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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF THE LEGENDARY HOUSE MUSIC DJ JESSE SAUNDERS
WHEREAS, Jesse Saunders was born on March 10, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Saunders took an early liking to music and started to play the piano at 5 years old. He excelled academically with a musical gift and talent for making people dance. He was selected to perform and tour in the Chicago Children's Choir at 10 years old; and
WHEREAS, while attending Kenwood High School, Jesse Saunders would be mentored in the art of DJing by his older stepbrother, DJ Wayne Williams. In 1977, he would become a founding member of the Chosen Few DJs and began spinning at high school dances and house parties; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from Kenwood High School, Jesse Saunders enrolled at the University of Southern California studying Communications and Film. After his first year in college, Jesse Saunders returned back to Chicago to become a full-time house music DJ; and
WHEREAS, upon his return to Chicago, Jesse Saunders began his career DJing at Chicago nightclubs such as The Playground and DaVinci Manor. He would become part of two records which debuted house music on vinyl rccords. In 1983, he wrote and recorded the single "Fantasy" for Mitchell Records. Later that year, Jesse Saunders founded Jes Say Records, the world's 1st house music record label and released the single "On and On," in 1984; and
WHEREAS, Jesse Saunders, place in house music history, was further solidified by writing and producing one of the most covered and biggest-selling house records, "Love Can't Turn Around", which topped the charts in more than 20 countries; and
WHEREAS, in 1986, Jesse Saunders signed the first major label recording contract for a house music DJ with Geffen/Warren Bros. Records. During this 10 year tenure, he produced and remixed such records as De La Soul's "Me, Myself and I"; Paula Abdul's "Vibeology", and Simple Pleasure's chart-topping "Where Do We Go From Her...
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