00:00 "I am very sad to announce that new Chicago House trailblazer Terri Bristol,
00:04 real name Teresa K. Bristol, has died age 66," her family have confirmed.
00:10 Terri passed away shortly before midnight on Monday, September 27,
00:15 surrounded by family, following a battle with kidney failure.
00:18 "Terri Bristol entered this world as a gift," her family posted in a statement on Facebook
00:25 yesterday. During her lengthy music career, Terri Bristol championed female talent in Chicago from
00:31 the early days of house music, and came up alongside the likes of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy.
00:37 Terri also played under several aliases alongside Blue Plate Records founder Mark Picciotti,
00:43 namely as "Nightman" and "Raving Lunatics," and as a trio alongside Pishko Bich, Pood, Pood,
00:50 and Flug. "Today we must say farewell to our dear friend Terri Bristol," Chicago Club Smart
00:56 Bar said in a tribute last night. Terri was a big part of the dance music community here in Chicago,
01:02 and we were honored to host her at Smart Bar, often alongside DJ Psycho Bich.
01:08 Our thoughts and prayers are with her family. May her soul rest in peace.
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