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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN CELEBRATION OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FARLEY KEITH WILLIAMS AKA FARLEY JACKMASTER FUNK "THE KING OF HOUSE MUSIC"
WHEREAS, the members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; wishes to recognize the outstanding years of sustainability of house music by Farley "Jackmaster Funk" Keith Williams; and
WHEREAS, Farley Keith Williams was born on January 25, 1962 on the southside of Chicago. He is the father of 3 children, a grandfather, and husband to his wife of 14 years; and
WHEREAS, Farley worked for his father's dry-cleaning business from 1969 - 1972 and was bitten by the music bug from his brothers playing James Brown to Aretha Franklin, because he loved the early soul and funk days while growing up; and
WHEREAS, at the age of twelve Farley began DJing small parties in the basement, and at block clubs with friends. Soon after, Farley received an opportunity to play music for adults while standing on top of milk cartons. They enjoyed it so much that they paid him; and
WHEREAS, in 1981 Farley first made his name broadcasting on Chicago's WBMX-FM as a member of the Hot Mix 5 DJ Team, which included Ralphi "The Razz" Rosario, Kenny "Jammin" Jason, Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, and Scot "Smokin" Silz; and
WHEREAS, Farley appeared at the legendary Warehouse nightclub, and was a resident DJ of the club Playground; and
WHEREAS, Farley was known as Farley Keith, or Farley "Funkin" Keith until 1984, when he adopted the name Farley "Jackmaster" Funk; and
WHEREAS, Farley was the first DJ in history to introduce House Music on the radio in 1984 thus breaking the sound to millions of listeners daily, and every Friday & Saturday night on the radio station WBMX 102.7 FM with the widely popular Hot Mix 5 radio multicultural DJ group; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, Farley's power in house music was so strong that he left WBMX (now known as V103 radio) to go to the revival station WGCI that was number 10 in the market, and start another DJ team called the J...
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