Screamin' Rachael, born Rachael Cain, is an American musician and

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nativedubbed the “Queen of House Music” by''

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,''. Rachael has been connected to the evolution of the House music genre. She has worked with performers such as

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, and many others.

Career

Screamin Rachael's first release with Trax Records was "My Main Man," TX110. In 1987, she released, Fun With Bad Boys, which she released in 1985 with her friend and mentor, Afrika Bambaata. Rachael became owner and operator of Trax Records and its trademark in 2007.

In popular culture

Rachael was part of the 1980s–1990s

Club Kids The Club Kids were a group of young New York City dance club personalities popularized by Michael Alig, James St. James, Julie Jewels, Astro Erle, Michael Tronn, DJ Keoki, and Ernie Glam in the late 1980s, and throughout the 1990s would grow to i ...

scene and, in the documentary about its founder, titled '' Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig'' (2015), she discusses her reaction to the disappearance of her friend Andre "Angel" Melendez and a song she wrote about it, titled "Give Me My Freedom/Murder in Clubland". Her background has resulted in her being the subject of and in her making an appearance in multiple books, films, and documentaries. These include: *''The History of

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'' * ''Nightclubbing'' *''The Last Party'' *''Techno Style'' *'' Party Monster: The Shockumentary'' (1998),

Michael Alig Michael Alig (April 29, 1966 – December 24, 2020) was an American club promoter and convicted felon. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s a ...

details his and Gitsie's cross country drive after Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, had murdered

Angel Melendez Andre "Angel" Melendez (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids and purported drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed by Michael Alig and Robert "Freeze" Riggs on March 17, 1996. His life and death ha ...

. The trip included a visit to Alig's friend, Screamin Rachael, who promptly released a song based on Angel's disappearance and rumors about his murder, titled "Give Me My Freedom/Murder in Clubland". * ''Party Monster'' (2003) *

Disco Bloodbath ''Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland'' is a 1999 memoir written by James St. James about his life as a Manhattan celebutante and club kid. The book specifically chronicles his friend Michael Alig's rise to fame, and A ...

* '' Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig'' (2015)Screamin Rachael Cain, ''Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig'' (2015) * As herself in the film '' Night Owl'' (1993)

References

External links

Trax Records discography from discogs.com
* http://www.screaminrachael.com
Web site of the now-revived label

Top 5: Trax Records Releases
* https://www.last.fm/music/Rachael+Cain/+wiki * https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/favorite-dance-tracks-of-all-time-1385436/ * https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Just-Released--August-20---Screamin--Rachael--Queen-of-House---Trax-Records-.html?soid=1100885080641&aid=u350sgpC1Y4 * http://www.dmcworld.net/uncategorized/screamin-rachael-cain%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/ Living people American women chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American women musicians 21st-century American women musicians {{US-CEO-stub