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Charles Stepney
Charles Stepney was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician. Stepney is noted for his work with artists such as The Dells, Ramsey Lewis, Rotary Connection and Earth, Wind & Fire.
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Charles Stepney: Step By Step
by Chris May
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 got on the good foot. As a staff producer for the Chess label in the 1960s, and later as an independent, Stepney worked on recordings by Rotary Connection, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Terry Callier, Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire, among many others. Prominent among ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Charles Stepney
Instrument: Multi-instrumentalist
Born: March 26, 1931
Died: May 17, 1976
