Chicago's Byron Stingily has one of the most arresting voices in house music, hitting the crystal clear, sky-high registers few can dream of. In the mid-80s a young Stingily released "Funny Love," which he licensed to the city's Trax Records, the label behind some of the biggest hits from Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, Adonis, Marshall Jefferson and so many more. Fatefully, Stingily linked up with Jefferson, the man behind "Move Your Body" AKA "The House Music Anthem," and the pair eventually linked up with guitarist Herb Lawson and DJ-turned-keyboardist Byron Burke to form a group that would be known as Ten City. Today, Vivian and Stingily discuss how gospel music permeates the house sound, the virtue of the dancefloor and the religious experience we can expect at the RBMF Chicago event with Farley Jackmaster Funk, DJ Pierre and more.
