WESN Show #33 - Halloween 2019

Monsters, Murders, Nightmares and A Dog Named Spookie

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
The Staccato's	Nightmare	Kandy Kane	1964	Peoria
Jimmy Friis & The Valiants	Serpents and Spiders	Ridge	1964	Rockford
The Echos	Haunted	Sage	1960	Mattoon
Ronny & Johnny	Massacre	Lucky	1960	Danville
Eldon Rice	Hillbilly Swampman	White Label	1965	Carrier Mills
Russ (Big Daddy) Blackwell	The Little Monster	Vincent	1968	Rockford
The Holidays	Pearl Diver	Dixie	1963	Springfield
Dean Carter	Shadow of Evil	Big Beat	196?	Champaign-Urbana
Keith Dorrough & The Thunderbirds	Windy City	Royce	1964	Oblong
Howie Thayer & His Psycho-Electric Happening	Movin' Groovin' Fairy Tale	Psychedelic Sounds	1968	La Moille
Kookie Cook & The Satalites	Space Monster	Big Beat	196?	Danville
Lloyd Haun	Morbid Melody	Bonny	1971	Bureau Co
The 12th Knight	Death Row	Big Beat	1972	Danville
Dave Scherer & The Castels	My Dog Spookie	Talmont	1965	Decatur
Brillo & The Firebirds	Calling Red Rover	Golden Voice	1969	Macomb
Ron Carroll	Harold, You're So Weird	Co-field	1976	Metamora
North Bridge Company	Strange Land, Strange People	Sand "G"	1968	Peoria
The Lancers	Gore	IT	1965	Quincy

Sound effects heard during this show were from a found ¼ reel to reel tape simply labeled "Halloween Sounds." 
Sources unknown.  Courtesy of Reverberation Vinyl.

Extras

The Holidays

Jimmy Friis & The Valiants

The Echos

  

  

WESN Show #32 - Oct 3, 2019

Concert Series: The Country Blues Comes To Central Illinois

Memphis Blues Caravan

March 22, 1974  Illinois Valley Community College  Oglesby, Illinois

• Memphis Piano Red - "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie"
• Memphis Piano Red - "Home At Last"
• Memphis Piano Red - "You Don't Have To Go"
• Memphis Piano Red - "Mother-In-Law Blues"
• Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - "Corrina Corrina"
• Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - "Yellow Yam Blues"
• Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - "President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long"
• Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - "Rats In My Kitchen"
• Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon - "Holy Spirit, Don't You Leave Me"
• Furry Lewis - "Mary Tell Blues"

The Memphis Blues Caravan performed two shows in downstate Illinois in 1974:
March 20: Illinois State University & March 22: Illinois Valley Community College 
(The performances heard on the show were recorded by Greg Steil at IVCC.  Some of Greg's recordings were used on the Memphis Blues Caravan Vol. 1 CD however Greg was not credited and the date and venue info in the liner notes was incorrect.)
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Larry Johnson

May 21, 1971  Illinois State University Normal, Illinois

• "Ragged and Dirty"
• "How Long Blues"
• "Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)"
• "Nobody's Business If I Do"
• "Saturday Blues"
• "Pick Poor Robin Clean"

For more information on the New Friends of Old Time Music concerts at Illinois State University see the NFOTM page.

WESN Show #31 - Sep 19, 2019

Downstate Garage Pt. 2

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
Lee Rust	Try, Try To Leave Me	Rofran	1966	Bloomington / Springfield
The Jades	You Have To Walk	Clark	1967	Herrin
The Warner Brothers	Lonely I	Dunwich	1966	Peoria
Dave & The Squires	The Girl Of My Dreams	Radex	1965	Lena
Inner Sanctum	Can't Make It Without You	Thunder	1968	Virden
The Night People	Ain't Gonna Happen	Tuggie	1967	Olney
One-Eyed Jacks	Die Today	Lakeside	1966	Champaign-Urbana
The War Lords	Real Fine Lady	Thor	1966	Bloomington
The Vectors	It's Been A Day Or Two	St. Lawerence	1965	Macomb
Barry Ebling & The Invaders	Sunny Day Rain	Norman	1967	Granite City
Beggars Opera Co.	Escape	Golden Voice	1968	Farmington
The Cobblestones	Flower People	Mobie	1967	Bloomington
The Komons	Caught In The Trap	Feature	1966	Rockford
The Marauders	Just Times Between Us	Heads	1966	Granite City
The Cliques	Ballad Of A Destitute Man	Custom	1967	Champaign-Urbana
Suburban 9 to 5	Walk Away	Golden Voice	1967	Peoria
Nickel Bag	The Woods	Rembrandt	1966	Carbondale
The Intruders	Not That You Know	IT	1966	Pittsfield
North Bridge Company	Crying All Alone	Sand "G"	1968	Peoria
The Ravins	Andy	Syndicate	1967	Gibson City
The Wylde Heard	Stop It Girl	Phillips	1967	Peoria
The Starlites	Wait For Me	Zap	1965	Danville
The Explorers	Blue Flavored Lollipop	Sandy's	1968	Quincy
The Unknowns	Modern Era	Marlo	1966	Belleville
The Changing Times	Big Boss Man	Thunder	1967	Bartonville

(See Show #14 for more Downstate Garage)

Extras

The War Lords

The Vectors

Nickel Bag

The Unknowns

WESN Show #30 - Sep 12, 2019

Give The Banjo Player Some

ARTIST	TRACK	ALBUM	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
Cousin Emmy	I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again	Kentucky Mountain Ballads	Decca	1947	Bloomington
A Country Band	Blind Fiddler	Music	Golden Eagle	1973	Edwardsville
Bluegrass Gentlemen	Little Maggie	S/T	Liberty	1962	Champaign-Urbana
Orval Hale	Pennyrile Tea	Dear Old Illinois	Pick Away	1979	Kirksville
Art Thieme	Sundown	On The Wilderness Road	Folk-Legacy	1986	Peru
Red Cravens & The Bray Brothers	Harley's Breakdown	Prairie Bluegrass	Rounder	1976	Champaign-Urbana
Philo Glee & Mandoline Society	Cripple Creek	S/T	Campus Folksong Club	1962	Champaign-Urbana
The Gordons	Two Dollar Bill	"Covered Bridge"	Crusade	1977	Sparta
Pat Burton	Golden Slippers	We've Been Waiting For This	Flying Fish	1974	Champaign-Urbana
A Country Band	Rock Salt & Nails	Music	Golden Eagle	1973	Edwardsville
Applegate & Co.	Black Rock Turnpike	Live	GDS	1977	Peoria
Orval Hale	Goin' Across The Sea	Dear Old Illinois	Pick Away	1979	Kirksville
Bluegrass Related	Breaking It Down	Family Album	Lemco	1977	Galesburg / Bloomington
Philo Glee & Mandoline Society	Molly and Tenbrooks	S/T	Campus Folksong Club	1962	Champaign-Urbana
Indian Creek Delta Boys	Bonaparte's March	S/T	Davis Unlimited	1976	Charleston
The Gordons	Banjo In The Holler	"Covered Bridge"	Crusade	1977	Sparta
Bluegrass Related	Friend Of The Devil	Family Album	Lemco	1977	Galesburg / Bloomington
Pat Burton	The First Whippoorwill	We've Been Waiting For This	Flying Fish	1974	Champaign-Urbana
Applegate & Co.	Rueben's Train	Live	GDS	1977	Peoria
Art Thieme	Mister Garfield	On The Wilderness Road	Folk-Legacy	1986	Peru

Extras