Chicago Soul by Robert Pruter 1991 Hardbound, University of Illinois Press

Chicago Soul by Robert Pruter A Volume in the Series: Music in American Life Published by University of Illinois Press First Edition [1991] Hardbound 410 Pages Curtis Mayfield. Etta James. The Chi-Lites. Chess Records. Jerry Butler. Fontella Bass. Chicago was soul music from the late 1950s through the late 1970s. Chicago Soul chronicles the emergence of Chicago soul music out of the city's thriving rhythm-and-blues industry and shows how it took the world by storm. The performers, A & R men, producers, distributors, deejays, studios, and labels that made it all happen take center stage. Robert Pruter packs each page with painstakingly detailed information sure to enlighten the fan and satisfy the obsessive. Recognized for almost thirty years as an unparalleled history of the subject, Chicago Soul documents the stunning rise and success of the Windy City as a center of the soul music business. Certificate of Excellence, Book Category, from the Illinois State Historical Society. Winner of the ARSC Award for Excellence for Best Research of Record Labels or Manufacturers, 1992.