On my radio show I interview Soul vocal groups that recorded in Chicago or Gary, IN between 1960 and 1980. If you sang in a group or have a lead on a group that recorded in this era that I have not yet contacted, I would appreciate any tips. I can be contacted at boba (at) panix.com. Here are just some of the groups that I'm looking for:

adventurers on randee
Aprils / Fern and the Aprils
Belgianettes (not chicago group?)
Blenders (the group on Mar-V-Lus, not the “daughter” group)
Bobby Walls and Company (kiddie group)
boomerangs
brand new faces
Bronzettes
cassadons (Harlan group??)
Chances (related to Mac Simmons)
cookie scott + chevelles
chymes / startells
class mates / coronadas
classics (Englewood High School group?)
CODs
combinations
contessas
cole + the grandures
crowns on vee jay / limelight (Chicago group?)
CWCP
Linda and the Debonettes
Delettes (from Chicago?)
Mary and the Desirables (from Chicago?)
deperados
Desires
dewi cheatum and howe on Thomas
dreams
du-shells
dushons
dynettes
Early Editions
Ebo-nees
Elusions
elements of love
Embracers
Drake and the Ensolids (Morgan Park group)
Exclusives
Fantaisions
Fourth Creation
4th generation (Milwaukee group?)
Girls on Memphis (Chicago group?)
Denny Davis and the Glades
Guys and Dolls
Harlem Meat Company
Heatwaves
Billy and the hi-liners
Dee Impulse on Moneytown / Impulse on Score (white group)
Individuals (Englewood High School group)
Innovations on hit sound
Invaders
Kayvettes / Tears on Smash
Kolettes
Krystal Generation
Lights of Darkness
Lindreals (Bronzeville gruop)
Love's Children on Curtom
Love Column on Duo
Love Devotion and Happiness
Lovehorn
Lintons
Major III (Dusable high school group)
Mark V Unlimited
majestic kind (harrison and the majestic kind)
Majorlettes on mercury (Chicago group??)
Melodics
baby love and the mer-lons
Na-bers on survival
New People
Paragons (Chicago group?)
Petals (Chicago group?)
Promises on BRC (Chicago group?)
Prophets of Sound on marsi
Quantrells (Stateway gardens group)
Ripples on Apache (cowgirls to boys)
Rubies on Vee Jay (Evanston group)
Sandells
foxy and the seven hounds on wise world
Shells - Whiplash on Conlo
Special Touch on Brackett
Specials (Harlan high school group)
Speed Limits on all points
Spice on Cle-an-thair
Spidell - when it's over (maybe a memphis group??)
Splash on Blue Soul
Staccato's
Summitts (Harvey group??)
Symphonics on Curtom (Morgan Park group)
Teques on Gary / Star-vue
Terrells on ABC (maybe from New York??)
Three Jades on Maurci
Topics on Dream
Triplets on Blue Rock
TTF
Ultimations on Mar-v-lus
ultra high frequency
Unknowns on TWS
Variations
Vegas
Venturas