Southside Chicago Funk kicking off with hi-hat thwaks

kicking off with hi-hat thwaks on “Dragnalus” from drummer Sara Lund

saw blade-labeled 12” boot that was pressed and seeded to handful of DJs and producers

Parsons had been orbiting the idea of Cosmic American Music for some time

ceasing his efforts as producer

Brown arrived in Chicago with his mother in the early ’50s by way of Memphis

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