A Piece Of Paradise - BBC 6 Music
Sat, 17 Dec 2011, on BBC Radio 6 Music.
Eddie Gordon's 'Legends Of The Dancefloor' presents A Piece Of Paradise - a 10 hour music/documentary.
Part 1 of a 6 part series
Synopsis - Eddie Gordon celebrates the influence of the Paradise Garage nightclub, which operated from 1976 to 1987 in Manhatten New York and was the base for DJ Larry Levan.
The series considers how the combined force of the club and DJ Larry Levan changed the music business and provided the inspiration for many of today's global nightclub brands. It includes interviews with Michael Linder, Vince Aletti, Nicky Siano, Judy Weinstein and Tom Moulton, five voices who saw the beginning from the floor up, created change and rode with the wave through the disco daze.
Music Played:
Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
Edwin Starr - War Dancing In The Street
Barry De Vorzon - The Warriors Theme
Miroslav Vitouš - New York City
Booker T. & The MG's - Melting Pot
Billy Paul - War of The Gods
War - World Is A Ghetto
MFSB - Love Is The Message
Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
Loleatta Holloway - Hit & Run
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
Barrabás - Woman
John Davis and the Monster Orchestra - Up Jumped The Devil Odyssey - Native New Yorker
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
Rare Pleasure - Let Me Down Easy
The Trammps - Tom's Song
Jakki - You Are A Star
Gladys Knight - Make This A happy Home
Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain
The Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl
Don Downing - Dream World
People's Choice - Do It Anyway You Wanna
It first broadcast on 6 Music in July 2011.
Broadcasts
Mon 18 Jul 201100:00BBC Radio 6 Music
Sat 17 Dec 201103:00BBC Radio 6 Music
"Eddie Gordon - the career of a new Millennium, innovative, forward thinking mind that has shaped the way music is presented to millions of people the world over with his visionary attitude to life's changes and the reason why music is so influential in all of our lives from the cradle to the grave."
Gabor Szanto - Budapest
