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Francis Grasso

New York Disco DJ acknowledged as being one of the first. (b. 1948 - March 23, 2001)

Francis GrassoNew York DJ considered by many to be the first DJ to beat mix. Began spinning records in New York as far back as 1968 at a club called the Sanctuary.

Francis Grasso was an inspiration the first day I walked into the Sanctuary. I was 16 years old and just arrived from Miami. The music and the atmosphere drove me wild.

First was Kenny playing till around 1am then Francis Grasso showed up playing Mongoose, Life and Death in G A, Give Itup or Turn It Loose... the tambourines, the whistles... then was music for gong gong rain, dorothy morrison, Cat Mother track in a followed by Melting Pot, Lloyd Price, Sweet Inspiration, Sultana, United 8... Wow what memories.

Then Francis moved to a club called Tigress that nobody mentions and that's the last I heard of Francis Grasso.

Carlos Nodal, another great disc jockey, was a pupil of Francis Grasso where he got his first gig at Wild Child in Jersey City, NJ and moved to Miami.

To surmise this episode... Francis Grasso was an inspiration and discotheques that opened after 1971 owe a gratitude to Francis Grasso as he was the creator of discotheques like, Regines, Hardrts, Limelight, Ice Palace, the Garage, Infinity (the best disco after Sanctuary), and lets not forget Studio 54.

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