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Paul Johnson

CTL-P-0283 · Person

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Chicago house DJ; 'Get Get Down'

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Chicago house DJ; 'Get Get Down'

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Born and raised in Chicago; house DJ/producer and Dance Mania mainstay; his 1999 single 'Get Get Down' was an international hit, topping US and Canadian dance charts (per Mixmag); co-founded the Dust Traxx label in 1997 (per Mixmag); died August 4, 2021, aged 50, after contracting COVID-19 (per Mixmag).

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