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Richie Kaczor
Resident DJ · DJ
Biography
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Rooms they shaped
Studio 54
1977–1980 (Rubell & Schrager); reopened 1981–1986 (Fleischman) · Midtown, Manhattan
Resident DJ, Principal weekend resident; broke 'I Will Survive.'
Peppermint Lounge
1958–1965 (original); 1980–1985 (revival, two addresses) · Theater District / Flatiron, Manhattan
Resident DJ, Resident DJ at Hollywood (the gay discotheque at 128 W 45th) from 1973 to 1977, where he developed beat-mixing; recruited directly to Studio 54 at opening in April 1977.
GG's Barnum Room
July 1978–November 1980 · Theater District / Times Square, Manhattan
DJ, Resident DJ at the predecessor Hollywood Discotheque in the same space (c.1973–1977) before moving to Studio 54; not documented as a GG's Barnum Room resident but part of the 128 W 45th Street lineage.
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