Larry Levan
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Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), known as Larry Levan (lə-VAN), was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Along with Kevorkian, Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendence of house music. He DJ'd at Club Zanzibar in the 1980s as well, home to the Jersey Sound brand of deep house or garage house.
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20 July 1954 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
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| Died |
8 November 1992 (aged 38) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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