Paul Serrano

I Just Want to Be Loved: Lee Charles breaks it all the way down.

Wow. What a little stunner. I played this 1973 cut during my second set at Morseland this past Thursday. Such a quality Chicago cut. Arranged by the mighty, mighty Tom Tom Washington (who later worked with the likes of Earth, Wind, & Fire), this was co-written by Lee Charles with Lowrell Simon [from the group…

July 25, 2011

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Local Chicago Music, Music

Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Lee Charles, Local Chicago Music, Local Chicago Soul, Lost Generation, Lowrell Simon, Moog synthesizer, Paul Serrano, soul music, Tom Tom Washington
Tapes Lost to Time: Chicago Stories

I am bothered by tapes that disappear, the same tapes that record our collective story. The sort that get erroneously misplaced, taped over, or buried (true stories, all). It’s happened often in Chicago to bits of media that palpably documented Chicago Cultural History. It seems to have happened too many times for my taste. Here’s a…

September 8, 2009

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Arts & Culture, Chicago Cultural History, Commentary, Film and Television, Jive Culture, Local Chicago Music, Music, the Goodness

Chicago, Chicago Soul, Dick Gregory, Hyde Park Herald, jake austen, Jim Tilmon, Jive Culture, Media, Paul Serrano, PS Recording Studios, Race, Soul Train, Television