He was also instrumental in getting corporations, such as liquor companies, to sponsor events at gay clubs, a practice that is now considered ordinary but at the time broke new ground.īorn Edward L. He was the first disco owner to bring recording artists to the club to perform live in front of an audience. He was also a great asset to the LGBT communities, donating time, space, and financial support to numerous organizations, many of which were then in their infancy.ĭugan supported many artists-dancers, singers, painters, photographers, and comedians. Photo by: Gay Chicago Magazine INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2008 Įddie Dugan (1944–1987), helped invent the disco Ephenomenon in the 1970s, was a brilliant showman and popularizer, always ahead of the times.
