For fans of the Chicago Sound

[robb_k]

Stu, your point is well taken, at least related to The Artistics, who, from the beginning had a Detroit tinge to their material and instrumentation, even singing songs by Sonny Sanders, Barrett Strong, and Staunton and Walker. Even when Carl Davis took them over to Brunswick, they still sang mainly fast songs with a similar beat to that of Motown, and other similar features. But, their big hit had a pure Chicago Sound:

[robb_k]

Here's Shirley Wahls, who was mainly a Gospel singer: