Springfield, Illinois' Music History

Springfield, Illinois' Music History A celebration of Springfield, Illinois' Live Music History The photos have been cataloged by decade. Thank you, William J. Enjoy!

This page was created to celebrate the unbelievable amount of musical talent in our humble city of Springfield, Illinois. I encourage you to share your early day band, venue and music store photos, newspaper articles and/or more current band pics and video. Your help in dating photos or identifying unnamed musicians is greatly appreciated. Evans, for the timeless photos used to launch this FB page.

05/31/2026
1936 - Lawrence Grade School Orchestra. Courtesy Lincoln Library; Sangamon Valley Collection
05/27/2026

1936 - Lawrence Grade School Orchestra. Courtesy Lincoln Library; Sangamon Valley Collection

1980’s - Rachael Lee. Per Chas Blythe, “This picture hangs in Andy’s jazz club in Chicago. It is on the All-Star wall. R...
05/27/2026

1980’s - Rachael Lee. Per Chas Blythe, “This picture hangs in Andy’s jazz club in Chicago. It is on the All-Star wall. Rachel Lee is remembered and honored still.” Courtesy Chas Blythe.

1990 - Secret Society with Brian Curtis, Doug Kirk, Howard Freitag and Jimmy Engel
05/27/2026

1990 - Secret Society with Brian Curtis, Doug Kirk, Howard Freitag and Jimmy Engel

1990 - Nasty Nasty with Micky Shomidie, Tim Whalen, John Scully and Trevor Reynolds.
05/27/2026

1990 - Nasty Nasty with Micky Shomidie, Tim Whalen, John Scully and Trevor Reynolds.

1991 - Sam Giordano, guitarist with Rock Shop 101.
05/27/2026

1991 - Sam Giordano, guitarist with Rock Shop 101.

Early 1970's? - "Nighthawk" after the name change to "Outlaw" and Marvin Jonesi replacing Paul Motika. Courtesy of Kevin...
05/27/2026

Early 1970's? - "Nighthawk" after the name change to "Outlaw" and Marvin Jonesi replacing Paul Motika. Courtesy of Kevin Cox.

1978 - Whatever Production Wednesday - The Outlaws plus Special Guest Pat Travers at the Illinois State Armory on Novemb...
05/27/2026

1978 - Whatever Production Wednesday - The Outlaws plus Special Guest Pat Travers at the Illinois State Armory on November 29, 1978. Tickets $6.50

Whatever Production Wednesday - The Outlaws plus Special Guest Pat Travers at the Illinois State Armory on November 29, 1978. Tickets $6.50

1990 - Whatever Production promo. Courtesy Len Trumper's Whatever Production.
05/06/2026

1990 - Whatever Production promo. Courtesy Len Trumper's Whatever Production.

Whatever Productions Wednesday - Fourth of July Aftershock: Two big nights of rock and roll at the Dept. of Conservation IL State Fairgrounds on July 6, 1990, and July 7, 1990. A fundraiser for the Humane Society of Springfield and Sangamon County.

1965 - Organist Wendell Kennedy and the Orpheum Theater. Courtesy Todd Brooks via Springfield Rewind.
03/27/2026

1965 - Organist Wendell Kennedy and the Orpheum Theater. Courtesy Todd Brooks via Springfield Rewind.

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