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Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, 1987-1988

By Jacob Arnold December 9, 2013 December 31, 2018 Chicago House

1987 was a pivotal year in Chicago’s short but sweet house music scene.
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Farley Keith Mixes, 1984-1986

By Jacob Arnold December 5, 2011 January 6, 2019 Chicago House

Any study of influential Chicago DJs would be incomplete without Farley Keith (later Farley “Jackmaster” Funk).
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VA: Gene Hunt Presents Chicago Dance Tracks

By Jacob Arnold May 20, 2011 January 6, 2019 House

At its beginning, Chicago house music was not a commercial product. Young artists recorded tracks to tapes.
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