By Steve Forstneger Generally credited with inventing the club mix as it's known today, Francis Grasso was found dead in his Brooklyn home on March 20.
Autopsies have yet to reveal a cause of death.
Born in the same New York borough in 1948, he grew up as a talented multi-instrumentalist until he was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. Doctors prescribed some dancing as physical therapy and he soon became a regular at New York clubs. Grasso retired from music in 1981 and lived the rest of his life as a construction worker. Email the Editor about this story. Email the Webmaster about a technical problem.