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Chicago soul is a style of soul music that arose during the 1960s in Chicago. Along with Detroit , the home of Motown , and Memphis , with its hard-edged, gritty performers (see Memphis soul ), Chicago and the Chicago soul style helped spur the album-oriented soul revolution of the early 1970s.
Singer Born in Chicago Jon Hager: Aug 30, 1941: Jan 9, 2009 Singer Born in Chicago Terry Hanck: Blues saxophonist and singer Born in Chicago [13] Herbie Hancock: Apr 12, 1940: Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Born in Chicago Eddie Harris: Oct 20, 1934: Nov 5, 1996: Jazz saxophonist Born in Chicago Elizabeth Eden Harris (a.k.a. CupcakKe ...
Chicago is also well known for its soul music. In the early 1930s, Gospel music began to gain popularity in Chicago due to Thomas A. Dorsey's contributions at Pilgrim Baptist Church. In the 1970s and 1980s, heavy metal music, punk, industrial music and hip hop also were heavily innovated by Chicago artists.
Ruby Andrews (born Ruby Stackhouse; March 12, 1947) [1] [2] is an American R&B/soul singer. Beginning her professional career in the mid–1960s, Andrews is best known for her songs: "Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970).
Leroy Hutson (born June 4, 1945) is an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and instrumentalist, best known as former lead singer of R&B vocal group The Impressions. His music concerns 1970s soul, as noted in the June 29, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. He is the father of producer JR Hutson.
Burrage's only national hit as singer was the 1965 Chicago soul song "Got to Find a Way", [2] which reached number 31 on the US Billboard R&B chart. [6] The following year Burrage died in Chicago, aged 35, from heart failure at the home of Tyrone Davis, [1] a musician Burrage influenced. [7]
Barbara Jean Acklin (February 28, 1943 – November 27, 1998) [1] [2] [3] was an American soul singer and songwriter, who was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s.Her biggest hit as a singer was "Love Makes a Woman" (1968).
Keith Errol Barrow (September 27, 1954 – October 22, 1983) was an American disco/soul singer and songwriter born and raised in Chicago. He was most known for being the son of civil rights activist and minister Reverend Willie Taplin Barrow .