Born and raised on the West Side of Chicago, Adonis was introduced to music at a young age.

Later on, he played bass guitar in several R&B bands and was eventually introduced to the house scene in Chicago through hearing Jesse Saunders' "On and On".

In 1986, Adonis released "No Way Back", which is considered to be one of the most influential Chicago house tracks.

The single, by estimate, sold over 100,000 copies and was selected as number 14 by on the 2014 Rolling Stone list of the 20 best Chicago house records.

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