Robert Pruter
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Pruter is a freelance researcher and writer, his work having been motivated by a lifelong love both for the history of sports and for the history of African-American music as they relate to his hometown of Chicago. He was an encyclopedia editor in the social sciences for more than 27 years, from 1968 to 1996, at ”New Standard Encyclopedia”. Since 2001, he has been reference and government documents librarian at Lewis University Library in Romeoville, Illinois. He also served as the rhythm-and-blues editor for ”Goldmine” magazine from 1985 to 2006.
”’Award for Excellence in Historical Sound Research”’ from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, 1992 for ”Chicago Soul.” ”’Certificate of Excellence”’ for scholarly works from the Illinois State Historical Society, 1992, for ”Chicago Sou
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