Carl Bonafede, sharp-dressed man.
Maybe you saw him during recent summers selling colorful umbrella hats on the streets in front of Wrigley Field. Or perhaps you once bumped into this diminutive character at the Maxwell Street Market. You definitely heard him.
Carl Bonafede was one of Chicago’s most colorful talent scouts, record producers, and pitchmen. He co-produced the Buckinghams 1967 smash “Kind of a Drag” at Chess studios in Chicago. He booked the amazing soul act Baby Huey and the Baby Sitters, who celebrated Curtis Mayfield’s “Mighty Mighty.” He was on board for recording and producing 235 singles released [...]
