Features: Chicago House

If You Only Knew (Chip E.)

Chip E. was first named “The Godfather of House” by Street Mix magazine in November, 1986.

Vince Lawrence, House’s Architect

Lawrence has always been content to work behind the scenes, yet his ideas and hard work shaped the history of music.

Leonard “Remix” Rroy, Chicago’s Unsung House DJ

Rroy’s parties at The Rink Zone drew huge crowds. He may even have invented the term “house music.”

Carpe Diem: The Story of Viola Da Gamba

Frank Youngwerth started his own label during the height of the Chicago house frenzy in hope of U.K. exposure.

A VIsitor From SOmeone Else’s Memories

A conversation with Hieroglyphic Being (Jamal Moss)

Merwyn Sanders Interview

Merwyn and Eric Lewis recorded a series of beautiful house tracks as Virgo Four and M. E.

VERB Interview

Stacey Collins, aka VERB, started working security at The Music Box in 1983.

Chicago House Labels

I have yet to find a discography specifically listing Chicago-based house labels. Here is my attempt to fill the gap.

Strings of Life

Top Ten Deep Chicago Instrumentals

Frankie Knuckles Mixes

From the Warehouse and the Power Plant.

Ron Hardy Mixes

From the Music Box and Club C.O.D.