Champaign - 3rd and Green - Where the Red Lion used to be
Red Lion Liqueur Bar.......Good Times
This is a Classic!
Red Lion Champaign 1978
Jesse Ross Band - Winter ‘75
Tim Healy, Steve Kesler, Randy Smith, Mike Good, Mike Welborn
Uncle Otto’s General Store
Steve Masengill, Bill Fiorio, Jack Davis, Joe McCabe, Frank Eiter
The Lugnutz getting wild in the 1970’s
David Wright - “Snake” in the Lugnutz passed away in 1998, you will be missed, God Bless
CoalKitchen - 1971
Featuring the late great Carla Peyton
Lothar playing at the Lion (1967)
LtoR: Jack Davis, Bill Fiorio, Steven Kastner, (hidden) Frank Eiter
Bill Porter and Tamarak at the Red Lion
Night on the Sunset Strip
Norman “Cooker” Des Rosiers
Bob Graham - 1972
Champaign, IL
Bob Graham - 1975
Dekalb, IL
Next pics courtesy of Bill Risoli, a long time employee of the Red Lion
Champaign
Red Lion Bloomington
1978
Willard Cratchlow
Feat. Head East Singer Dan Odum
Red Lion Bloomington
1978
Tantrum
Red Lion Dekalb
1979
Pulsar
Red Lion Bloomington
1979
Bill Risoli & Dave Marley
Red Lion Dekalb
Showtime Sam (back turned)
Manager Dekalb
Bob Graham (middle)
Manager Bloomington
Scott Vaughn (left)
Manager Champaign
Serving it up at the Red Lion
Bruce Hall w/ the Jesse Ross Band
Some pics courtesy of Hollywood Hangover, Bill Porter, Kim Coffey...thanks guys!
Old School Red Lion stuff
Bob Graham - 1971
Bloomington, IL
Mark Hamby
THE SHIP / 1971-77
Bloomington - 1971
L to R - Standing L to R - Sitting
Tim Irvin (Lead Vocals and Steel {“Stale”} guitar) David Wright (Lead vocals/guitar)
Jerry “Pork” Armstrong (Lead Vocals) Bob Bobel (Drums)
Bruce Horn (Bass) In tree- Chris “Captain Gadget” Curtis (Lead guitar/keyboard)
Bill Stilwell (Keyboards/Guitar)