History of House Music Like it or not, house was first and foremost a direct descendent of disco. House music which has been around now for about thirty years has changed the way people dance to music. House back when it was first introduced was not just a type of music but more like a way of life for people living in Chicago. Weekend after weekend people would flock to a place on the upper …showed first 75 words of 728 total…

…showed last 75 words of 728 total…to go crazy to here the Hot Mix 5 play, people recall skipping school at lunch to go home and record the mixes so they could listen to them whenever they wanted to. The Hot Mix 5 at this time was the only dj’s to date to really mix the records together. Knuckles and Hardy used to just fade out the songs when they were done, then bring in the new record with a smooth fade.