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Reclaimed Soul Episode 007: Architects of Chicago Soul, Building for Tomorrow.

In this installment of my radio show (called “Reclaimed Soul”), I feature interviews with some Architects of the Classic Chicago Soul sound who are “scratching and crawling” today to restore the South Side Clubs and Venues that made them who they are as artists. Two such architects are profiled below: Tom Tom Washington (pictured here)…

June 19, 2012

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Chicago Cultural History, Local Chicago Music, Music, the Freshness

Chi-Lites, Chicago Soul, Gene Barge, reclaimed soul, South Side Big Band, Tom Tom Washington, Willie Henderson

Baby Be Mine: Johnny Williams’ Record Row Gold

Above, enjoy DuSable High School’s own Johnny Williams with Baby Be Mine, a classically Chicago-styled mid-tempo shuffler. A delicious record, it was recorded at Brunswick Records here in Chicago (1449 South Michigan Avenue, to be exact) for their Subsidiary label, Bashie. Get a whif of those cheering flutes on the tail end. A beast. Pictured…

September 28, 2009

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Arts & Culture, Chicago Cultural History, Jive Culture, Local Chicago Music, Music

Bashie Records, Brunswick, Brunswick Records, Carl Davis, Chicago Soul, DuSable High School, Johnny Williams, Local Chicago Soul, Tom Tom Washington, Willie Henderson

Love is a Merry-Go-Round: Ginji James and “that thing”

I wanted to share this record with you….because I love it. From the 1971 (Chicago born-and-bred) album, “Love is a Merry-Go-Round”: it’s Ginji James with “Love Had Come to Stay”. It’s sitting-in-the-park music from Brunswick Records (recorded on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago). Sitting-in-the-Park music is that music you hear in your head when you’re…

March 5, 2009

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Local Chicago Music, Music, the Goodness

Brunswick Records, Chicago Music, Chicago Soul, Ginji James, Local Chicago Music, Record Row, soul, Tom Tom Washington, Willie Henderson