# Who created house music?

> House music was created by Black and Latino DJs and producers in early-1980s Chicago, with Frankie Knuckles as its central figure.

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## Answer

House music was created by Black and Latino DJs and producers in Chicago in the early 1980s. Frankie Knuckles — the "Godfather of House Music" and resident DJ at The Warehouse — is the figure most associated with its birth, alongside Ron Hardy at the Music Box and early producers such as Jesse Saunders. In New York, Larry Levan developed the parallel garage sound.

## Related

- https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/frankie-knuckles (or /artist/frankie-knuckles)
- https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/black-origins-of-house-music (or /artist/black-origins-of-house-music)
- https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/ron-hardy (or /artist/ron-hardy)

## Sources

1. [Wikipedia: House music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_music)
2. [Wikipedia: Frankie Knuckles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Knuckles)

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