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Peter CottonTale

CTL-E-4934 · Person · businessperson · contemporary

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Grammy-winning Chicago producer/composer; co-founder, RCM Studios. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Reclaiming Cultural Capital: Arts, Museums, and Illinois' Global Future' (2026-03-05).

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BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Grammy-winning Chicago producer/composer; co-founder, RCM Studios. Civic lenses: 09 Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation. Programs: Reclaiming Cultural Capital: Arts, Museums, and Illinois' Global Future (2026-03-05). Identity verification: "I'm a studio owner, Black business owner in Chicago." — Vocalo (self-identification interview). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

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Children asleep in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Children at a meal, Chicago, 1941
Children at a meal, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Children playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Children playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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