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Chicago Soul

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Massive work about the early days of Chicago Soul from the R&B days and the evolution through the 60's to the end of the 70's. Written by the R&B editor of Goldmine Magazine, this book has become the reference to everyone interested in the music business of the Windy City between the 50's and the 70's. Almost every chapter is devoted to a label (Vee Jay, Pam, Constellation, Okeh, Chess, ABC-Paramount, One-derful, Brunswick, Mercury, Curtom, Chi-Town...) and their artists: Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions, Billy Butler, Tyrone Davis, Major Lance, Jackie Wilson, Otis Clay, Otis Leavill, Five Du-Tones, Fontella Bass, Jan Bradley, Billy Stewart, Barbara Acklin, etc... Interviews to a lot of people involved in the sound of a city that was commercially overshadowed by the productions from Detroit and Memphis.

Impresionante obra de Robert Pruter sobre el origen del Soul en Chicago desde los tiempos del R&B y su evolución a lo largo de los 60 y hasta los últimos 70. Escrito por el editor de la sección de R&B de Goldmine Magazine, este libro se ha convertido en la obra de referencia a la que acudir para investigar el negocio musical en esa ciudad entre los 50 y los 70. Casi cada capítulo está dedicado a un sello (Vee Jay, Pam, Constellation, Okeh, Chess, ABC-Paramount, One-derful, Brunswick, Mercury, Curtom, Chi-Town...) y sus correspondientes artistas: Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions, Billy Butler, Tyrone Davis, Major Lance, Jackie Wilson, Otis Clay, Otis Leavill, Five Du-Tones, Fontella Bass, Jan Bradley, Billy Stewart, Barbara Acklin, etc... Entrevistas a muchos de los artífices del sonido de una ciudad que quedó eclipsada comercialmente por las producciones de Detroit y Memphis.