Charles Stepney (26 March 1931 – 17 May 1976) was one the greatest, and most unjustly forgotten, soul/pop producers and arrangers of the last 50 years, known for his distinctive, lush, sophisticated orchestra-driven psychedelic soul sound with Chicago's Cadet/Chess Records in the 1960s/1970s and afterward with Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Marshall Chess (son of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess), Stepney created Rotary Connection for the new experimental Cadet Concept label