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Alex Kayne

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Alex Kayne is widely regarded as the club’s most influential DJ. The DJ, originally from Brooklyn, started frequenting L’Amour in 1979, became a resident there from 1980 to 1985, and continued to play records there intermittently until the club closed. Not only was he the longest-tenured DJ at the club, but he was also its first VJ and the creator of its metal DJ scene. Kayne was the sole permanent DJ at the Staten Island L’Amour, where he worked, and he also worked at L’Amour East. Kayne “had a huge impact in breaking American and European metal bands,” Metal Hammer said. Kayne is still performing in bars, clubs, and concert halls around the United States.

Brooklyn, New York’s L’Amour was owned and operated by brothers Mike and George Parente. In 1978, L’Amour debuted as a disco club; by 1981, it had morphed into a rock club; and by February 2004, it had shut its doors. The area was billed as “Brooklyn’s Rock Capital.” Patrons dubbed it “La-Morz,” and it hosted some of the greatest names in hard rock and heavy metal, such as Iron Maiden, Kiss, Megadeth, and Metallica. It also regularly featured underground bands from all over the world. For over 25 years, the original L’Amour in Brooklyn was a staple of the rock and metal community.

Buddy Rich

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American jazz drummer, composer, director, and bandleader Bernard “Buddy” Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987). He has a reputation for being a groundbreaking drummer.

Rich is a native New Yorker who grew up in the borough of Brooklyn. He started playing the drums when he was two years old and developed his love for jazz music at an early age. He debuted on the jazz scene in 1937, performing with artists like Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. Rich was a member of the United States Marine Corps from 1942 until 1944. For three years, from 1945 to 1948, he was at the helm of the Buddy Rich Orchestra. Songs from West Side Story were arranged by him in a big band format and released in 1966. By 1966[citation required], he had established permanent success with the Buddy Rich Big Band, popularly known as the Buddy Rich Band and The Big Band Machine.

To say that Rich had virtuosic skill, power, and speed would be an understatement.

His preference was for the conventional grip, although he did use the matched grip on the toms on occasion. Commercially successful and musically talented as he was, Rich never learned to read sheet music, instead opting to memorize drum parts by listening to them.

Taylor Hawkins

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Oliver Taylor Hawkins, was born on February 17, 1972 and died on March 25, 2022. He was a drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he released eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. He had previously toured with Sass Jordan, Alanis Morissette, and advanced experimental band Sylvia before joining the band in 1997.
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, a side band in which Hawkins plays drums and sings, was established in 2004, and they have released three albums between 2006 and 2019.

He founded the supergroup NHC with Jane’s Addiction members Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney in 2020, where he also took on main vocal and drummer responsibilities. 

In 2021, Hawkins and the Foo Fighters were honored by being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In 2005, he won “Best Rock Drummer” from the readers of Rhythm, a drumming magazine published in Britain. On March 25, 2022, at age 50, he passed away in Bogotá, Colombia.

Earlier years
Oliver Taylor Hawkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 17, 1972.

Hawkins spent his formative years at Laguna Beach, California, when his family relocated there in 1976.
Hawkins has two elder siblings, Jason and Heather. Friend and current Yes lead singer Jon Davison were classmates of his at Laguna Beach High School [9] from which he graduated in 1990.

James Hetfield

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James Alan Hetfield is a famous American rock star who was born on August 3, 1963. He’s the frontman for Metallica, as well as a co-founder and primary composer for the band and a rhythm guitarist. Though his forte is sophisticated rhythm work, he also takes on lead guitar responsibilities and solos on occasion, both in concert and in the studio. In October of 1981, Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the band’s drummer, placed an ad in The Recycler newspaper in Los Angeles. Metallica has published 10 studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays, and twenty-four singles, in addition to winning nine Grammy Awards. Hetfield is widely considered to be one of the best heavy metal rhythm guitarists of all time.

Both Joel McIver’s book “The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time” and Hit Parader’s “100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time” put Hetfield highly in 2009. Hit Parader placed Hetfield at No. 24. Guitar World ranked Hetfield as the 19th best guitarist of all time, and the magazine’s list of the 100 greatest metal guitarists ranked him second (tied with Metallica’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett). The magazine Rolling Stone ranked him as the 87th best guitarist of all time.

Steve Glus

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Steve Glus, also known as DJ SVT is a NY native who’s been spinning since the mid 1990s. Steve is known for being able to mix any style of music with grace and fluidity. In his personal life, Steve has served his community as an EMS Medic from which his DJ name derives. SVTs in the medical world are heart arrhythmias that can kill. Steve came up with his DJ name because he drops some killer rhythms. Steve works hard, working a primary day job, running an IT company, and his DJ business, Event Empire. To hire Steve, find him at www.myeventempire.com

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