Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Julius Jefferson (born September 19, 1959 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a DJ and musician of the house scene in Chicago.
Live and act
Jefferson created with his track Move your body as early as 1986 one of the house anthems (like actually only later usual) Loop was structured -like, and the typical piano - chords and percussion -Klänge the TR-707 had -Drumcomputers that would become so characteristic of house sound over the next decade.
Other well-known tracks were the darkly ecstatic I've lost Control , Time marches on or Free yourself (sometimes under pseudonyms or as collaborations with other musicians). Under the pseudonym Virgo , he produced instrumental tracks that anticipated the sound of techno .
He is also said to be one of the fathers of acid house , as he used the psychedelic sounds of the Roland TB-303 in some tracks , which then became characteristic of this variety of the house genre.
Discography
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 UK
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 Dance
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| 1986 | Move Your Body - The House Music Anthem |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
Dance34 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: 1986
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See also
Web links
- Marshall Jefferson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
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↑ Chart sources:
- Marshall Jefferson in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Marshall Jefferson on the US dance singles sales chart. Billboard Magazine , accessed February 28, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jefferson, Marshall |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jefferson, Marshall Julius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American DJ and musician from the house scene |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |