Darryl Pandy

Chicago House Music Pioneer

Chicago native vocalist Darryl Pandy was in the history limelight when the house music sound crossed over the Chicago city borders to the UK and European audience in 1986. Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Jesse Saunders, Duane Buford & Vince Lawrence brought in Pandy to lay down the vocals to "Love Can't Turn Around" that became a US commercial success and made the Chicago house sound and house music as we know it today a widespread phenomenon. The song ventured across the borders, and when it hit UK in mid-86, it became a Top-Ten hit. The rest is dance music history. Since then, Pandy has been a consistent household name, lending his powerful voice to several acclaimed dance recordings for over two decades. Darryl Pandy passed away on June 10th, 2011.