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7:46 am Mon
May 20, 2019
In 1986, Chicago's local TV news discovered the city's pioneering house music scene, featuring the likes of Farley "Jackmaster" Funk and Steve "Silk" Hurley. From this groove came the groove of all grooves.
Below, two classics of the genre:
(via r/ObscureMedia)
I particularly like the Flaco Jiménez tee. This song has been in my rotation since MP3s made it easy for there to be such a thing.
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