The style of music now known as house was named after a shortened version of the name "Warehouse". This style was a mixture of disco classics, unusual indie-label soul, the occasional rock track, European synth-disco and all manner of rarities, which would all eventually codify as "House Music". When the club opened in Chicago in 1977, he was invited to play on a regular basis, which enabled him to hone his skills and style. In the late 1970s, Knuckles moved from New York City to Chicago, where his old friend, Robert Williams, was opening what became the nightclub called Warehouse. While studying textile design at the FIT, Knuckles and Levan began working as DJs, playing soul, disco, and R&B at two of the most important early discos, The Continental Baths and The Gallery. Musical career 1970s–1980s īorn in The Bronx, Knuckles and his friend Larry Levan began frequenting discos as teenagers during the 1970s.
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