Paradise Garage

The former home of the Paradise Garage on King Street.

The Paradise Garage was a discotheque notable in the history of modern dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures^[1]^[2]^[3] It was founded by Michael Brody (its sole proprietor). Paradise Garage was located at 84 King Street, in the Hudson Square neighborhood of New York City. It operated from 1977 to 1987 and was the base for resident DJ Larry Levan. The club's name derives from its origins as a parking garage. The Paradise Garage's business model was largely inspired by David Mancuso's private, invitation-only DJ parties at The Loft: no liquor was served, there were no sales of food or beverages, and the club was not open to the general public.^[4]

The sound system was developed, designed, and installed by Richard Long of Richard Long & Associates (RLA), and was said by those who attended to be the best in New York City at that time.^[5] The club has been credited for its influence on the development of the modern dance club as it is in the 2000s; unlike other clubs of its time, the Paradise Garage was focused on dancing rather than verbal interaction, and it was the first to put the DJ at the center of attention.^[5] It was known for its enthusiastic, yet unforgiving nature if a performer was struggling. Musicians who have attended include Diana Ross^[6] and a young Madonna.^[5]

In 1979, Tim Curry released the album Fearless with the single "Paradise Garage" with lyrics about visiting this New York discotheque.^[7]^[8]

Among those to benefit from what became known as "The Garage Sound" or "Garage Music" was Mel Cheren's own New York label West End Records. Among West End's successes were "Sessomatto" by Sessa Matto, "Hot Shot" by Karen Young, "Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner (remixed by Levan), "Do It to the Music" by Raw Silk, and "Don't Make Me Wait" by the Peech Boys (produced by Levan). West End Records folded for a number of years, re-opening in the late 1990s and releasing one of Levan's DJ sets recorded live at the Garage.

The building which housed the Paradise Garage is now a facility for Verizon Communications.^[when?]^{[citation needed]} As of 2008, the Paradise Garage trademark is now owned by Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC).^{[citation needed]}

Music

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The unique and eclectic styles of disco and dance music played at the Garage gave rise to the descriptive terms "New York house", "garage", "garage style", and "garage classic" to describe a record that was made famous at or is associated with the Paradise Garage. When the term "garage music" is used in reference to the Paradise Garage, it does not exclusively mean house music, although certain house tracks^[which?] may be considered to be garage classics.^{[citation needed]}

House music as a genre originated with the Paradise Garage's house DJ Larry Levan and his contemporaries, Frankie Knuckles and Nicky Siano. These DJs played all kinds of music at the Paradise Garage so long as it was danceable - for example The Clash and The Police as well as traditional "disco" artists like Gwen Guthrie and Sylvester. Levan is remembered for his ability to seamlessly play music from different genres.^{[citation needed]}

The term "garage" has changed meaning over time, see UK garage for a more detailed description.^{[citation needed]} This form of music is not related to garage rock.

Performers

2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican^{[citation needed]}
Colonel Abrams^{[citation needed]}
Noel Pagan^{[citation needed]}
Gayle Adams^{[citation needed]}
Patti Austin^{[citation needed]}
Baltimora^{[citation needed]}
B. B. & Q. Band^{[citation needed]}
Claudja Barry^{[citation needed]}
Carl Bean^{[citation needed]}
Celi Bee^{[citation needed]}
Taka Boom^{[citation needed]}
Pattie Brooks^{[citation needed]}
Jocelyn Brown^{[citation needed]}
Miquel Brown^{[citation needed]}
Peter Brown^{[citation needed]}
Sharon Brown^{[citation needed]}
C-Bank^{[citation needed]}
Camille ^[9]
Change^{[citation needed]}
Cheyne^{[citation needed]}
Linda Clifford^{[citation needed]}
Natalie Cole^{[citation needed]}
Willie Colón^{[citation needed]}
Company B^{[citation needed]}
The Cover Girls^{[citation needed]}
Tim Curry^{[citation needed]}
E.G. Daily^{[citation needed]}
Sarah Dash^{[citation needed]}
Cory Daye^{[citation needed]}
Divine^{[citation needed]}
D. Train^{[citation needed]}
Duran Duran^{[citation needed]}
ESG^{[citation needed]}
First Choice^{[citation needed]}
Samantha Fox^{[citation needed]}
Marshall Jefferson^{[citation needed]}
Freeez^{[citation needed]}
Taana Gardner^[5]
Siedah Garrett^{[citation needed]}
Gary's Gang^{[citation needed]}
Gloria Gaynor^[5]
Georgio^{[citation needed]}
Gwen Guthrie^{[citation needed]}

Curtis Hairston^{[citation needed]}
Hanson & Davis^{[citation needed]}
Keith Haring^[6]
Dan Hartman^[5]
Nona Hendryx^{[citation needed]}
Jennifer Holliday^{[citation needed]}
Loleatta Holloway^[5]
Thelma Houston^{[citation needed]}
Whitney Houston^{[citation needed]}
Al Hudson^[5]
Rhetta Hughes^{[citation needed]}
Phyllis Hyman^{[citation needed]}
Imagination^{[citation needed]}
James Ingram^{[citation needed]}
Dee D. Jackson^{[citation needed]}
Debbie Jacobs^{[citation needed]}
Peter Jacques band^{[citation needed]}
France Joli^{[citation needed]}
Grace Jones^{[citation needed]}
The Jones Girls^[5]
Kid Creole and the Coconuts^{[citation needed]}
Madleen Kane^{[citation needed]}
Chaka Khan^[5]
Evelyn 'Champagne' King^{[citation needed]}
Fern Kinney^{[citation needed]}
Jean Knight^{[citation needed]}
Konk^{[citation needed]}
George Kranz^{[citation needed]}
Patti LaBelle^[5]
Cyndi Lauper^{[citation needed]}
Amanda Lear^{[citation needed]}
Paul Lekakis^{[citation needed]}
Lime^{[citation needed]}
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam^{[citation needed]}
Loose Ends^{[citation needed]}
Cheryl Lynn^{[citation needed]}
Madonna^[6] (who also filmed her first music video, "Everybody", here^{[citation needed]})
Nancy Martinez^{[citation needed]}
Hugh Masekela^{[citation needed]}
Janice McClain^{[citation needed]}
Stephanie Mills^{[citation needed]}
Melba Moore^{[citation needed]}
Meli'sa Morgan^{[citation needed]}
Mr. Fingers^{[citation needed]}
Alicia Myers^{[citation needed]}
Nayobe^{[citation needed]}

New Order^{[citation needed]}
Klaus Nomi^{[citation needed]}
Nu Shooz^{[citation needed]}
Odyssey^{[citation needed]}
Dennis Parker^{[citation needed]}
Paul Parker^{[citation needed]}
Peech Boys^{[citation needed]}
Bonnie Pointer^{[citation needed]}
The Pointer Sisters^{[citation needed]}
Positive Force^{[citation needed]}
Quando Quango^{[citation needed]}
Fonda Rae^{[citation needed]}
Sheryl Lee Ralph^{[citation needed]}
Sharon Redd^{[citation needed]}
The Ritchie Family^{[citation needed]}
Barbara Roy^{[citation needed]}
Diana Ross^[6]
Arthur Russell^{[citation needed]}
Sinitta^{[citation needed]}
Sister Sledge^{[citation needed]}
Frankie Smith^{[citation needed]}
Stacey Q^{[citation needed]}
Candi Staton^{[citation needed]}
Amii Stewart^{[citation needed]}
Sybil^{[citation needed]}
Sylvester^{[citation needed]}
The System^{[citation needed]}
Evelyn Thomas^{[citation needed]}
Tasha Thomas^{[citation needed]}
Judy Torres^{[citation needed]}
Liz Torres
Unlimited Touch^{[citation needed]}
Luther Vandross^{[citation needed]}
Táta Vega^{[citation needed]}
Was (Not Was)^{[citation needed]}
Jody Watley^{[citation needed]}
The Weather Girls^{[citation needed]}
Wham!^{[citation needed]}
Deniece Williams^{[citation needed]}
Precious Wilson^{[citation needed]}
Betty Wright^{[citation needed]}
Syreeta Wright^{[citation needed]}
Yaz^{[citation needed]}
Karen Young^{[citation needed]}
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References

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