{"id":"cmq71sk4q005r3u2stfe9b6be","slug":"larry-levan","title":"Larry Levan","type":"person","summary":"Resident DJ of Paradise Garage and father of the \"garage\" sound.","body":"**Larry Levan** (1954–1992) was an American DJ whose decade-long residency at New York's **Paradise Garage** made him a legend and gave the **\"garage\"** subgenre its name. Renowned for emotionally expansive, genre-blending sets and meticulous sound, he influenced generations of DJs and the entire soulful and vocal house tradition.","era":"1954–1992","city":"New York City","country":"United States","question":null,"answer":null,"related_slugs":["paradise-garage","black-origins-of-house-music"],"sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia: Larry Levan","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan"}],"confidence_score":84,"last_verified_date":"2026-06-08","canonical_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/larry-levan","markdown_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/larry-levan.md","json_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/topics/larry-levan.json","suggested_citation":"House Music Intelligence Database. \"Larry Levan.\" Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 8, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/larry-levan","relationships":[{"predicate":"resident_at","direction":"out","related":"paradise-garage","related_type":"venue","related_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/paradise-garage","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan","confidence_score":86,"note":null},{"predicate":"popularized","direction":"out","related":"Deep House","related_type":"genre","related_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/deep-house","source_url":null,"confidence_score":70,"note":null},{"predicate":"pioneered","direction":"out","related":"Garage House","related_type":"genre","related_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/garage-house","source_url":null,"confidence_score":70,"note":"Born Lawrence Philpot, Brooklyn; legendary resident DJ of the Paradise Garage (1977-1987) whose eclectic, soulful sets gave the genre its name."},{"predicate":"popularized","direction":"out","related":"Garage House","related_type":"genre","related_url":"https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/topic/garage-house","source_url":null,"confidence_score":70,"note":null}]}