition forward with integrity. As his mentor Ernest Banks taught him, “Never play a note you don’t believe, and never write or sing about what you don’t know.”
As Esther Crayton once told him, “You have a message—and you’ll send it mainly to the people who don’t go to church.”
Amen.
About Visit Cape
Visit Cape is dedicated to promoting the City of Cape Girardeau as a premier destination for both business and recreational tourism, all with the goal of driving economic development. Learn more and see a full calendar of events at visitcape.com.
