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Chicago house music DJ dies at 50 after catching Covid

Johnson, who had a global hit with Get Get Down in 1999 and was named as an influence by Daft Punk, had spent several weeks in hospital.

A statement on his Facebook page read: "Our greatness passed away this morning at 9am, the house music legend we all know as PJ aka Paul Johnson."

Fellow DJ Mike Servito said Johnson "taught us how to bounce to the beat".

Mixmag posted: "House music has lost an all-time great."