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A local R&B favorite by the Fabulous Turks gets resurrected after half a century
Chicago singer-songwriter RJ Griffith has released a cover of the most popular song by his uncle’s old band.
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Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in the first place.
When I learned in March that the newest single from Chicago singer-songwriter RJ Griffith would be a cover of his uncle s old R&B band the Fabulous Turks, my ears pricked up I hadn t heard the group s name before. After making some inquiries, I quickly convinced myself I d found an untold story. Griffith and his manager, Tom Segal, kindly initiated the slow process of relaying my questions to the band and passing answers back to me. As a result, the Secret History of Chicago Music can bring you the tale of the Turks, as remembered by Grif
Former Cabinet Minister married in Kildare and bedded the Blueshirts
Late Kildare county councillor, Willie Crowley, recalled in book by Shane Ross
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Anyone who thinks that being a Minister for Sport is easier than being a Minister for Finance should enjoy the new book by Shane Ross.
The former Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (from 2016-2020) has had some Katie Taylor-like battles in his role at or near the top.
A journalist for many years, he was elected to Dail Eireann as an independent.
But the numbers in the Dail led to him and a number of other independents reaching the inner sanction of Cabinet government.