voc, *1962 US
Producer of Dance
A.k.a. Marvin Louis Burns KOF: A Lil' Louis Painting Lil Louis And The Diamond Corp. Lil' Louis & The Party Lil' Louis & The World Marvin Burns Rain: A Lil' Louis Painting
American DJ and producer, based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Born: 13 May 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. One of the most popular Chicago house producers during the late 1980s thanks to his massive club hit "French Kiss", Lil' Louis was also the only Chicago producer to successfully deal with the major labels; he released two albums for Epic, and only left the label at his own instigation. Born in Chicago, Louis was the son of guitarist Bobby Sims, who recorded for Chess and appeared with the psychedelic-soul unit Rotary Connection. He grew up with nine siblings and played both drums and bass as a child, then began DJing in the mid-1970s (he earned his nickname after appearances at the club River's Edge while still in middle school). By the end of the decade he had his own club, the Future, where he began working on his editing techniques, thanks to a cassette deck and later a reel-to-reel recorder. By the 1980s, Lil' Louis was hosting the biggest house parties in Chicago, and he began recording his productions around that time as well. His first single "How I Feel" appeared on his own label, and he began collaborating with Marshall Jefferson on several tracks, including "Seven Ways To Jack" by Hercules, Byron Stingily's "I Can't Stay Away". In 1987, his new single "French Kiss" became a local hit, then a platinum-selling international classic after being licensed to CBS and FFRR. The success triggered a major label contract through Epic, and the release of his debut album "From The Mind Of Lil' Louis" (1989). Charting a course across jazz-fusion and R&B as well as house, the album was one of the best produced by any of the Chicago figures, and included session contributions from Larry Heard, Die Warzau, and his own father on drums. From the album, the moody single "I Called U" became another club hit. His follow-up album, the more stylistically unified "Journey With The Lonely", didn't fare as well and Lil' Louis retired from recording for over four years, preferring instead to set up his own studio in New York and work on production with Babyface and Me'Shell Ndegeocello. He returned by collaborating with "Little" Louie Vega of Masters at Work and also worked on production for Black Magic.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Fable | Lil' Louis | 2012 | Album |
Club Lonely | Moreno Pezzolato vs. Lil' Louis | 2010 | Album |
You Are Not Alone / Club Lonely | Michael Jackson / Lil' Louis | 2009 | Album |
Two Sides To Every Story | Lil' Louis | 2009 | Album |
I Love Chicago Classics | Lil' Louis / The Night Writers | 2007 | Album |
Do U Luv Me | Lil' Louis | 2005 | Single |
I ♥ NY | Lil' Louis / DK | 2005 | Album |
Over And Over / Club Lonely | Sylvester / Lil' Louis | 2004 | Album |
The House Kiss | Mr. Fingers vs. Lil' Louis | 2001 | Album |
Mix The Vibe: 27 Years In The Mix (1974-2001) | Lil' Louis | 2001 | Compil. |
How's Your Evening So Far? | Josh Wink Featuring Lil' Louis | 2000 | Album |
Pride '95 | Lil' Louis | 1995 | Compil. |
Lovesong / French Kiss | The Cure / Lil' Louis | 1989 | Single |
French Kiss | Lil' Louis | 1989 | Album |
Video Crash / Computer Madness | Lil' Louis / Steve Poindexter | 1989 | Album |
The Original Video Clash | Lil' Louis | 1988 | Album |
Frequency / How I Feel | Lil' Louis | 1987 | Album |
Lonely / Guess U Didn't Love Me | Lil' Louis / Terri Walker | Album |
Lil' Louis & The Party Electronic, Hip-Hop/Rap and Dance |
Lil' Louis & The World US *1962 Dance |
Lil' Louis Cypher |