kicking off with hi-hat thwaks on “Dragnalus” from drummer Sara Lund
Brown arrived in Chicago with his mother in the early ’50s by way of Memphis
The Golden Band is where The American Analog Set developed the courage to drive 40 KPH on the autobahn
Parsons had been orbiting the idea of Cosmic American Music for some time
saw blade-labeled 12” boot that was pressed and seeded to handful of DJs and producers
Southside Chicago Funk kicking off with hi-hat thwaksChicagos tangled web of micro labels and small time players is no better illustrated than by the career of Otis Brown. In his ten years on the scene, Brown ran four imprints, warmed stages for Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, and Alvin Cash, greased the palms of the citys top DJs, wrote a theme song for his beloved southside, recorded a Jackson 5 cash in with his son Otis III, and produced a handful of heavenly girl group sides. Brown arrived in Chicago with