For the last post in the letter F we go back to House's early days and Keith Farley. Better known as Farley Jackmaster Funk, Keith was a pioneer of the jacking house sound.
From the NME: b. 25 January 1962, USA. The resident DJ at Chicago's Playground between 1981 and 1987 (often combining live drum machine with his selection of Philly soul and R&B), Farley was one of the earliest house producers, with "Yellow House" being the first record on Dance Mania Records. He was also a key component of the Hot Mix 5, the DJ group which provided Chicago's WBMX radio station with its groundbreaking mix shows. As Chicago backroom boy Mike "Hitman" Wilson once stated: "To me Farley started house because Frankie [Knuckles] had an audience of 600, Farley reached 150,000 listeners." He had a hit in 1986 with a cover version of "Love Can't Turn Around", with a vocal from Greater Tabernacle Baptist Choir's Daryl Pandy. Other notable releases include "Aw Shucks", "As Always" (with Ricky Dillard) and "Free At Last" (with the Hip House Syndicate). When WBMX went off air his career ground to a halt, an intermission he occupied by exploring rap and R&B. He returned to DJing in England in the 90s, where his reputation had not diminished, and started a new Chill-London label.
Farley & The Shy Boyz - You Ain't Really House (Club Mix)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - It's You (Club Mix)
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk - The Acid Life
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From the NME: b. 25 January 1962, USA. The resident DJ at Chicago's Playground between 1981 and 1987 (often combining live drum machine with his selection of Philly soul and R&B), Farley was one of the earliest house producers, with "Yellow House" being the first record on Dance Mania Records. He was also a key component of the Hot Mix 5, the DJ group which provided Chicago's WBMX radio station with its groundbreaking mix shows. As Chicago backroom boy Mike "Hitman" Wilson once stated: "To me Farley started house because Frankie [Knuckles] had an audience of 600, Farley reached 150,000 listeners." He had a hit in 1986 with a cover version of "Love Can't Turn Around", with a vocal from Greater Tabernacle Baptist Choir's Daryl Pandy. Other notable releases include "Aw Shucks", "As Always" (with Ricky Dillard) and "Free At Last" (with the Hip House Syndicate). When WBMX went off air his career ground to a halt, an intermission he occupied by exploring rap and R&B. He returned to DJing in England in the 90s, where his reputation had not diminished, and started a new Chill-London label.
Farley & The Shy Boyz - You Ain't Really House (Club Mix)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - It's You (Club Mix)
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk - The Acid Life
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4 comments:
saw this guy play in Bath bout 5-6 yrs ago. Sang "Love Cant Turn Around" live over an instrumental mid way through his 2 hr set, a lot of the kids didnt get it, but for the few of us that remember the early days it blew our minds. Still one of the best nights out i ever had....
Worth mentioning that House Nation by "The Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House" in the previous post is also Farley's work, despite sounding like at least three people.
That I didn't know
I didn't either until fairly recently - the magic of Discogs, innit!
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