The O'Jays + Maurice Jackson's Independents

Formed as an R&B trio in 1958, the O'Jays weathered the changing tides of the music industry throughout the decades, becoming the face of Philadelphia soul and dipping their toes into disco. These days, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers (featuring founding member Eddie Levert) are still traveling the world, performing a catalog of familiar tunes, including the theme song to an NBC reality show that argulably launched a certain real estate mogul's political career. Chicago-native Maurice Jackson and the Independents (best known for their 1972 single "Leaving Me") help close out the 2017 Taste of Chicago concert series.