Charles Glenn to sing the National Anthem at Gateway
Glenn, 64, retired from singing the National Anthem at St. Louis NHL games at the end of the 2018-2019 season – the year they won their first Stanley Cup championship.
Glenn’s mother was an accomplished opera singer, but her son leaned toward the pop scene. Over the course of his career in and around music, Glenn has opened for Smokey Robinson, Huey Lewis and the News, Meatloaf and Earth, Wind and Fire.
John Kelly, who has called Blues games for 17 years, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch home games at Enterprise Center won't be the same without Glenn.
"I'm lucky enough to see every anthem in every arena, and I think Charles is one of the very best," said Kelly. “His rendition of our anthem is fantastic. When Charles does the anthem, he does it from the heart. When he's done, our building is electric."
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