TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ TYREE COOPER #034 - PART 1
Tyree Cooper the awesome super dupa producer, grew up in Chicago, starting out as a top Basketball Player but left to focus on music producing and Djing. Tyree began working with Mike Dunn but after a disagreement they initially parted ways but reunited at an event called Earthquake for freestyle battles which attracted over 500 people to the shows, packing out the club and the overspill of revelers took to partying on the streets outside. In the years of 1984 till 1986 these were Tyree’s most prominent production years. Chicago House music was his vibe and Tyree became a legend on the drum machine Roland TR-808. Tyree was turning out 4 tracks per night whilst continuing to work during the day, he worked 12 hours per night in the studio. Tyree was signed to DJ International Records and they would pay him $50 per drum beats and was even told by Larry Sherman of Trax Records that his music sucked! All of the tracks he produced were credited to Rocky Jones and all of his tracks according to management were not selling. Little did Tyree know that he had produced some huge hits but was never truly informed. Luckily for Tyree his hit record  contracts were just 2 years long so to this day, he actually owns most of his music.

True House Stories w/ Tyree Cooper interview by Lenny Fontana # 034 (Part 1)

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1	Been A Long Time (Full Intention 2021 Remix)The Fog, Full Intention	
2	The Sweet (Extended Remix)	Todd Terry, Swan Lake	
3	Dance To The Underground (Original Mix)	Stuart Ormerod
4	Love at First Sight (Extended Mix)	Rodney Hunter
5	Can You Dig It? (Original Mix)	Paolo Di Natale	
6	Make Me Say (RC's Digital Disco Mix)	Cece Peniston, Ron Carroll	
7	I Was Tired Of Being Alone (Earnshaw & Giles Unreleased Main Mix)	Patrice Rushen	
8	Disco Degree (Original Mix)	Chemars	
9	Like It (Original Mix)	Paco Caniza	
10	Paradise	Le Bon Groove
11	4bidden Lover (2021 Refurb)	Markosa	
12	Feel (Original Mix)	Mark Lower, Alexandra Prince
13	Something Special (Original Mix)	T.Markakis	
14	Change Is Coming (Original Mix)	Col Lawton, Da Funk Junkies, Alyson Joyce
15	Do You Want It Right Now (Dr Packer's Back To The 90 s Extended Mix)

Do You Want to Club Right Now?

This was a radio clip of Ron Robin's tribute on the passing of DJ Jimmy Stuard of Boston's 1270 and NYC's 12 West.

Ron Robin's Disco Notes • Tribute to Jimmy Stuard

Felepe Rose - Dance Again (Lucien's extended edit @ 128bpm).mp3

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Today it’s a huge honor to be able to share yet another special moment in dancefloor history eternalized by this recording from Roy Thode’s archive, all made possible thanks to his dear friend, Marsha Stern.
Recorded at the Underground on February 14th, 1981, this mix has been stored for just over 4 decades, to think that a spool of microscopic magnetized metal particles will give us the opportunity to re-experience what Roy Thode brought to the floor that night years before many of us were even born is goosebump inducing for us to say the least. At this point there should be no introduction needed to explain the virtuosity of this dancefloor maestro. Roy was a true Disc Jockey in essence, this is what he did, and his unique love for the craft can be heard loud and clear. Undoubtedly one of our biggest inspirations to us as DJs today.
We hope this mix takes you to a very special place because it surely came from one as Roy had self-titled this night “Music From My Heart”.
Let us all be Roy’s Valentine today - Love ❤️

Music From My Heart - Broadcast file

DJ Roy Thode Valentine's Mix - Music From My Heart - The Underground, NYC, 14 Feb, 1981

Better Days (Original Mix)Dave Anthony, Dawn Souluvn Williams
Dance Symbol (Original Mix)Peter Brown	
Freaky Lights (Original Mix)Adam Nova
Happy Day (Original Mix)	Jonk & Spook
Just A Slice	Sam O.B.
Never Get Close Enough (Original Mix)Smudged Soul	
Please Don't Stop (Original Mix)	Jo Paciello
Pump up the Dancefloor (Original Mix)Block & Crown, Lissat, Paul Parsons
The Music (Original Mix)	Rick Marshall
Say My Name (Extended Mix) Zsak	
So Much Time (Opolopo Remix)Mannix, Lisa Shaw, Opolopo
The Clark Sisters_ You Brought the Sunshine_DJ SPEN RE EDIT	
Dig Deep (Extended Mix)	Low Steppa, Saison
Get Into The Groove (Original Mix)Patrick Wayne, Dj Threejay
The Way I Feel	Down Under Disco	The Way I Feel
Let It Hit'em (Original Mix)Dope Demeanor

Let's get Stronger Miss Chief 05/22

Jazz guitarist Grant Green Jr., a jazz legend in his own right and the son of one of the most famous Jazz Guitarist’s of all time Grant Green. Here on this release Lenny teams up with Grant and together they played down a true Jazzy House Masterpiece and called it Running.  The sound very reminiscent and made famous by George Benson in the 1970s with Quincy Jones.  You can hear Grant himself scatting and singing like his dad taught him.  George Benson told Lenny himself that he is also a disciple and pupil of Grant Green Senior. Let the sound live on.

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Lenny Fontana & Grant Green Jr. - Running  [Karmic Power Records]

Running (Club Instrumental Mix)

Lenny Fontana & Grant Green Jr. - Running (Club Instrumental Mix)

Jazz guitarist Grant Green Jr., a jazz legend in his own right and the son of one of the most famous Jazz Guitarist’s of all time Grant Green. Here on this release Lenny teams up with Grant and together they played down a true Jazzy House Masterpiece and called it Running.  The sound very reminiscent and made famous by George Benson in the 1970s with Quincy Jones.  You can hear Grant himself scatting and singing like his dad taught him.  George Benson told Lenny himself that he is also a disciple and pupil of Grant Green Senior. Let the sound live on.

Jazz guitarist Grant Green Jr., a jazz legend in his own right and the son of one of the most famous Jazz Guitarist’s of all time Grant Green. Here on this release Lenny teams up with Grant and together they played down a true Jazzy House Masterpiece and called it Running.  The sound very reminiscent and made famous by George Benson in the 1970s with Quincy Jones.  You can hear Grant himself scatting and singing like his dad taught him.  George Benson told Lenny himself that he is also a disciple and pupil of Grant Green Senior. Let the sound live on.

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Running (Club Mix)

Lenny Fontana & Grant Green Jr. - Running (Club Mix)

Running (Original Mix)

Lenny Fontana & Grant Green Jr. - Running (Original Mix)

Sooo
I'm at my boy's house in NYC one Saturday night in April of 1980.  I was living in Greenbay WI at the time and always starving for music.  The WBLS Saturday night party show comes on with T - Scott.  
Yo, you got a spare reel I can record to?  
Got me two hours for great music to take back up the way!!!  
Here's the original.  Enjoy

Radio mix

T - Scott WBLS disco hour 1980 A - side

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DAVID MORALES #027 - PART 1
With a real passion for music in his veins from a very young age,  from very humble beginnings, David Morales was destined to follow his dream and took the opportunity to play music at any given chance.
David's very first gig was playing at the Loft for Lulu 
His first regular Djing spot started at Ozone Layer where Lulu was the hostess. Still working a job in a restaurant, David was fortunate to meet Mike Brady from Paradise Garage and was invited to play at this incredible NYC club in 1983, where he invited legends such as Captain Black and Jocelyn Brown to the party.
With huge names currently on the lineup at Paradise Garage -no one yet knew of David.... But they soon would!!
In 1985, David started to work in music production -David Cole and Bruce Flowers being pivotal to David’s producing career.
Nicky Holloway and Pete Tong invited David to play at Estoria, only 40 minutes into his set, he was asked to stop playing just as he was getting into his set, for Jomanda to perform!!
David set up Defmix productions but with very little direction, experience and to just be landed in the midst of music industry, he had to learn the business very quickly in order to succeed.
Making multiple hit records, but never truly reaping the rewards for his hard work and commitment, David worked day in day out making 2-3 tracks every week.  David Morales was a true grafter and his passion was what kept him inspired to continue working relentlessly. Despite not earning what he deserved he continued to follow his dream.
Remixing is where David found his fortune in the industry. Frankie knuckles and David worked on so many remixes, in fact rewriting entire tracks and even changing the titles of the tracks, David simply received a flat fee and did not gain the recognition he deserved.
Mariah Carey “Dream Lover”, was his 1st superstar track remix. At first, he questioned the track due to it being extremely commercial (at the same time rejecting remix work for legends such as David Bowie) this remix became one of the songs David Morales is so famous for.
David also had the incredible opportunity to work with Todd Terry, a born musician, no need for any equipment - the SP1200 was the weapon!!
David is all for advances in technology and plugins etc. - his motto- simply work them to the absolute max.
Having worked on remixes for Michael and Janet Jackson, you would expect David to be living the high life - the truth is it involved signing non disclosures, bag checks etc. -  security was paramount,  not quite the fairytale you would have imagined.
Working alongside Aretha Franklin - one of David's biggest fears was -'how do you give constructive criticism to such an absolute legend'???? In the words of Aretha - Less is more and more is less. She absolutely embraced his opinion and gained her respect for his honesty.
Julio Iglesias was another star that David worked with. Giving his mother a dream come true, David arranged for Julio to call his mother to say ‘hi’ was just one of the many hi lights of working with such legendary musicians.
Donna Summer was David’s absolute no 1 idol and working with Jocelyn Brown was, yet another dream come true - to David, Jocelyn was an incredible legend he never imagined he would ever work with. Much to David's dismay he was arrested in Japan during his career. How was that for David?? At 57 years of age - truly mortifying, listen to David's very raw and open account of coping in a Japanese prison where no-one spoke his language and all of his basic rights were taken away.  An experience that will live with David forever but taught him about the importance of the simplicity of life - Health and Freedom. One of the memories David has about this true horror was when a prison officer recognized David and played his music - which really helped him get through this ordeal.

True House Stories w/ David Morales interview by Lenny Fontana #027 (Part 1)

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Lenny Fontana is one of the greatest House Music Producers to come out of the original New York City Club scene. A True Legend who has worked with many other incredible artists such as Chris Willis, Byron Stingily, Carole Sylvan, D Train, Crystal Waters, Alison Limerick, Shirley Lites, Meli’sa Morgan and Lee John (Imagination) to name just a few.
Lenny Fontana has DJed all over the world throughout his career. He was the First American DJ to play at the world famous ‘Pacha’ - (Ibiza). Lenny has played at iconic venues such as Ministry Of Sound - (London), ‘Studio 54’ - (New York City),  ‘Hacienda’ - (Manchester), ‘La Queen’ - (Paris) and he also DJ'ed for the closing party at  ‘The Chevron’ - (Melbourne).
Each Wednesday Lenny Fontana will be joined by a very special DJ / Producer / Vocalist for a Facebook Live that will blow your mind!
Lenny will be chatting with his guests about their music careers to discover the true stories of working in this industry.  He will be unveiling the true 'behind the scenes' stories on how his guests succeeded and continue to survive in this business. 
Listen to Lenny’s amazing guests as they share their journeys and achievements that have kept them top of the game and reveal some of the many incredible memories and experiences witnessed during their music careers. 
Expect to hear their untold stories about the joys of their work but also the many pitfalls that are hidden beneath which make this industry a very fun and exciting, yet highly competitive and challenging environment to be part of.
Imagine being the fly on the wall as you listen to 2 truly iconic faces in the music industry as they go deep into their experiences over their time working in the music industry.

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Tyree Cooper interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 034 (Part 1)

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