J.M. Silk

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Steve "Silk" Hurley aka JM (JackMaster) Silk (born Steven Hurley, November 9, 1962, Chicago, Illinois) is a pioneering house-music producer and club DJ. Career: Hurley gained worldwide fame as a DJ on the Saturday Night Live Ain't No Jive Dance Party on WBMX in Chicago in the mid 1980s. Hurley's mixing style is different than the usual radio–nightclub DJ who plays house music (such as Tony Humphries on WRKS in the early 1990s), since his style of club mixing incorporates advanced DJ tricks only done by hip hop DJs or turntablists such as scratching, cutting, drop outs, back spins, and beat juggling. He released songs under the stage name of Steve "Silk" Hurley and, with vocalist Keith Nunnally, had many hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as J.M. Silk, including "I Can't Turn Around," which hit Number one in 1986. His song "Jack Your Body" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number one for two weeks in January and February 1987,[1] despite Hurley's refusal to promote it. This was the UK's first house-music chart topper, and it paved the way for the acid house sound popular there during the late 1980s. However, the track broke the chart rules, since the 12-inch format exceeded the then-current twenty five minute time limit. In spite of "Jack Your Body's" success, Hurley has had no further singles (under his own name) reach the UK Char

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Hold on to Your Dream (Bonus Track Version)

Shadows Of Your Love

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The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago

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Taste of Chicago House

Music Is The Key

Hold On To Your Dream

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The History Of The House Soun

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Shadows of Your Love - EP

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Shadows Of Your Love - To The Beat Of The Drum Mix

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Church Of Danceology

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Shadows of Your Love / Music Is the Key

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Acid: Mysterons Invade The Jackin' Zone

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