10 Facts About Terry Callier

Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier was an American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Terry Callier met Samuel Charters of Prestige Records in 1964; the following year, they recorded his debut album.

Terry Callier continued to perform in Chicago; in 1970, he joined the Chicago Songwriters Workshop set up by Jerry Butler.

Cadet and its parent label Chess were sold in 1976 and Terry Callier was then dropped from the label.

When Mizell moved on to work with Stevie Wonder in 1980, Terry Callier was dropped from the label.

Terry Callier continued to perform and tour until 1983, when he gained custody of his daughter and retired from music to take classes in computer programming, landing a job at the University of Chicago and returning to college during the evenings to pursue a degree in sociology.

Terry Callier re-emerged from obscurity in the late 1980s, when British DJs discovered his old recordings and began to play his songs in clubs.

Acid Jazz Records head Eddie Piller reissued a little-known Terry Callier recording from 1983, "I Don't Want to See Myself ", and brought him to play clubs in Britain.

In 2001, Terry Callier performed "Satin Doll" for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.

Terry Callier died from cancer on October 27,2012, aged 67.