Chicago soul Curtom, Mayfield ran the labels Windy C (Five Stairsteps, Holly Maxwell, June Conquest), and Mayfield (Fascinations, The Mayfield Singers) (which featured two future soul stars: Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson, and Holly Maxwell). In 1980, Mayfield closed the Curtom office and moved to Atlanta, and not long afterwards Brunswick closed its office, which had by then moved to Chicago, as well. With these closings, and with disco and funk replacing traditional soul in popular appeal, Chicago soul music had effectively come to an end. Another label active in Chicago in the mid-to-late 1970s was Chi-Sound Records, under the production aegis
Kansas City Soul Kansas City Soul The Kansas City Soul is an American basketball team who plays in the American Basketball Association professional league. Based in suburban Kansas City the team began play in the 2011-12 ABA season. The Soul play their home games at Grandview Christian School in Grandview, Missouri. Established in 2010 as the Missouri Rhythm, the team made it to the ABA Playoffs its first season, losing to the Conway Cyclones 146-114 in the first round. The Rhythm played host to the ABA All-Star Game on 19 April 2014. The team announced in May 2016 it was rebranding as the