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DJ International Records

CTL-E-4075 · Institution · label · 1980s–1990s

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Chicago house-music record label founded by Rocky Jones; released Steve 'Silk' Hurley's 'Jack Your Body' (1986).

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Girl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago
Girl listening to music at dance. Chicago, Illinois, ChicagoPhoto: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
The band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
The band at the Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Muddy Waters performing, 1976
Muddy Waters performing, 1976Photo: Lionel Decoster, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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