Jamie Principle facts for kids
Jamie Principle was born on July 5, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois. He is a talented music artist and producer. Jamie creates many kinds of music, like new wave, post-punk, electronica, and R&B. While he is famous for house music, he makes many other styles too. His music mixes different sounds and ideas.
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Early Life and Music
Jamie Principle was a very important artist in the early days of house music. This type of music started in Chicago in the early 1980s. Many people say he helped create the sound of house music.
A famous musician named Marshall Jefferson said that Jamie was the first to record house music. His songs were played by DJ Frankie Knuckles. Other artists sometimes copied Jamie's ideas.
Chart Successes
In the early 1990s, Jamie Principle's songs started appearing on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. This chart shows the most popular dance songs in the United States.
One of his songs, "Cold World", reached number 22 on the dance chart. He made this song with Steve "Silk" Hurley. Jamie also co-wrote "I'm Not Over You" for CeCe Peniston. That song reached number 2 on the US Dance chart.
"Your Love" and Early House Music
Jamie Principle's 1984 song "Your Love" is known as one of the very first house songs. He wrote the lyrics from a poem for his girlfriend at the time. Jamie then added music and recorded the song at home.
A friend shared the song with DJ Frankie Knuckles. Knuckles loved "Your Love" and played it often at The Power Plant, a dance club in Chicago. The song became very popular in underground clubs. Fans would copy it onto tapes. It was a hit for over a year before it was officially released.
Later Music and Collaborations
Jamie Principle continued to release music throughout the 1980s. Sometimes, his songs were credited to Frankie Knuckles. These songs included "Baby Wants to Ride" and "Bad Boy."
In 1992, Jamie released a dance album called The Midnite Hour. In 2004, he had a number 1 hit on the US Dance Chart with "Back N Da Day." This song was a collaboration with Frankie Knuckles.
More recently, Jamie Principle has worked with the band Gorillaz. He was featured on their songs "... Murder Party" in 2017 and "Hollywood" in 2018. He also appeared in a 2024 PBS TV series about disco music.
Discography
Albums
- The Midnite Hour (1992)
Singles
- "Your Love" (1984)
- "Waiting On My Angel" (1985)
- "Bad Boy" (1987)
- "Baby Wants To Ride" (1988)
- "Cold World" (with Steve "Silk" Hurley) (1989)
- "Date With The Rain" (1990)
- "You're All I've Waited 4" (1991)
- "Back N Da Day" (with Frankie Knuckles) (2004)
- "... Murder Party" (with Gorillaz and Zebra Kats) (2017)
- "Hollywood" (with Gorillaz and Snoop Dogg) (2018)
- Lonely2live (with Felix da Housecat) (2020)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
