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- House Music the Real Story
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1962-03-10
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Jesse Saunders (born March 10, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) is a DJ, music and film producer, remix artist, promoter and entrepreneur. He is one of the pioneers of House music, often cited as "the originator of House music". His 1984 single, "On & On", was the first house song pressed and sold to the public.[1][2]. On July 17, 1997 Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced the day would be forever known as Jesse Saunders and the Pioneers of House Music Day in Chicago. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
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- JesseSaunders.com
- Image
- Promotional photo! 2013-08-09 00-25.jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1962-03-10
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
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- www.jessesaunders.net/blog-feed.xml
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