Michael Ezebukwu, The Wanderer
DJ at Club LaRay, Rialto Tap, the Clubhouse, and more
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Category: Chicago House
Boogieman in the Mix
Martin “Boogieman” Luna got into the Chicago house scene when he lent his knife to a DJ at a rough party.
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Memories of Ron Hardy
An interview with Ron’s nephew, Bill, owner of Partehardy Records.
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If You Only Knew (Chip E.)
Chip E. was first named “The Godfather of House” by Street Mix magazine in November, 1986.
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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.
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Leonard “Remix” Rroy, Chicago’s Unsung House DJ
Rroy’s parties at The Rink Zone drew huge crowds. He claims he invented the term “house music.”
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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.
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A VIsitor From SOmeone Else’s Memories
A conversation with Hieroglyphic Being (Jamal Moss)
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Merwyn Sanders Interview
Merwyn and Eric Lewis recorded a series of beautiful house tracks as Virgo Four and M. E.
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VERB on The Muzic Box
Stacey Collins, aka VERB, started working security at The Muzic Box in 1983.
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