Blind Buddy Burton and his Hammond Organ

"Illinois Carousel" was a politically sponsored radio broadcast from the mid-1900s captured on a Webster model 80 wire recorder. Broadcast on WJJD, this program features Buddy Burton assisting Conrad F. Becker, who was running for the office of Illinois State Treasurer.

The recording mentions Tuesday, April 13, which corresponds to the date of the Illinois primary elections in 1948, providing a historical context to this intriguing broadcast.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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