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Documents the rise of Chicago as the soul music recording center by looking at the performers, producers, distributors, deejays, studios, and labels that promoted this offspring of the rhythm-and-blues industry.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Robert Pruter has done an outstanding job researching and compiling, covering every aspect of the beautiful music that was produced by the african-americans in Chicago, the best part being created in the 60's. A must for every music enthusiast. He virtually left no stone unturned, and this book has become the source to turn to whenever you want to check out a particular fact about a band a singer or a label, or if you just want to go back to that era. Back then music wasn't standardized and didn't sound the same wherever you went. Every big town had it's own sound and Chicago's surely was one of the most important together with not far away Detroit.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Chicago Soul" is an excellent history of rhythm and blues in Chicago--the singers, songwriters, producers, record companies, and other major players. It is the definitive work on the subject by the author considered to be "the" authority on Chicago soul music. If you want to know Chicago soul music's antecedents, "Doowoop: The Chicago Scene" by the same author is a must.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Massive documentation work available to every soul music fan
1 Feb 1999
Format:Paperback
Robert Pruter has done an outstanding job researching and compiling, covering every aspect of the beautiful music that was produced by the african-americans in Chicago, the best part being created in the 60's. A must for every music enthusiast. He virtually left no stone unturned, and this book has become the source to turn to whenever you want to check out a particular fact about a band a singer or a label, or if you just want to go back to that era. Back then music wasn't standardized and didn't sound the same wherever you went. Every big town had it's own sound and Chicago's surely was one of the most important together with not far away Detroit.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Yes there was other soul music than Motown & Stax
11 Nov 2004
Format:Paperback
I agree with all other reviewers. Of course, I love Motown, Stax-Volt, Philadelphia sound & others, but Chicago Soul often gets overlooked or lumped in with Motown.
How refreshing to read a book just about the music & not all of the tabloid trash of many Motown books. Sure, the Chicago artists had their problems, which the author mentions when they are relevant to the story, but he doesn't dwell on them.
In one book you get to read about Curtis Mayfield/Impressions; Major Lance; Dells; Gene Chandler; Dee Clark; Chi-lites & countless others.
Pruter is not afraid to criticise the music, especially stuff from the Disco era. He is meticulous in his details about recordings, etc.
He spends a couple of pages discussing Soul Radio in the 60s which is much too brief. I only hope someone will write a book about that subject sometime. Also, he devotes a chapter to Dance records which is very interesting.
My other favorite parts of the book are some of the stories about the artists, especially ones who aren't too well known like Jan Bradley who did "Mama Didn't Lie." Pruter tells a wonderful story about Bradley working with Robert Talty, an older white record producer who really believed in her talent. And sorry, there are no sleazy details about an affair or anything. Just two people working together on music that they loved! In fact, Talty worked mostly out of his home & involved his wife & daughters in his music endeavors.
It is also fun to read the stories behind the songs, like how Fontella Bass' classic "Rescue Me" was produced or how guitarist Phil Upchurch & Dee Clark hashed out the details of Clark's big hit "Raindrops" while driving in a rainstorm.
Probably the reason that Chicago Soul isn't better known is that there wasn't one label over all the music like Motown or Atlantic. Sure there were labels like Vee Jay & Chess, but there were a whole host of smaller labels too & well as distribution deals with larger labels.
It is kind of sad to read about the demise of Chess records. I would have loved to have been in the storeroom & grabbed some of those leftover Chess albums that were thrown out when the label went out of business & a new owner took over the building.
Anway, stories like that make this a wonderful read for any Soul Music fan.
How refreshing to read a book just about the music & not all of the tabloid trash of many Motown books. Sure, the Chicago artists had their problems, which the author mentions when they are relevant to the story, but he doesn't dwell on them.
In one book you get to read about Curtis Mayfield/Impressions; Major Lance; Dells; Gene Chandler; Dee Clark; Chi-lites & countless others.
Pruter is not afraid to criticise the music, especially stuff from the Disco era. He is meticulous in his details about recordings, etc.
He spends a couple of pages discussing Soul Radio in the 60s which is much too brief. I only hope someone will write a book about that subject sometime. Also, he devotes a chapter to Dance records which is very interesting.
My other favorite parts of the book are some of the stories about the artists, especially ones who aren't too well known like Jan Bradley who did "Mama Didn't Lie." Pruter tells a wonderful story about Bradley working with Robert Talty, an older white record producer who really believed in her talent. And sorry, there are no sleazy details about an affair or anything. Just two people working together on music that they loved! In fact, Talty worked mostly out of his home & involved his wife & daughters in his music endeavors.
It is also fun to read the stories behind the songs, like how Fontella Bass' classic "Rescue Me" was produced or how guitarist Phil Upchurch & Dee Clark hashed out the details of Clark's big hit "Raindrops" while driving in a rainstorm.
Probably the reason that Chicago Soul isn't better known is that there wasn't one label over all the music like Motown or Atlantic. Sure there were labels like Vee Jay & Chess, but there were a whole host of smaller labels too & well as distribution deals with larger labels.
It is kind of sad to read about the demise of Chess records. I would have loved to have been in the storeroom & grabbed some of those leftover Chess albums that were thrown out when the label went out of business & a new owner took over the building.
Anway, stories like that make this a wonderful read for any Soul Music fan.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
All you ever wanted to know about Chicago soul music.
19 Feb 1998
Format:Paperback
"Chicago Soul" is an excellent history of rhythm and blues in Chicago--the singers, songwriters, producers, record companies, and other major players. It is the definitive work on the subject by the author considered to be "the" authority on Chicago soul music. If you want to know Chicago soul music's antecedents, "Doowoop: The Chicago Scene" by the same author is a must.
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