[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 101 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1267]
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 TRIBUTE TO MR. DARRYL ANTHONY PANDY, INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED HOUSE 
                             MUSIC PIONEER

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 8, 2011

  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the life 
and labor of Mr. Darryl Anthony Pandy who made his heavenly transition 
on Friday, June 10, 2011. Darryl was a gifted vocalist who elevated the 
House music genre to international status in the mid 1980s.
  One of the most sought-after voices in the House music world, the 
Chicago native with a 6-1/2-octave voice range was the lead vocal on 
``Love Can't Turn Around,'' a track by Chicago's Farley (Jackmaster 
Funk) Keith. The record was a United States club hit, but crossed over 
into the mainstream in the United Kingdom on London Records in August, 
1986 and peaked at number 2 on Billboard's charts five weeks later. The 
song's surprising European success earned Darryl a coveted British 
Phonographic Industry (BPI) Award for dance music. In 1997, ``Love 
Can't Turn Around'' was re-released in the UK and peaked at number 40.
  Other music hits included ``Animal Magnetism'', ``Climax'', ``I Love 
Music'', ``Heaven's In Your Heart'', ``Love Turns To Pain'', and ``Work 
Your Body''. In 1999, Darryl teamed up with CZR to record ``Bad 
Enough'', and reunited with Farley on the gospel house hit ``He's My 
Best Friend''. He released ``Joy'' with Dutch Johnson in 2003, 
``Dancing'' with Laurent Wolf in 2004 and in 2005, he teamed up with 
Rene Suss to release ``Clap Your Hands on the Dancefloor'' on German 
imprint Tiefenrausch Records.
  Darryl, who grew up in the Cabrini-Green public housing development, 
was a long-time member of Chicago's Life Center Church of God in Christ 
under Pastor T. L. Barrett.
  Mr. Speaker, I was privileged to know Darryl and I want to encourage 
his mother, Beverly Garrett, his siblings William Harold Washington III 
and Krystal Garrett and his many friends and fans to always remember to 
look to the hills from which comes all of their help. Darryl's talent 
will be missed but through his music his legacy will live on. I am 
honored to pay tribute to this gifted music legend.

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