Chicago born, bred and buttered, the composer, arranger and producer Charles Stepney (1931-76) lived and worked on the porous boundary between jazz and funk which has existed since James Brown first ...

In a city of unsung musical heroes, Charles Stepney may be one of the greatest. Stepney, who was a musician, producer, arranger and composer, worked with iconic artists like Earth, Wind & Fire, Minnie ...

Rotary Connection 222, a large ensemble led by bassist Junius Paul, will perform music from the catalog of Charles Stepney under the creative direction of the Stepney family and Chicago record label ...

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When Eibur Stepney remembers her father, she hears the sounds of music being made in the basement studio of their South Side home. Her father, the soul producer, arranger and songwriter Charles ...

Charles Stepney: Out of the Shadows is the latest installment of the Millennium Park Summer Music Series. It serves as a tribute to one of the most underrated pioneers of Chicago soul music. Charles ...

From left: Junius Paul, Brandice Manuel, Meagan McNeal, Tiaybe Bledsoe, Candice Hoyes, and Greg Artry all performed in the 24-piece lineup of Rotary Connection 222 at Charles Stepney: Out of the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago will honor Charles Stepney. He was a writer, producer and music composer. Stepney's daughters joined ABC 7 to talk about their father's legacy and celebrate how ...

That was when a lot of what’s heard on the compilation reached a fresh listening audience. Twenty or-so years after they were first released, Terry Callier’s “What Color is Love,” Minnie Riperton’s ...

When Chicago’s famous soul music scene was at its pinnacle in the 1960s and ’70s, the biggest artists — from Earth, Wind & Fire to Minnie Riperton — shared one key thing: They worked closely with the ...