To retaliate, the Warehouse's owners renamed it the Music Box and hired a new DJ named Ron Hardy. It was located at 206 South Jefferson Street in Chicago.Īfter The Warehouse doubled its admission fee in late 1982, it grew more commercial and Knuckles decided to leave and start his own club, The Powerhouse, to which his devoted followers followed. but many say house music was named after The Warehouse nightclub in Chicagos South Side. The Warehouse was patronized primarily by gay black and Latino men, who came to dance to disco music played by the club's resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles. Birthed from the underground clubs of Chicago and New York. Knuckles experimented with different possibilities of developing an original expression, mixing disco music with European electronic music.
A broad spectrum of dance music was being played however, first and foremost were R'n'B and Disco. It is today most famous for being what many consider to be the birthplace and heart of " house music" under its first musical director, DJ Frankie Knuckles. A DJ Mag article from 1993 includes and extensive playlist from the legendary Warehouse club in Chicago. The Warehouse (or the "House" for short was a nightclub that was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1977 under the direction of Robert Williams.
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