Jake La Botz

Jake La Botz was conceived while his parents listened to a record by Texas bluesman and sharecropper Mance Lipscomb. He moved to Chicago when he was a toddler with his father, a truck driver and union organizer, as well as a journalist. As a boy, he was exposed to different cultures and ideas, from the political meetings held at his home to hanging out in his melting pot Uptown neighborhood... See full bio »