Music scene · Mount Vernon
A southern Illinois city where marching bands, church choirs, and country cover groups play the fairgrounds and downtown bars. St. Louis is the nearest market for working musicians.
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A southern Illinois city where marching bands, church choirs, and country cover groups play the fairgrounds and downtown bars. St. Louis is the nearest market for working musicians.
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Mount Vernon is a small southern Illinois city where music has meant high school marching bands, church choirs, country cover bands, and county fair talent shows. St. Louis is the nearest major source of musicians.
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