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Exploring the musical past of Illinois beyond Chicagoland. Rock, soul, country, funk, gospel and jazz from the Land of Lincoln. Mostly 1960s & 70s with a preference for the overlooked, forgotten and unknown musicians, record labels and recording studios of downstate Illinois. Sometimes a radio show on WESN 88.1 FM in Bloomington, Illinois. www.downstatesounds.com/ The items posted here are not for sale and are shared for informational and educational purposes only.

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The Night People - Midnight Hour [Tuggie, 1967]

The Night People - Midnight Hour [Tuggie, 1967] downstate sounds

52 views - 2 days ago

The Warner Brothers - Three Cheers [Balance, 1967]

The Warner Brothers - Three Cheers [Balance, 1967] downstate sounds

77 views - 2 months ago

The Warner Brothers - Lost [Balance, 1967]

The Warner Brothers - Lost [Balance, 1967] downstate sounds

99 views - 2 months ago

Bill Hardesty & The Holiday Brass - Green Light [Golden Voice, 1968]

Bill Hardesty & The Holiday Brass - Green Light [Golden Voice, 1968] downstate sounds

49 views - 2 months ago

Jim Easter & The Artistic's - Stroll And Boogie [Cha Cha, 1962]

Jim Easter & The Artistic's - Stroll And Boogie [Cha Cha, 1962] downstate sounds

67 views - 2 months ago

The Furniture - I Love It Baby [Stature, 1967]

The Furniture - I Love It Baby [Stature, 1967] downstate sounds

107 views - 3 months ago

The Furniture - Keep On Running [Stature, 1967]

The Furniture - Keep On Running [Stature, 1967] downstate sounds

73 views - 3 months ago

Jam Factory - Good Lovin' Woman [Golden Voice, 1968]

Jam Factory - Good Lovin' Woman [Golden Voice, 1968] downstate sounds

124 views - 3 months ago

Howie Thayer & His Psycho-Electric Happening - Side 2 [Psychedelic Sounds, 1968]

Howie Thayer & His Psycho-Electric Happening - Side 2 [Psychedelic Sounds, 1968] downstate sounds

93 views - 3 months ago

Howie Thayer & His Psycho-Electric Happening - If Death Don't Get You (Then The Government Will)

Howie Thayer & His Psycho-Electric Happening - If Death Don't Get You (Then The Government Will) downstate sounds

161 views - 4 months ago

McKinley Sandifer - Misquito Bite [Dawson & Sandifer, 1965]

McKinley Sandifer - Misquito Bite [Dawson & Sandifer, 1965] downstate sounds

149 views - 4 months ago

McKinley Sandifer - Disco Pig [Sand-I, 1978]

McKinley Sandifer - Disco Pig [Sand-I, 1978] downstate sounds

262 views - 5 months ago

The Raging Storms - Tornado [Hit, 1961]

The Raging Storms - Tornado [Hit, 1961] downstate sounds

203 views - 9 months ago

Golden Star Singers - You Don't Know Like I Know (What The Lord Has Done For Me) [Century, 1973]

Golden Star Singers - You Don't Know Like I Know (What The Lord Has Done For Me) [Century, 1973] downstate sounds

85 views - 10 months ago

Golden Star Singers - I Don't Know Why I Have To Cry Sometime [Century, 1973]

Golden Star Singers - I Don't Know Why I Have To Cry Sometime [Century, 1973] downstate sounds

87 views - 10 months ago

Plush - Find My Way Back Home [unreleased, 1973]

Plush - Find My Way Back Home [unreleased, 1973] downstate sounds

108 views - 10 months ago

Plush - Look [unreleased, 1973]

Plush - Look [unreleased, 1973] downstate sounds

89 views - 10 months ago

The Vanguards - Peachtree [unreleased, 1966]

The Vanguards - Peachtree [unreleased, 1966] downstate sounds

425 views - 10 months ago

The Vanguards - Cool Richie [unreleased, 1966]

The Vanguards - Cool Richie [unreleased, 1966] downstate sounds

400 views - 10 months ago

The Vanguards - Roll Over Beethoven [no label, 1966]

The Vanguards - Roll Over Beethoven [no label, 1966] downstate sounds

702 views - 10 months ago

The Vanguards - What's Wrong With You [no label, 1966]

The Vanguards - What's Wrong With You [no label, 1966] downstate sounds

1.4K views - 10 months ago

Riff Raff - On N' On [no label, 1971]

Riff Raff - On N' On [no label, 1971] downstate sounds

1.5K views - 1 year ago

Riff Raff - For Who Am I [no label, 1971]

Riff Raff - For Who Am I [no label, 1971] downstate sounds

1.4K views - 1 year ago

Riff Raff - In Your Mind [no label, 1971]

Riff Raff - In Your Mind [no label, 1971] downstate sounds

1K views - 1 year ago

Riff Raff - Can You [no label, 1971]

Riff Raff - Can You [no label, 1971] downstate sounds

3.3K views - 1 year ago

The Buffum Tool Co - Yesterday's Dreams [unreleased, 1967]

The Buffum Tool Co - Yesterday's Dreams [unreleased, 1967] downstate sounds

852 views - 1 year ago

The Buffum Tool Co - Hiding In Your Mind [unreleased, 1967]

The Buffum Tool Co - Hiding In Your Mind [unreleased, 1967] downstate sounds

1.4K views - 1 year ago

Terry Warren - White Horses And Feathered Lace FULL ALBUM [Crusade Enterprises, 1972]

Terry Warren - White Horses And Feathered Lace FULL ALBUM [Crusade Enterprises, 1972] downstate sounds

356 views - 1 year ago

The Castaways - Don't You Just Know It [Witch, 1963]

The Castaways - Don't You Just Know It [Witch, 1963] downstate sounds

1.3K views - 1 year ago

The Castaways - I Go Ape [Witch, 1963]

The Castaways - I Go Ape [Witch, 1963] downstate sounds

705 views - 1 year ago

The Travelers - I Even Fooled Myself [Midwest, 1964]

The Travelers - I Even Fooled Myself [Midwest, 1964] downstate sounds

1K views - 1 year ago

Arkansas Travelers - Just One More [Traveler, 1960]

Arkansas Travelers - Just One More [Traveler, 1960] downstate sounds

180 views - 1 year ago

The Bushes - Assorted Shrubbery FULL ALBUM [Growth, 1969]

The Bushes - Assorted Shrubbery FULL ALBUM [Growth, 1969] downstate sounds

556 views - 1 year ago

Kracker-Barrel Komplex - Different Than Me [Page, 1968]

Kracker-Barrel Komplex - Different Than Me [Page, 1968] downstate sounds

338 views - 1 year ago

Union Station - Foolish Heart [Kentucky Fried Chicken Bluegrass Music Festival, 1986]

Union Station - Foolish Heart [Kentucky Fried Chicken Bluegrass Music Festival, 1986] downstate sounds

199 views - 1 year ago

Union Station - Wild Bill Jones [Kentucky Fried Chicken Bluegrass Music Festival, 1986]

Union Station - Wild Bill Jones [Kentucky Fried Chicken Bluegrass Music Festival, 1986] downstate sounds

418 views - 1 year ago

Marty Taylor - Only Yesterday [Radex, 1965]

Marty Taylor - Only Yesterday [Radex, 1965] downstate sounds

2.7K views - 1 year ago

The Bushes - Baby, Now That I Found You [Siwasher, 1968]

The Bushes - Baby, Now That I Found You [Siwasher, 1968] downstate sounds

711 views - 1 year ago

Ed Mason - Oh Lonesome Me [Milky Way, 1966]

Ed Mason - Oh Lonesome Me [Milky Way, 1966] downstate sounds

722 views - 1 year ago

The Brotherhood - Never Be Satisfied [Golden Voice, 1971]

The Brotherhood - Never Be Satisfied [Golden Voice, 1971] downstate sounds

453 views - 1 year ago

Kronic Flux - All Of My Love [Bonny, 1971]

Kronic Flux - All Of My Love [Bonny, 1971] downstate sounds

536 views - 1 year ago

Chuck Hughes - Son Of A Carolina Mountain Man [Bonny, 1972]

Chuck Hughes - Son Of A Carolina Mountain Man [Bonny, 1972] downstate sounds

124 views - 1 year ago

Chuck Hughes - Fire and Passion [Bonny, 1972]

Chuck Hughes - Fire and Passion [Bonny, 1972] downstate sounds

162 views - 1 year ago

The Castaways - Midnight Special [Bonny, 1971]

The Castaways - Midnight Special [Bonny, 1971] downstate sounds

729 views - 1 year ago

Lee Rust - Try, Try To Leave [RoFran, 1966]

Lee Rust - Try, Try To Leave [RoFran, 1966] downstate sounds

643 views - 1 year ago

Griffin - (I Want To Be) South Of The Border [Rabbit, 1980]

Griffin - (I Want To Be) South Of The Border [Rabbit, 1980] downstate sounds

399 views - 1 year ago

John Mark & The Sir-Vays - Only We Know [Big "J", 1964]

John Mark & The Sir-Vays - Only We Know [Big "J", 1964] downstate sounds

185 views - 1 year ago

Bare Wire - Run Out Of Time [Stereo Village, 1969]

Bare Wire - Run Out Of Time [Stereo Village, 1969] downstate sounds

984 views - 1 year ago

Jonnie And The Cyclones - Saxy Whack [McCady, 1963]

Jonnie And The Cyclones - Saxy Whack [McCady, 1963] downstate sounds

828 views - 1 year ago

Jonnie And The Cyclones - I Was Right And You Were Wrong [McCady, 1963]

Jonnie And The Cyclones - I Was Right And You Were Wrong [McCady, 1963] downstate sounds

340 views - 1 year ago

Joan Baez - Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 11/29/1962 [Part 2, audio only]

Joan Baez - Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 11/29/1962 [Part 2, audio only] downstate sounds

523 views - 1 year ago

Joan Baez - Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 11/29/1962 [Part 1, audio only]

Joan Baez - Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 11/29/1962 [Part 1, audio only] downstate sounds

490 views - 1 year ago

Maximus - A Better Mind [Golden Voice, 1969]

Maximus - A Better Mind [Golden Voice, 1969] downstate sounds

275 views - 1 year ago

Maximus - Somebody to Care [Golden Voice, 1969]

Maximus - Somebody to Care [Golden Voice, 1969] downstate sounds

268 views - 1 year ago

Maximus - If You Really Want Me To I'll Go [Galico, 1969]

Maximus - If You Really Want Me To I'll Go [Galico, 1969] downstate sounds

332 views - 1 year ago

Woof - This Is All I'll Say [House Of The Fox, 1971]

Woof - This Is All I'll Say [House Of The Fox, 1971] downstate sounds

638 views - 1 year ago

The Volcanoes - Cherry Pie [Tempus, 1958]

The Volcanoes - Cherry Pie [Tempus, 1958] downstate sounds

253 views - 1 year ago

The Volcanoes - Hey [Tempus, 1958]

The Volcanoes - Hey [Tempus, 1958] downstate sounds

182 views - 1 year ago

Nite Caps - Will Yum Tel [Fire, 1958]

Nite Caps - Will Yum Tel [Fire, 1958] downstate sounds

206 views - 1 year ago

Nite Caps - One More Thang [Fire, 1958]

Nite Caps - One More Thang [Fire, 1958] downstate sounds

215 views - 1 year ago