Mel Cheren, the founder of the Paradise Garage and West End Records, died on Dec. 7. Some call him the Godfather of Disco. Others refer to him as Uncle Mel. Whichever name is used, both capture the ...

Mel Cheren, an innovative record executive who helped start the Paradise Garage, a cavernous focal point of the downtown Manhattan gay disco scene in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Dec. 7 in Manhattan.

We come alive after our nine-to-five.” That is the creed of moneyman Mel Cheren and impresario Michael Brodi, the nightlife visionaries who in the late Seventies opened what may be the most heralded ...

A memorial service honoring and celebrating the life and achievements of Mel Cheren will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 17 at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., ...

The Godfather of Disco promises to be a musical highlight of Frameline 31, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The 2007documentary offers a vividsnapshot of Mel Cheren, a music and ...

Gene Graham’s bittersweet documentary profiles 70s disco impresario Mel Cheren, who cofounded the pioneering New York label West End Records and helped bankroll the seminal Paradise Garage dance club.

Though Mel Cheren's name may be preceded by “Godfather of Disco” more often than “gay pioneer,” it's hard to imagine queer culture moving towards mainstream acceptance without him. A formidable figure ...

The Colonial House Inn, a Chelsea bed and breakfast, is under new ownership. The inn, at 318 West 22nd Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, was started by the late music mogul and gay rights ...

Jocelyn Brown will sing at A Night in Paradise, a live show in memory of Larry Levan and Mel Cheren, the Godfather of Disco. The night takes place at the Ministry of Sound on Sunday, November 30 to ...