
Before we even called it house music, these people were living it. In Season 1 of House Music Chicago Testimony, host Lori Branch sits down with five legends who were there at the very beginning. Robert Williams, the man who opened the Warehouse and set everything in motion. Craig Loftis, the producer and DJ who was in the booth with Frankie Knuckles and helped shape the sound from the ground up. Toni Shelton, known as Disco Tony, who was sneaking into the Warehouse at 16 and throwing her own parties not long after. Dajae, the voice behind Brighter Days, who almost gave up on singing right before everything changed. And Vick Lavender, deep house artist and co-owner of Bridgeport Records, who has never stopped building something new inside the culture he loves. This is just the tip of the iceberg. House Music Chicago Testimony launches Monday March 30th. Subscribe now so you don't miss episode one. Produced by Lori Branch and Hannah Viti. Funded by a grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Events.
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#6 Vick Lavender | "A Job in the Business"

#5 Dajae [Karen Gordon] | "Everyone Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen."

#4 Toni Shelton | ”Everybody Has Somewhere to Go"

#3 Craig Loftis | "It All Started in Craig's Basement"
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