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The Rise and Cultural Impact of House Music: From Chicago to Global Phenomenon
TLDR House music, a black American art form, emerged as a cultural torchbearer for disco and a sanctuary for the black queer community in 1980s Chicago. It went on to spark an international movement, but its origins and the marginalized communities that inspired it are often overlooked in the mainstream success of electronic dance music (EDM).
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The story of how house music, a black American art form, helped spark an international movement and changed music history.
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Disco demolition at a baseball game in 1979 marked the end of a cultural era and had racist and homophobic undertones.
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The backlash to disco in the 1980s led to the birth of house music in Chicago, a new sound that became a cultural torchbearer for disco and provided a new space for expression for the black queer community.
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The warehouse in Chicago became a sanctuary and a cultural hub for the black and gay community in the 1980s, providing a space for expression and community through music and dancing.
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Vince Lawrence and Jesse Saunders started writing their own house music records and gained success with their song "On and On," leading them to enter the record industry and pave the way for the global popularity of house music.
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The British underground party scene in the late 1980s was transformed by the introduction of Chicago house music, which led to a new movement characterized by baggy clothes, psychedelic fashion, and the use of the drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, resulting in the emergence of Acid House and the controversial Castle Morton Common Festival in 1992.
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The success of electronic music in the mainstream in the late 1990s continued into the new millennium, with dozens of hit songs based on electronic music, but there was a frustration that many of the newer artists were not giving proper credit to the originators of the genre, who were predominantly black.
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EDM has become a massive industry generating billions of dollars, but the success of the genre has obscured the people and places that inspired it, particularly the foundation of house music in Chicago.
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House music in Chicago is a place of acceptance and sanctuary for people of all races, sexualities, and genders, providing a spiritual experience akin to going to church every Sunday, and efforts are being made to preserve and celebrate the history and origins of house music in Chicago.
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House music is a way to find the light and has become an international phenomenon.
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