Larry Heard

Larry Heard (born 1960) is a musician widely known for the Chicago house music he produced in the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was a member of the influential group Fingers, Inc. and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers. His relatively smooth production style with soulful vocals and long instrumental passages that de-emphasized percussion spearheaded the subgenre known as deep house.

Although he has created much music and his career is ongoing, he is most well-known for producing these songs, mostly from the mid-1980s, considered classics in the house and nu-soul genres:

• "Can You Feel It?" (also released as "Can U Feel It?")
• "Bring Down the Walls"
• "Mystery of Love"
• "Washing Machine"
• "Closer" (produced 1992)

He has mentored other successful artists, most notably Son Dexter, whose label Alleviated Records has released some of Heard's music.

Much of Heard's music is released and re-released under different names, including Fingers, Inc., Mr. Fingers, Loosefingers, Larry Heard, Mr. White and Robert Owens (the vocalist on those tracks).

In October 2004 Can You Feel It? appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on House Music radio station SF-UR.

Selected discography

Albums

• Another Side (1988)
• Introduction (1992)
• Love's Arrival (2001)
• Where Life Begins (2003)
• Loose Fingers (Soundtrack From The Duality Double-Play) (2005)

Box Set/Compilation

• Amnesia (1989)

Singles/EPs

• "Mystery of Love" (1985)
• "Bring Down the Walls" (1986)
• "Can You Feel It honey?" (1986)
• "A Path" (1987)
• "Distant Planet" (1988)
• "On a Corner Called Jazz" (1992)
• "What About This Love?" (1992)
• "Closer" (1992)
• "The Complete: Can You Feel It?" (2004)
• "Dead End Alley"
• "Missing You"

Other appearances

• daughtrer Dexter EP (2000)
• Inspirations (2001)
• We Call It Acieeed (2002)
• The Wild Bunch: The Original Underground Massive Attack (2002)
• Original Chicago House Classics (2002)
• Mastercuts Bar Social, Vol. 2 (2002)
• Serie Noire 2 (2003)
• Move Your Body: The Evolution of Chicago House (2003)
• Ministry of Sound: Late Night Sessions (2003)
• Inspirations (2 CDs) (2003)
• Culture Club Compilation (2003)

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

• Official Larry Heard web site
• Larry Heard bio on MP3.com
• Larry Heard artist page on Discogs
• Mr. Fingers artist page on Discogs