Farley Jackmaster Funk

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CTL-P-0278 · Person

STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-01512 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0278. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Chicago house pioneer; 'Love Can't Turn Around'

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Chicago house pioneer; 'Love Can't Turn Around'

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Also known as: Farley Keith Williams
Role(s): DJ, producer

Referenced by

Love Can't Turn Around — authored by → this record

Sources

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000174186/ (verification source · master store)

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Seminal Chicago house DJ/producer born in 1962; member of the Hot Mix 5 on WBMX-FM; 'Love Can't Turn Around' reached number nine on the British pop charts in mid-1986 (per AllMusic).

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