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==== Growth in Chicago (1980s) ==== Within the early 1980s Chicago created "[[House music]]" and quickly grew with the city. This music scene has been one of the earliest and most influential scenes in dance music history. [[Frankie Knuckles]] also known as "Godfather of House Music"<ref>{{Cite news |title=How Frankie Knuckles Became The Godfather Of House Music |language=en |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/04/02/298328965/how-frankie-knuckles-became-the-godfather-of-house-music |access-date=2022-08-02}}</ref> who was a dj-producer that was considered to have invented "Chicago House Music". He would mix a range of disco classics, indie-label soul tunes, European synth-disco that is now considered to be "[[House music|House Music]]". Frankie played his house beats at [[Warehouse (nightclub)|The Warehouse]] (1977–1982) that was a club for members only, that attracted many black gay men but his music gained a wider crowd which then attracted straighter, whiter crowds. Leading its owner of the club, Robert Williams, to get rid of memberships entirely. Frankie left to create his own club called, "Power Plant" (1983–1985)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Matos |first1=Michaelangelo |date=1 April 2014 |title=House DJ Frankie Knuckles Dead at 59 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/frankie-knuckles-godfather-of-house-music-dead-at-59-243506/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> which gained the attention of an entirely diverse crowd. He created his House music by using his own edits and extending the grooves within the tunes to keep the dance floor filled all-night. Ultimately, this phenomenon spread exponentially throughout Chicago during 1986–1987. Chicago house influenced music which is what created "House Music" in England during 1986<ref>{{Cite web |title=house {{!}} music {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/house-music |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en}}</ref> this is what grew into Electronic Dance Music today.
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