WESN Show #6 - Dec. 13, 2018

Downstate Christmas Special

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR
Tex Williams	The Winter Song	Capitol	1949	Ramsey
Marty Roberts	Let's Give Santa Claus A Christmas	Dome	1951	Chenoa
Lyle & Doris Mayfield	Rudolph The Red Nosed Raindeer	-no label-	2008	Greenville
Joe Dowell	Patapan	-no label-	?	Bloomington
Carl Trent	Jingle Bell Trucker	Golden Voice	?	Peoria
Burl Ives	Christmas Can't Be Far Away	Decca	1965	Hunt City
Eddy Arnold (written w/ *Jenny Lou Carson)	C--H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S	RCA Victor	1949	*Decatur
Bray Brothers w/ Red Cravens	Jingle Bell Breakdown	Rounder	1962	Champaign-Urbana
Joe Dowell	A Kiss For Christmas	Smash	1961	Bloomington
June Christy	Christmas Heart	Capitol	1961	Decatur
Bloomington HS Girls Choir	Christmas Is A Time For You	Delta	1974	Bloomington
Joe Dowell	I Wonder Who's Spending Xmas With You	Smash	1961	Bloomington
Marty Roberts	A Father's Christmas Decision	Dome	1951	Chenoa
Lyle & Doris Mayfield	Empty Christmas Stocking	-no label-	2008	Greenville
Red Foley & *Judy Martin	Our Christmas Waltz	Decca	1949	*Decatur
Emil "Farmer" Bill	Christmas In A Barn	Golden Voice	1969	Peoria
LaSalle-Peru HS Choir	White Christmas	Delta	1978	LaSalle-Peru
Prairie du Rocher Singers	La Gui-Annee	KSGM	1940s	Prairie du Rocher

WESN Show #5 - Dec. 6, 2018

Downstate in '68 : Strange Land, Strange People

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL
North Bridge Company	Strange Land, Strange People	Sand "G"	Peoria
Holidays	I'm The One (Who Really Loves You)	Thunder	Springfield
Spur	Mind Odyssey	Cinema International	Belleville
Dean Carter	Good Side Of My Mind	Tell International	Champaign
Pisces	Genesis II	Vincent	Rockford
Third Booth	Mysteries	Thunder	Canton
Beggars Opera Co.	Escape	Golden Voice	Peoria
Howie Thayer & His Psycho-Electric Happening	If Death Don't Get You (Then The Government Will)	Psychedelic Sounds	La Moille
Mod 4	Open Up Your Mind	[Fredlo]	Aledo
Inner Sanctum	Times Are Getting Better	Thunder	Virden
Zimmo's Thanatopsis	In a Dream World	Golden Voice	Morton
One Eyed Jacks	Together We're In Love	Roulette	Champaign
Suburban 9 to 5	Sunshine Becomes You	Golden Voice	Peoria
Kracker-Barrel Komplex	Different Than Me	Page	LaSalle-Peru
Peanut Butter Conformity	But It's Alright	Golden Voice	Bloomington-Normal
Jack Johnson	Soul, Soul, Soul	Big Beat	Danville
Buster Browns	Lovin' Train	Golden Voice	Galesburg
Osgood	Everybody Sing	Golden Voice	Macomb
Jam Factory	Give Me The Right (To Love You)	Golden Voice	Peoria
Deanna Kimball	Take Me Home	Hummingbird	Bloomington-Normal

Extras:

WESN Show #4 - Nov. 29, 2018

Down Home : Downstate Folk, Bluegrass and Ballads

ARTIST	TRACK	ALBUM	LABEL	YEAR
Applegate & Co	Theme Time	Applegrass	GDS	1979
Cousin Emmy	Ruby		Decca	1947
Art Thieme	Hanging of Charlie Birger	Songs of the Heartland	Kicking Mule	1980
Indian Creek Delta Boys	Melinda
Philo Glee & Mandoline Society	Bed On The Floor	S/T	Campus Folksong Club	1962
Bray Brothers w/ Red Cravens	Red Rocking Chair	Prairie Bluegrass	Rounder	1962
Orval Hale	Old Joe Clark	Dear Old Illinois		1979
Bluegrass Related	Matterhorn	Family Album	Lemco	1977
J'Anna Jacoby	John Hardy	Little Girl With Her Hair All Down	Paradise Productions	1976
Innsiders	Rider	Little Things	Baca	1966
Carl Sandburg	I Ride An Old Paint	The Great Carl Sandburg	Lyrichord	1950
Gordons	Molly and Tenbrooks	"Covered Bridge"	Crusade	1977
Suzy Bogguss	Ghost Riders	Suzy	Old Shack	1981
Bob Poulsen	Lonesome Day Blues	Two Hours Wasn't Enough	Crusade	1976
Keith Clark	Cherry Mine Disaster	Ballads of LaSalle County, Illinois	Folkways	1957
Tennessee Ramblers	Grab Your Saddle Horn and Blow		Bluebird	1940
Mike Wilson	Green Valley Waltz	Dear Old Illinois		1950s

Extras:

 

Decatur Herald, Apr 22, 1979

WESN Show #3 -- Nov. 15, 2018

Downstate Rockers & Country Boppers

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR
The Rockers	Movin' and Groovin'	Cool	1964	Danville
Freddie Tieken & The Rockers	The Jinx	IT	1963	Quincy
Carl Trantham & The Rythm All Stars	Where There's A Will (There's A Way)	Lincoln	1957	Peoria
Holidays	Concussion	Dixie	1964	Springfield
Arlie Miller	Lou Ann	Lucky	1960	Danville
Artie Dillon	In My Teens	Kandy Kane	1964	Peoria
Cash Holiday	Solid Twister	HIT	1963	Peoria
Wild Child Gipson	Uncle John	HIT	1958	Quincy
Joe Dowell	Little Bo Peep	Smash	1961	Bloomington
Preston Jackson & Rhythm Aces	Joni	Vee Jay	1961	Decatur
Bonnie Lou	One Track Love	King	1956	Towanda / Carlock
Chessmen	Lucille	Riot-Chous	1964	Decatur
Skeeter Bonn	Chained	Admiral	1957	Canton
Rockin' R's	Crazy Baby	Tempus	1958	Metamora
Bobby Carter & The Spotlites	Run, Run, Run	Cardell	1961	Bloomington
Kookie	Ooby Dooby	Milky Way	1965	Danville
Richie Deran & The New Tones	Little Willie	Pontiac	1960	Canton / Burlington, IA
Bobby Mack	Waiting For You To Call	B-Mac	1958	Peoria
Jim Foley & The Big Beats	Goodbye Train	Lucky	1960	Danville
Dean Carter	Jailhouse Rock	Milky Way	1967	Danville

Extras:

Lois Lee and the Rockets from Danville, Illinois circa 1965 performing "Johnny B. Goode" on Marty's Dance Party (a live teen dance show hosted by Marty Roberts that aired on WTVP in Decatur and WICS in Springfield).