Jesse Saunders

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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. Since his emergence as a DJ almost three decades ago, Saunders has run several of his own independent labels, and worked extensively in music and film production, as well as artist promotion and management. In recent years, through House music reunions, a pending book release and a live 'disc-jocumentary' - where, while DJing, he visually takes the audience through the history of House and Electro - Saunders has worked towards erasing the misconceptions associated with the genre's origins. He is also a long-time member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. "The Originator Of House Music" House music first got its start within the walls of Chicago's Warehouse nightclub, thus attaining its name. As the music moved to the wider community, the sound significantly changed and what developed is House music as it eventually came to be known. While one of his biggest influences, and another instrumental figure in the development of House, Frankie Knuckles, confined himself to the gay nightclub scene (p

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20th Anniversary Of House Music Vol. 1: On and On

The Greatest Hitz

25th Anniversary of House Music

Funk U Up (Those Pretty Girls)

House Muzik

On and On

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Fantasy

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The Real Story Album

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20th Anniversary of House, Vol. 1: On and On - The Remixes

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Now That We Found Love

F**k It (i Don't Want U Back) (jesse Saunders Remixes)

Feelin' Me 2006 Remixes

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