I seem to have become somewhat of an obituarist.

The pantheon of disco DJs lost one of its demigods when Barry Lederer (September 9 1944 – May 31 2008) died earlier this week. Now you may ask, if Lederer was a demigod, who were the true gods in disco-DJ-mythology? Most commonly cited in this category are David Mancuso, François Kevorkian, Larry Levan, Walter Gibbons, Francis Grasso, Nicky Siano, Tom Moulton and Tee Scott.

In a 2000s interview[1] with disco-disco.com, Lederer noted that his favorite records included:

• Abaco Dream“Life and Death In G&A” [2]
• The Equals “Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys” [3]
• The Detroit Emeralds “Feel the Need In Me” [4]
• Bill Withers “Harlem”
• Dorothy Morrison “Rain”
• Jimmy Ruffin “Tell Me What You Want” [5]
• Barrabás “Woman” [6]
• Titanic “Rain 2000”
• MFSB “Love Is the Message” [7]
• Booker T & the MG’s “Melting Pot” [8]
• Eddie Kendricks “Girl You Need A Change Of Mind” [9]
• Glass House “Working On A Building Of Love”
• Donna Summer “Love to Love You Baby” [10]
• Voyage the Album [11]
• Boris Midney Pinocchio – Album

Click the footnotes to hear the music.