WESN Show #26 - Jun 20, 2019

The Music of Delmar Brown

An hour dedicated to the music of the Bloomington native that went on to play keyboards with Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius and Sting to name just a few.

ARTIST	TRACK	ALBUM	LABEL	YEAR
Pat Martino	Pyramidal Vision	Joyous Lake	Warner Bros.	1976
Bushrock	Wide Receiver	State Of Mind	R & W	1985
Delmar Brown w/ Gil Evans Orchestra	Sometimes	Recorded live in Perugia, Italy during Umbria Jazz Festival '87	-	1987
Delmar Brown	Be A Friend	Fully Loaded	Sonic Vista	1996
Chico Freeman & Brainstorm	Read The Signs	Sweet Explosion	In + Out	1990
Delmar Brown	Land Of Plenty	Inner Spirit	Ponderosa	2008
Delmar Brown w/ Sting	Promise Land	Recorded live in Los Angeles, CA 7/27/1988	-	1988

All compositions by Delmar Brown except "Land Of Plenty" by Leonard Cohen.
All vocals by Delmar Brown.

Extras

Two bands that Delmar played with in Bloomington-Normal while still in high school:

BAND X:  Dave Smith, James Gaston, Steve Jackson, Ron Klawitter, Steve Chestney, Scott Nelson, Michael Schwartzentruber, Delmar Brown and Don Sheirs (circa 1970).

ANTELOPE FREEWAY:  Tom Fatten, Steve Vandersteeg, Chuck Tripp, Delmar Brown, Dave Kotowski, Scott Krager and Brian Sanders (1972).
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Photos of Antelope Freeway courtesy of the McLean County Museum of History.

WESN Show #25 - May 16, 2019

R&B, Doo-Wop and Teen Ballads of the 50's & 60's

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
Herb Price & The Darts	Shimmy Shimmy (Cha Cha Cha)	Tempus	1958	Quad Cities / Peoria
Wild Child Gipson w/ Freddie Tieken & The Rockers	Sittin' Here Cryin'	HIT	1958	Quincy
Bobby Lee	Just Beginning	Decca	1961	Peoria
Mike Brewer b/w The Galaxies	Hey! Pretty Baby	Gail	1964	Champaign
Jim Easter & The Artistics	Bonnie My Baby	Cha Cha	1962	Mattoon
Kookie and Satalites	Boy Meets Girl	GMA	196?	Danville
Artie Dillon	Blue	Kandy Kane	1964	Peoria
The Beck Brothers	Screamin' Mamie	Mid West	1959	Colchester
The Hustlers	Susie	Reno	1966	Peoria
The Lancers	The Girl I Never Met	IT	1965	Quincy
Eddie Snow	Ain't That Right	Sun	1955	Springfield
Preston Jackson & The Rhythm Aces	Be Mine	Vee Jay	1961	Decatur
Ron Volz & The Rockin' R's	I'm Still In Love With You	Tempus	1959	Metamora
The Three Twins	All My Dreams	Banana	1958	Bloomington
Angelo's Angels	Which One Is To Blame	Fredlo	1961	Tonica
Little Bobby Foster w/ The Premiers	Shirley Can't You See	Stevens	1959	Granite City
Ron Ricky and The Semi-Tones	There's A Girl In My Heart	Semi-Tone	1965	Centralia
Warner Brothers	Guitar Blue	Everest	1965	Peoria
Junior Garner w/ The Sangamon Boys	Blind Date	Dixie	1961	Decatur

Extras

Herb Price & The Darts

Artie Dillon

Bobby Foster

WESN Show #24 - May 9, 2019

Downstate Rockers & Country Boppers Pt. 3

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
The Brooks Twins	I Ain't Gonna Letcha	Blue Ribbon	1958	Staunton
Bill Chambers & The Hillsiders	She's Treatin' Me Bad	Sun-Nel	1958	East St. Louis
Jimmie Dawson	It Took An Older Woman	Rustic	1957	Rockford
Jonnie & The Cyclones	Twisted Fender	McCady	1959	Springfield
Jack & The Contrasts	Thumpin' The Blues	Precise	1963	Alton
Fred Cuna	Serious Thinking	KB	196?	Centralia
Howard Mayberry w/ The Sangamon Boys	This Just Can't Be Puppy Love	Dixie	1961	Decatur
The Harmony Brothers	Baby, Tonight	Bobbin	1959	Springfield
Mississippi Valley Boys	Looking For My Baby	DHW	1967	Moline
Mike Brewer b/w The Galaxies	I'm All Through With You	Gail	1964	Champaign
The Lancers	Gore	IT	1965	Quincy
Lee Rust	Scramble	Rofran	196?	Bloomington / Springfield
Art Buchanan	Time Will Tell	Flame	1959	Wayne City
Fred & Jesse, the Cuno Brothers and the Dixie Rockers	Mine All Mine	Kay	1960	East St. Louis
Jack & Jumpin Jacks	More More	Kay	1959	East St. Louis
Marveluss Mickey	I Feel So Good	Marlo	1965	Belleville
Rockin' R's	Nameless	Tempus	1959	Metamora
Bill & Ben and the Arkansas Travelers	The Sun Shines Brighter	Traveler	1958	Champaign
Wes Holly and His Rhythm Ranchers	Hop Rock	Wes Holly	1958	Dixon
Jimmy Jeffers and His Jokers	Teardrops From My Eyes	Fraternity	1959	Nothern Illinois
Lew Ammons, Charlie Heavrin and Band	Cab Driver's Blues	Royce	1964	Oblong
Lucky Leroy and the Rhythm Ramblers	Now Get Goin'	Go-Lish	1955	Harrisburg

Extras

HARMONY BROTHERS

WES HOLLY

JIMMIE DAWSON (aka Tommy Latham, Jeffrey Parnell, Dave

Farley, Jimmy Jeffers, Old Jeff Latham and the Dixie Drifter)

JONNIE & THE CYCLONES

WESN Show #23 - May 2, 2019

Tonica Sound Studio and Bonny Records

ARTIST	TRACK	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
Angelo's Angels	Mach 9	[1963}	Tonica
Sharon Angello	Milkman	1970/71	Tonica
The Country Four	You Just Lost Your Lovin' Man	1971	Dixon
The Krowd	Hangin' On	1971	?
Keith Streid	It Wasn't Meant To Be	1974	Chenoa
The Castaways	I Guess I Can See The Light	1971	LaSalle Co
Illinois Play Boys (vocal by Joe Durbin)	My World Has Ended	1971	Princeton
Don Killion	Black Land Dust	1972	Oglesby
J.J. Dickens	I Don't Recall Your Name	1978	Utica
Mississippi Wunder Boy	Girl With A Wig	1971	LaSalle Co
Ice	Retirement '75	1972	Streator
Desire	Long Hair-Short Hair Blues	1979	?
Anson Blue	He Took Away Her Darlin'	1971	Streator
Mike Higgins	On The Run	1979	LaSalle Co
Lloyd Haun	Morbid Melody	1971	Bureau Co
Sweetwater	Illinois Born and Raised	?	Mendota

All songs released on Bonny except Sweetwater (no label).  All songs recorded at Tonica Sound Studio except Angelo's Angels (Chicago Sound) and Sharon Angello (Golden Voice Recording Co).

Extras

Angelo's Angels

Joe Durbin (Illinois Play Boys)

Keith Streid

Don Killion

The Country Four