Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk | |
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| Birth name | Farley Keith Williams |
| Also known as | Farley Keith |
| Born | January 25, 1962 remixer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Trax Records, House Records |
| Website | twitter |
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (born Farley Keith Williams; January 25, 1962) is an American musician, DJ and record producer of Chicago house and acid house music. He is notable for writing and producing a number of highly influential tracks in the mid and late 1980s.[1]
He has released records under various aliases such as "Farley Funkin' Keith", "Rude Boy Farley Keith", "The Housemaster Boyz", "Jackmaster Dick" or "The Godfather of House".
Career
Farley got his start in the
In 1985, together with Chip E., he started a record label named House Records whose first release was "Jack Trax" by Mirage & Chip E. Farley's own debut single, and catalogue number 2, was "Aw Shucks (Let's Go Let's Go)" in 1985, followed by "Funkin with the Drums" in the same year. The latter contained stripped down "beat tracks" composed with drums alone.
After that followed a series of influential house and acid house records on Chicago's Trax Records: In 1985, Farley's single "Jack the Bass" (along with Chip E.'s "Time to Jack" from the "Jack Trax" EP) ushered in the popular "jacking" dance craze in Chicago house.[1] Also in 1985, he released "Funkin' with the Drums Again", followed in 1986 by "Give Yourself to Me" with vocals by Kevin "Jack N House" Irving and gospel singer Ricky Dillard.
In 1986, his roommate at the time,
Farley had several other follow-up hits during the late 1980s, most notably "House Nation" in 1986, credited to the House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy of House, which followed "Love Can't Turn Around" into the UK top ten.[6]
The album No Vocals Necessary (1988) contained a 303 driven instrumental acid house track named "The Acid Life" that was successfully (but uncredited) covered by Technotronic as "Pump Up the Jam" (1989).
Apart from his own works, he did some remixing, producing and editing for other artists during this time. He also DJed and performed at many parties in the Chicago suburbs, and is still playing venues as a DJ today.[5]
Discography
Albums
- No Vocals Necessary (1988)
Singles
| Year | Single | ||||
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| 1985 | "Aw Shucks (Let's Go Let's Go)" | — | |||
| "Funkin with the Drums" | — | ||||
| "Jack the Bass" | — | ||||
| "Funkin with the Drums Again" | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Give Your Self to Me" | — | |||
| "Thanks 4 the Trax U Lost" (credited as the Housemaster Boyz) | — | ||||
| "Love Can't Turn Around" | 10 | ||||
| "House Nation" (credited as the Housemaster Boyz and the Rude Boyz of House) |
8 | ||||
| 1987 | "It's U" (with Ricky Dillard) | — | |||
| "Hey Norton (Aw Shucks)" | — | ||||
| "U Ain't Really House" | — | ||||
| 1988 | "U Ain't Really Acieed (House)" | — | |||
| "As Always" (with Ricky Dillard) | 49 | ||||
| 1989 | "Think!" (with Precious Red) | 76 | |||
| "Free at Last" | 76 | ||||
| 1993 | "Beat That Bitch with a Bat" (credited as Blackman) | — | |||
| 1994 | "Pray 4 Me" | — | |||
| 1995 | "Another Day" | — | |||
| 1996 | "Resurrection EP" | — | |||
| 2004 | "I Call on You" | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
DJ mixes
- Real House: Hot Mix CD (1996)
Compilations
- Trax Classix (2005)
References
- ^ a b c Bush, John. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-969-9.
- ^ "RIP Darryl Pandy". The Wire. June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Baines, Josh (September 17, 2015). "We Spoke to Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, the Man Who Brought House to the UK". Vice. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "HOUSE MASTER BOYZ AND THE RUDE BOY OF HOUSE - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "FARLEY 'JACKMASTER' FUNK - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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