STORY_Sidney on Struggling Artists_Ayana.mp3
Did you know that 70's funk & soul legends Earth, Wind, & Fire are from Chicago? Chaka Khan, too? This is an interview with Sidney Barnes, another soul artist that was in Chicago before Earth Wind & Fire was Earth Wind & Fire and before Chaka dug Rock & Roll. Later in the shift, Chris supplies a groovin track of Chaka covering an Earth Wind & Fire tune!!!
Pictured above, Chaka Khan.....
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I agree with Chris. The picture is absolutely awesome. You are a wonderful source of info on the music scene Ayana.
Thanks,
navraaz
'Love this pic of Chaka! HOT!
Do u like Billy Preston?
he dope....
Word.
U know ya stuff
lol
U sell any vinyl???
holla @ me
Isaac Hayes wasn't from Chicago.... But, Yes, Marvin sang with the Moonglows in the late fifties. Moonglows were a doo-wop group on Chess...
yup
wasnt Issac Hayes from here too or Memph town??
The Emotions are iLL
they got them hot tracks
baby makin music right chea'
Wattstax was a classic film too
Do you happen to have Marvin Gaye's 1st stuff
i think he was in a 3 person group on Chess Records
in chicago that powerhouse of a label..
sure... Staple Singers are from Chicago, as are the Emotions... but there was always a strong connection between Memphis (home of Stax) & Chicago musically speaking. For instance, at one point, Jerry Butler's little brother Billy put out a 45 (single) on "Memphis" records, though he lived in Chicago; and key members of Earth Wind & Fire spent their childhoods in Memphis.
yes so is rufus.
and some of the Stax records artist
oh yeah Chaka Khan Chaka Khan....
ayana 