"American DJ" . "Larry Levan"@en . "Levan, Larry"@en . "Larry Levan (/l\u0259\u02C8v\u00E6n/; born Lawrence Philpot, July 20, 1954 \u2013 November 8, 1992) was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as \"Saturday Mass\". Influential post-disco DJ Fran\u00E7ois Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music."@en . . "1992Z"^^ . "Lawrence Philpot"@en . "1954-07-20Z"^^ . "1954Z"^^ . . . . . . "non_performing_personnel" . "1992-11-08Z"^^ . . .