Jesse Saunders

Jesse Saunders

Jesse Saunders

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On & On 40th Anniversary (Cristian Poow Edit) album art
  • On & On 40th Anniversary (Cristian Poow Edit)
  • June 2025
  • 1 Song

Top Songs

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On & On
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I Hear House Music
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House Music Buffet
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Eamon "F**k It"
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NASTY

Albums

  • On & On 40th Anniversary (Cristian Poow Remix)

    Jun 2025 • 1 song

  • On & On 40th Anniversary (Idiotproof Remix)
  • On & On 40th Anniversary (Jesse Saunders Ultimix)

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Jesse Saunders

Biography

Though others did more in the pioneering of Chicago house during the early '80s, Jesse Saunders deserves mention for being part of the two records which debuted house music on wax. First, as an addition to the band Z Factor, Saunders wrote and recorded the 1983 single "Fantasy" for Mitchbal Records. Later that year, he founded his own Jes-Say Records and released "On and On," the track usually pointed to as the beginning of house music. (Actually, DJs and producers had been recording before this point, but most tracks were played only at the clubs on reel-to-reel tape machines...
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