Credit Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Lance Tawzer is the director of exhibits and shows at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. He said “The State of Sound: A World of Music from Illinois” covers a wide variety of genres.
“From Gospel music and musicians like Mahalia Jackson, to Chance the Rapper to Miles Davis, to rock ‘n’ roll stars, like Styx and Cheap Trick,” Tawzer said, “this state has really brought this amazing sonic history to the forefront.”
He said the hard part was knowing that someone was going to be left out because Illinois has so many leading musicians.