Terry Callier. Born in Chicago, Terry Callier was a childhood friend of Curtis Mayfield's. He grew up singing on the streets as a member of several competing doo-wop groups. His first album was released in 1968 and produced some very highly acclaimed jazz albums during the 1970s. Many of these albums have been, subsequently, re-released at the turn of the millennium. However, he retired from music in 1983 to become a computer programmer at the University Of Chicago. In the early 90's, DJs Gilles Peterson and Russ Dewbury revived dancefloor interest in Callier's music, echoing his earlier popularity . Drawn back to performing in Europe, Terry recorded his first album of new material in over 20 years for the London based Talkin' Loud label. Since then he has achieved cult status in the U.K. amongst soul followers and.... rightly so.