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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. Sign up for our newsletters Subscribe 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 rem ....