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Early life

Patrick Cowley was born in Buffalo, New York on October 19, 1950 to Ellen and Kenneth Cowley. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cowley's family originated in the Horseheads and Corning areas of New York and lived in Rochester. Horseheads may refer to two locations in Chemung County New York Horseheads (village New York Horseheads (town New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. During his teenage years, Cowley became a successful drummer with local amateur bands before enlisting at the University at Buffalo to study English. State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of Literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U In 1971, at the age of 21, Cowley moved to San Francisco to attend the City College of San Francisco where he studied music, specifically the use of synthesizers. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city City College of San Francisco, or CCSF, is a two-year Community college in San Francisco California. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Cowley contracted HIV sometime in the early 1980s. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Musical career

Cowley met San Francisco based musician Sylvester James in the late 70s. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Sylvester had asked Cowley to join his studio band after hearing some of his early synthesizer recordings.

Cowley's own hits included "Menergy" in 1981, a frank celebration of the gay club sex scene, and "Megatron Man". Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In 1982, Patrick Cowley became the DJ at the "Menergy" parties at The EndUp in San Francisco. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The EndUp is the longest-running dance club in San Francisco, California having been founded in 1973 The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He also wrote and produced the dance single "Right on Target" for San Francisco artist Paul Parker, which reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Paul Parker is a Disco singer born in San Francisco California. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Cowley also did a 15'45" long remix of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", which is now a collector's item. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained " I Feel Love " is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday. For the record label see Collectables Records For the Ashanti album see Collectables by Ashanti A collectable His final album, Mind Warp, was composed as he felt the increasing effects of HIV infection, and its songs reflect his increasing detachment from conventional reality as the disease progressed. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Cowley only released three solo albums, but groups including the Pet Shop Boys and New Order cite Cowley's style as a major influence. The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook

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Death

During a world tour with Sylvester, Cowley complained of feeling increasingly unwell. Upon returning to the United States, he visited a doctor who diagnosed food poisoning. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease) is any Illness resulting from the consumption of food Weeks later, with his condition only worsening, doctors again failed to diagnose AIDS, as was common at the time. Cowley spent time in hospital before being discharged. It was after this that Cowley completed the album Mind Warp. By the time of the album's release, Cowley was largely confined to a wheelchair and was unable to attend the launch event held at the Galleria Art Center in San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

Confined to a wheelchair and hospitalized, Cowley died on November 12, 1982 at the age of 32. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Discography

Albums:

• Menergy (1981)
• Megatron Man (1981)
• Mind Warp (1982)

Notable Singles:

• "Right On Target" by Paul Parker (1982)
• "Die Hard Lover" by Frank Loverde (1982)
• "Do You Wanna Funk" by Sylvester (1982)

Audio sample

Sylvester With Patrick Cowley - Do You Wanna Funk excerpt

An excerpt from Do You Wanna Funk

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See also

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

References

• [1] Patrick Cowley Research Website

External links

• Biography, The San Francisco Sound of "The Legend"
• [2]