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New ‘Chicago Stories’ Documentary Celebrates 40 Years of House Music


New ‘Chicago Stories’ Documentary Celebrates 40 Years of House Music

Chicago has long been known for nurturing diverse music genres and also, infamously, as a place where one of them died. RIP disco.

But another musical form — known as house music — rose from its ashes.

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To mark the 40th anniversary of its invention, a new “Chicago Stories” documentary is celebrating the innovative and catchy dance music that still inspires prominent artists today.

Producer Barbara Allen joined “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” to discuss the documentary.

“House Music: A Cultural Revolution” airs on WTTW at 8 p.m. Friday. For more information, visit wttw.com/chicagostories.


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