An expert negotiator, he went to bat for stars as big as James Brown and Muddy Waters, but he also clawed back royalties for countless forgotten artists who’d never gotten their due.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Betty Everett
“Shoop Shoop” singer had hits prior to her most famous song
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Letters and Comments: Cheers to Soul Man Jerry Butler
Plus: Observations on Chicago’s neighborhoods, DePaul’s tenure process, and Gossip Wolf vs. DeRogatis
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This Week in Reader Music
Crunchy grunge-pop and monolithic metal out of Chicago, Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler’s soul-man past, reviews of TVOTR and Chalk Circles, DeRogatis’s bad mood, and more
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Jerry Butler: Soul Survivor
Jerry “Iceman” Butler was an A-list soul singer, playing with Curtis Mayfield and Otis Redding. Today, he mulls taxes and health care as the longest-serving member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Spending is saving.
At today’s Cook County Board meeting, Todd Stroger and allies argued that increased spending will help balance the budget.