Hattiesburg - "He Finished Well!" Services were held Saturday, January 22nd, 2022 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Hattiesburg Mississippi for Mr. Eddie James Stepney, age 64, of Hattiesburg.

When Chicago’s famous soul music scene was at its pinnacle in the 1960s and ’70s, the biggest artists — from Earth, Wind & Fire to Minnie Riperton — shared one key thing: They worked closely with the ...

In a city of unsung musical heroes, Charles Stepney may be one of the greatest. Stepney, who was a musician, producer, arranger and composer, worked with iconic artists like Earth, Wind & Fire, Minnie ...

Rotary Connection 222, a large ensemble led by bassist Junius Paul, will perform music from the catalog of Charles Stepney under the creative direction of the Stepney family and Chicago record label ...

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 ...

When Eibur Stepney remembers her father, she hears the sounds of music being made in the basement studio of their South Side home. Her father, the soul producer, arranger and songwriter Charles ...

That was when a lot of what’s heard on the compilation reached a fresh listening audience. Twenty or-so years after they were first released, Terry Callier’s “What Color is Love,” Minnie Riperton’s ...

The Chicago musician made his mark with Minnie Riperton and Earth, Wind & Fire at Chess Records. A new collection explores his previously unreleased solo work. By Marcus J. Moore Earth, Wind & Fire’s ...

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