WATCH THE FIRST TIME HOUSE MUSIC MADE THE NEWS IN 1986
This Chicago news report with Farley Jackmaster Funk is pure gold...
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 16:29
House music hasn't always enjoyed the same level of ubiquity it does today. Way back in '86, now house music legends Danny Sweet-D Wilson and Farley Jackmaster Funk made the news for the very first time, showcasing how they crafted classic club jam 'Jack Your Body' with a bunch of early hardware.
Described as "the hottest thing going" by Chicago-based Eyewitness presenter Joan Esposito, the shots of a genuine late '80s rave are a thing of beauty, and Jackmaster Funk's ensemble would probably still go down a storm at a rave-up in Hackney Wick.
Watch the report below in full.