Steve Silk Hurley

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CTL-P-0279 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-01513 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0279. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Chicago house pioneer; 'Jack Your Body' hit UK #1

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Chicago house pioneer; 'Jack Your Body' hit UK #1

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Also known as: Steve Hurley
Role(s): DJ, producer

Referenced by

Jack Your Body — authored by → this record

Sources

https://dancingastronaut.com/2013/07/designed-with-the-dance-floor-in-mind-the-story-of-chicago-house/ (verification source · master store)

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'Jack Your Body' was among the most successful early house records and the first house record to reach #1 (per Dancing Astronaut's history of Chicago house); Record Collector's DJ International history confirms it was issued on Underground (UN 101, 1986) and topped the UK charts in early 1987.

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