Keep on Dancin' is the story of the rise and fall of the legendary Paradise Garage, the underground disco that was ruled by the greatest DJ of all time and rivaled only by Studio 54 in its soulful and decadent magnificence. Set against the passionate love affair of two men who would both eventually rate as two of New York City's greatest style and scene makers, the story traces the hypnotic birth of disco, the Garage inspired technical innovations that changed the music industry, the erotic life of gay New York and the ...
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Keep on Dancin' is the story of the rise and fall of the legendary Paradise Garage, the underground disco that was ruled by the greatest DJ of all time and rivaled only by Studio 54 in its soulful and decadent magnificence. Set against the passionate love affair of two men who would both eventually rate as two of New York City's greatest style and scene makers, the story traces the hypnotic birth of disco, the Garage inspired technical innovations that changed the music industry, the erotic life of gay New York and the devastating rise of AIDS. What started out as a whisper of an idea between lovers - Garage owner Michael Brody and financial backer Mel Cheren - eventually culminated into a dance palace that existed for more than a decade and is still spoken about with reverence. Keep on Dancin' gives hundreds of private recollections from the people who were there: Tom Moulton, Francois Kevorkian, Grace Jones, Thelma Houston, Frankie Knuckles, Junior Vasquez and others help recreate the moment when love was the message. Scheduled for release in the spring, Keep on Dancin' promises to usher in a wave of Garage nostalgia. An authorized CD of Larry Levan's Garage classics is also scheduled for release this spring. Ultimately, the author, who has devoted himself to AIDS related philanthropic work, plans to reopen the Garage in its original space in Manhattan, with the profits going to AIDS related charities.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Front hinge cracked. Tearing visible to front free end page. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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2000
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Joshua Jordan (Front cover photograph), and Dick F. Very good in Very good jacket. Approx. 480 pages. Illus., discography, slight wear to DJ edges. Signed by the author, with sentiment [Best Wishes]. Melvin Cheren (1933-December 7, 2007) was a record executive who helped start the Paradise Garage, also known as "Gay-rage", a New York City gay discothèque popular in the 1970s and '80s. His first job in the music business was in 1959 as salesman for ABC-Paramount Records. In the 1960s Cheren joined the Army and served in Germany. In 1964 he was in charge of production for ABC Records. In the 70's he accepted a position for Scepter and began campaigning with the company to start producing dance music. In 1976, Mel Cheren and Ed Kushins founded West End Records, the music label that defined the sound of New York City in the heyday of disco. Cheren created the 12-inch vinyl single, which permitted longer playing time than the standard seven-inch, and which gained its greatest popularity in discos. Cheren was business partner and former lover of Michael Brody, who created the Paradise Garage in 1977 with the financial back-up of Cheren. In the 2006 "The Godfather of Disco, " a documentary about Cheren, he himself called the Garage "the ultimate expression of the whole fabric" of gay night life. In the late 1980s Cheren founded the nonprofit group "24 Hours for Life" to raise money for AIDS relief. Through the organization he published his autobiography, "My Life and the Paradise Garage: Keep On Dancin'" (2000). The story of the rise and fall of the legendary Paradise Garage, the underground disco that was rivaled only by Studio 54 in its soulful and decadent magnificence. Set against the passionate love affair of two men who would both eventually rate as two of New York City's greatest style and scene makers, the story traces the hypnotic birth of disco, the Garage inspired technical innovations that changed the music industry, the erotic life of gay New York, and the devastating rise of AIDS. What started out as a whisper of an idea between lovers--Garage owner Michael Brody and financial backer Mel Cheren--eventually culminated into a dance palace that existed for more than a decade. Tom Moulton, Francois Kevorkian, Grace Jones, Thelma Houston, Frankie Knuckles, Junior Vasquez, and others help recreate the moment when love was the message.
