Category: House Roots

Rocky Jones used the name “D.J. International” for this magazine, years before founding his famous record label.
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There’s no denying that Italo disco served as a major influence to Chicago producers.
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Daniel Goss on Dugan’s Bistro and Chicago’s First Radio Hot Mixer
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“Disco-Tech” was a newsletter edited by Rufus Smith of the Disco-Chicago record pool.
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A profile of DJ Sim Garrett, who spun soul with Herb Kent before a two-and-a-half-year stint at Arnie Morton’s disco, Zorine’s.
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By the late seventies, some DJs were playing just parts of favorite 12-inches to work up their dancers.
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House and techno were both heavily influenced by prep dance scenes.
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If you want to make a case for house originating in New York, these are the records to cite.
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Everyone knows house music is a direct descendent of disco, but to most, disco is still a dirty word.
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To most older Chicagoans, the music listed here is house.
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