Artist

Marshall Jefferson

1985-present·Chicago

Marshall Jefferson built 'Move Your Body' around a single piano chord — upright, percussive, struck like a stab rather than played like a melody — and in doing so gave house music its first real mainstream foothold in 1986. That piano stab became one of the genre's most recognizable sounds, copied and sampled for decades afterward.

The full story is in Chicago House.

At a glance

Active
1985–present
From
Chicago, USA
Records in the issues
1 (1986), 1 of them a Start here pick

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In the issues

  • Chicago House
    Principal · 1977-1989 · Members

    Chicago House is a genre from Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1977–1989. Its principal artists include Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders and Phuture (DJ Pierre, Spanky, Herb J). This issue covers 9 essential albums and 12 dated events.

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