Larry Levan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Larry Levan

American DJ

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1954

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1992

Profession: composer, disc jockey, record producer, club DJ

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Larry Levan (; born Lawrence Philpot, July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992) 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.