I just learned of the death of Terry Callier, 67, a blues-folk-jazz musician whose career spanned 50 years. While he was relatively unknown in this country, he had a thriving career in the UK. He may not have gained wide commercial fame, but among musicians he was greatly influential and respected. Ten years ago I had the privilege of photographing Mr Callier for a Canadian jazz magazine, and we went straight to one of his favorite local venues, the historic Green Mill Lounge in Uptown. He struck me as being soft-spoken, polite, and eager to please, not the persona of a performer with a long-career and huge following around the world. In the early 80s he put his music career on hold to raise his daughter, and became a computer programmer at the University of Chicago; ten years later his music was rediscovered and he began performing and recording again. Callier was born in Chicago and grew up in the Cabrini-Green housing project, becoming friends with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. Here are some photos that offer a glimpse of the man I met in spring 2002.
In memory of Terry Callier
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