House Music: Beginnings
House Music House Music is a genre consisting of Euro pop beats and is a blend of soul, funk , jazz, gospel, and Latin salsa. House music was born in 1977 in Chicago's Southside. There are many names to the creation of House Music but one of the biggest influences is known as Frankie Knuckles. Frankie is a New York native who came to Chicago and opened up a club called "The Warehouse" in the late 70s. It was there where House music came to life. Frankie gave a new sound to music through House music. He did this by adding 4/4 tempos and adding drum tracks to many Philly classics by the O'Jays and Harold Melvin to name a few. Larry Levan was a friend of Frankie and also played a huge role in the start of House music. He was from Brooklyn and started spinning in a club in New York at the time known as "Paradise Garage". David Mancuso was a friend of theirs and started parties known as "The Loft". These parties were made specifically f...