The Band

John "Radio" Russell & Friends

Yorkville Big Band Mrs. of Ceremony,
Carol Falato & John Russell

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Yorkville Big Band Director Rick Falato
being interviewed by John Russell

Barbara Marik introducing John "Radio" Russell at the Schaumburg summer big band concert series.

Schaumburg Audience for the... BIG BAND CONCERTS

John "Radio" Russell receiving an Award
Willowbrook Ballroom 1009

John with his....WW11 Father, Glenn H. Ghrist Jr. who has offen appeared on Midwest Ballroom

New Big Band Member, Soloist...
John "Radio" Russell with the Triangle

Rich Weiss and the Weiss Brothers Orchestra with vocalist Mary Kalfas
performing at a recent Schaumburg Library Concert..

Joan & bandleader Jay Witcher enjoy a night
off seated in the audience at Schaumburg

Part of the large crowd that attended this year's appearance
of the Vito buffalo Orchestra in Algonquin, IL.

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John Russell and Band Leader Vito Buffalo

Rockford fine jazz musicians,
Mike Alongi, Harold Smith and Guy Fiorenza

Jazz promoter
Louise Palacios & drummer Ken White

John with his dad. The wall is filled with train photos that John's dad has collected.

A rare 1995 photo of Chuck Schaden & John Russell
at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago

Midwest Ballroom is produced in the
recording studio at WDCB

John Russell with member officers of the Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz

Honoring John "Radio" Russell
Willowbrook Ballroom 1909

Pianist & Director of the Symphony Pops Orchestra of Chicago Frank Winkler records an on the spot interview with John Russell at a ball game.

Circa 2000 booksigning for John's "Valley Voices" History book on Chicago's area radio.
Chicago's DJ Art Hellyer is on John's left.

John wrote "Valley Voices" a History of Chicago Area Radio

John and Accordian Great Art Van Damme

Bango Buddies with Ann Stewart performing in 2009 in Rockford