Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire - A Rare John Luongo Mix
Many people do not know the real story behind the Relight My Fire (Progressive Instrumental Remix) that came out shortly after the...
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John Luongo
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Sly Stone - 80th Birthday
16 March 2023, Yesterday marked the 80th birthday of Sly Stone and innovator and game changer in the world of funk, soul and dance music...
John Luongo
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Dan Hartman - Free Ride
Here is the Fender Double neck guitar / bass played by my beloved deceased Friend Dan Hartman. He played with Edgar Winter as well as...
John Luongo
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Sigma Sound Studio, NY - Blind Vision by Blancmange
Here I am at Sigma Sound Studios in New York with pictured from left to right Neil Arthur, David Rhodes (of Peter Gabriel's band) and...
John Luongo
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
Mandrill
One of the best funk band ever and I helped to break them out of Boston! This is Mandrill !!
John Luongo
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Marlena Shaw - Touch Me In The Morning
The early days of dance music were the best for so many reasons. Not because the music was better than any time ever, before or even that...
John Luongo
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Cerrone - Back Track - Pavilion Records
If you're lucky enough in the music business, and I stress the word lucky, you may just get an opportunity to utilize the talent and the...
John Luongo
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
The Dream - Culture Club
At times it truly takes my breath away knowing that a song, so simple and pure, can make you cry tears of reflective joy and happiness,...
John Luongo
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Culture Club - White Boy
How great is it to have a knowledge of all the great music that came before you and that comprising the future. No greater feeling exists...
John Luongo
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Dan Hartman - Instant Replay (1978)
There is a double memory here as I think back to my days behind the turntable and the many many times I ushered in a New Year for the...
John Luongo
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
Thom Bell Philadelphia Soul Icon Dies at 79 (1943- 2022)
This has been a terrible year for music and the losses we experienced in all spaces of music and sound. We lost people from all over the...
John Luongo
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Irene Cara dies aged 63 - Fame & Flashdance
It's wonderful to wake up, greeted by a big bright sunny day, breathing in the cool air and walking around knowing that another day of...
John Luongo
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
Visage Mixes in London -1982
As I look through my many files tapes and memorabilia I came across moments that I’d like to share with so many of my studio buffs,...
John Luongo
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1981
The year was 1981 and I was fast becoming The hottest indexed remixers/producer in the USA and in fact the world! I really had no time to...
John Luongo
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Blancmange - The Day Before You Came
I recently saw an interview in a magazine in the UK Done with Neil Arthur, half of the duo named Blancmange, the other half being Stephen...
John Luongo
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Blancmange
They say time flies and I am here to tell you that it does. 40 years ago today the duo named Blancmange released their first record...
John Luongo
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Melba Moore
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME What do you say when someone you love respect and can truly call a friend is bestowed the great honor of getting...
John Luongo
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Whenever you think of anything that is 50 of age, it is hard not to think of it as being old! However, when we are talking about music,...
John Luongo
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Womack and Womack -Teardrops
Every now and then it’s good to clear your mind, refocus in the mission, restart, repurpose, and rebuild. These are not always words...
John Luongo
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
I'm working away and getting lots done for my clients so I wanted to take this little break and celebrate a band and a sound that defined...
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