Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey.... New York. The roots of house music spawned from the canyons of soul that engulfed each of these cities with their own take on the sound that was to become universally known as House. Great pioneers such as Frankie Knuckles and Francois K, Brought together a disco tinged sound with a 4x4 beat to create the first records of this new genre. But before House there was Garage and Garage was all about one Man and one of the most revered clubs of all time. Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage, 84 King Street Greenwich Village. Played out to a mostly black, gay crowd, Levans sets really epitomised the love and feeling of togetherness. I'm not going to try and document the details of such a history rich tapestry, instead I'm going to post a few photos which show where the music we call house came from and the joy that it emitted even then. Here's to Larry Levan and the true legacy he has left us with for without The Paradise Garage and the original mixing maestro, the love and warmth of house music would never have come to be.
Saul Wilks.
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