2nd Annual Spread Love
PARADISE GARAGE TRIBUTE!!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Lifting Up the Spirit of
Larry Levan and Nick Ashford...
...& Celebrating the Music of Salsoul, Prelude & West End Records '76-'87 Dance Classics!!!
PARADISE GARAGE TRIBUTE!!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Lifting Up the Spirit of
Larry Levan and Nick Ashford...
...& Celebrating the Music of Salsoul, Prelude & West End Records '76-'87 Dance Classics!!!
featuring Grammy-nominated producer
DJ Kemit
the legendary
Kool DJ Red Alert
and introducing
DJ Tailwind Turner!!
YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO BE THERE…
Doors open @ 10 pm
595 NORTH AVE, NW ATL, 30318
$15 @ DOOR
$10 w/ RSVP
$10 ADVANCE TICKETS
( http://www.spreadloveaugus
***Bring your ORIGINAL PARADISE GARAGE MEMBERSHIP CARD for FREE ADMISSION ALL NIGHT!!!***
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WE LOVE YOU NICK ASHFORD!!!
Though the name Nick Ashford might not immediately ring a bell, the man's music most certainly will. Ashford, who, with his wife Valerie Simpson, was one half of the songwriting duo and pop/R&B/Soul group Ashford & Simpson, passed away Monday after a battle with throat cancer. In his 70 years, he and his wife penned some of the biggest, most pervasive hits of all time.
After "Let's Go Get Stoned," their 1966 tune for Ray Charles, became a number one R&B hit, Ashford & Simpson quickly established themselves as songwriting royalty and joined the Motown Staff. They wrote a number of enormous songs for stars like Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Chaka Khan, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "You're All I Need To Get By" and "I'm Every Woman." An established musician, Ashford recorded percussion for dozens of Motown sessions, including those that produced Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On." Ashford & Simpson even had a hit of their own in 1984 with "Solid" (you know, as a rock). The duo was also credited on Amy Winehouse's track "Tears Dry On Their Own," which borrowed heavily from "Ain't No Mountain."
Ashford's love for music is apparent, but he and Simpson's love for each other was what impressed their peers most. "The thing is they were married and working together, that was what was special about them. Everybody admired that," Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire told the Associated Press. Ashford is survived by Simpson, their two children, and his music.
And its only fitting that we honor Nick Ashord as part of the Paradise Garage tribute edition of Spread Love, as soooo many of Nick and Natalie's songs were classics at the legendary club ~ like this classic from Larry levan's LIVE AT THE PARADISE GARAGE album: Bourgie Bourgie!
We're dedicating this Spread Love affair to Nick Ahford by celebrating love.
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WE LOVE YOU LARRY LEVAN!!
LONG LIVE PARADISE GARAGE!!!
The most legendary club of club culture history...
Opening in February 1978 and closing down in the fall of 1987, Paradise Garage is quite possibly the most revered of all of the great Dance clubs. Strongly influenced by David Mancuso's stellar sound system and familial atmosphere at The Loft, Paradise Garage became known for industry-defining sound and a congenial, loving environment serving as respite from the dangers and concerns of the streets of New York City. DJ Larry Levan presided over the Garage (as it was lovingly known) and inspired a reverence from club audiences unsurpassed in the history of Dance music. Paradise Garage became known musically for preserving the spirit and ambience of classic Disco while moving resolutely forward in musical style and innovation. The Dance music genre Garage is a lasting tribute to the club's importance to Dance music history.
Throughout its history Paradise Garage had only one resident DJ, Larry Levan, widely revered as one of the most talented of all Dance DJs. A veteran of the Gallery, Continental Baths, and Reade St. (Paradise Garage's immediate precursor), Levan had strong connections with the New York Disco community.
Larry Levan's musical palette at Paradise Garage was one of the most diverse ever in a Dance venue. He would incorporate elements of Rock, Disco, Jazz, R&B, Latin and more if it seemed to fit the mood of the moment. While nearly anything might be heard on the dancefloor, a more specific style began to emerge as a predominant sound. Ultimately known as Garage, this style was true to the sound and feel of Disco while adding technological elements that successfully brought the music forward. Levan's intimate connection with the record label West End Records, run by Michael Brody's life partner Mel Cheren, insured success for such West End classics as Karen Young's Hot Shot, The Peech Boys' Don't Make Me Wait, and Taana Gardner's Heartbeat.
Part legend and part reality, Paradise Garage is certain to live on.
Spread Love make sure of that!!!!!
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595 North Ave, NW, Atl 30318
Venue is located in Downtown Atlanta at the intersection of North Ave. & Northside Dr., 5 minutes from the Georgia Dome, Phillips Arena, Georgia Tech, Spellman/Morehouse/AUC.
DIRECTIONS
From 85/75 heading South, Exit North Ave/Georgia Tech Exit. Turn Right onto North Ave. Pass Georgia Tech Cross Northside Dr. Venue is on right.
From 85/75 heading North, Exit Spring St, continue to W. Peachtree St. Turn Left, continue to North Ave. Turn Left onto North Ave. Pass Varsity & Georgia Tech Cross Northside Dr. Venue is on right.
