Friends and collaborators shared the news on social media, with one saying he died of a heart attack. Carroll’s voice and songwriting helped shape global house music in the 1990s and 2000s. CHICAGO - ...

Lori Branch represents the living history of Chicago house music. Starting her DJ career in 1980-81, she has been spinning since the genre’s inception and maintains close relationships with the Chosen ...

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The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents several free downtown fests that celebrate distinctly Chicagoan styles of music with long local histories—Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, ...

Chicago house music DJ and vocalist Ron Carroll reportedly died Monday at 57. Friends and collaborators shared the news on social media, with one saying he died of a heart attack. Carroll’s voice and ...

CHICAGO — Ron Carroll, a staple of the Chicago house music scene known by many as “The Minister of Sound,” has died at the age of 57, according to multiple reports. Carroll, a celebrated vocalist, DJ ...