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 [...]
Radio might be the last place you would find me.
I’ve liked being an observer. I’m uncomfortable at center stage. I’m the guy at the end of the bar. I’m the fly on the wall– behind the curtain.
I’ve been a guest plenty of times on radio and television, but to host a show–even for a couple of hours–seems daunting. Good radio is truth. And that’s the truth.
But I am curious.
I like to hear other people’s stories. I’ve been in print journalism for more than 40 years, dating back to my idealistic stint as editor of the Naperville (Ill.) Central High School [...]
