Richie Kaczor
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Richard Paul Kaczor (nicknamed Richie Kaczor; 9 December 1952 – April 1993) was an early DJ during disco's infancy in the 1970s.
His career as a DJ began in New Jersey. Kaczor played at clubs in New York City and surrounding states before being asked by nightclub owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager to begin a residency at Studio 54. Kaczor, along with Nicky Siano, were the two original DJs to play at the New York venue. James Opdyke, a friend of Kaczor (who also played at the Underground and the Saint), was also there to fill in during bathroom breaks.[1]
Richie Kaczor has been credited for popularizing Gloria Gaynor's track "I Will Survive", which would later reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Siano asserts that it was Kaczor who first noticed the track, originally a B-side to "Substitute", and turned it into a success.[3]
On March 4, 1980, Kaczor and Studio 54 lighting engineer Robert DeSilva opened the upper level Disco 40 in Hamilton, Bermuda.[4]
Kaczor died in 1993 at age 40.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Richie Kaczor @ Disco-Disco.com
- ^ Ortiz, Lori (2011). Disco Dance. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9780313377464 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Richie Kaczor @ Disco-Disco.com". www.disco-disco.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "List of Famous Disc Jockeys". Ranker. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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