To all the music lovers, researchers, and fans of all things Chicago that played a part in making this soulful passion project of ours come together, we are eternally grateful and simply could not have done it without every single one of you. You are the true “unsung heroes” that have helped us tell the “untold stories” of a chapter in Chicago music that keeps on inspiring us, moving us, and showing us what true artistry is all about.
Tom Washington, Eddie Thomas, Daryl “Captain Sky” Cameron, Wayne Williams & the Chosen Few DJs, Marshall Jefferson, Gene Chandler, Marshall Thompson, Gene Barge, Willie Henderson, Willie Woods, Dr. Jimmy Lee Tillman, Burgess Gardner, Ayana Contreras, Sharay Reed, Khari Parker, Al Willis, Kendall Nesbitt, Gus Redmond, Gregg Parker & the Chicago Blues Museum, Curtis McClain, Joe Smooth, Lori Branch, Robert Williams, Terry Hunter, Byron Stingily, Chip E., Joe Shanahan, Ed Gosa, Bobby “BeBop” Ritchie
Vince Lawrence, Eddie & Verlene Thomas, Tom Washington, John Everett King, Darryl “Captain Sky” Cameron, Tara Lawrence, Aisha Mays, Robert “Batman” Ellis, Rachael Cain, Irwin Eberhart, Byron Stingily
Vince Lawrence, Eric Welton, Jim Marcus, Abel Garibaldi, Yuki Tasaka
Paul Christopher Greene, Sandeep Pamulapati, Gabriel Garavagli
Dennis Tousana
Charles “Chilly” Patton, Charles Patton Jr., Kadesia Patton, Lupe Fiasco
London Lawrence, Vince Anzalone, Frayne Lewis