May: Creator and owner of D.C.'s famed nightclub Tracks dies at 76

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May 9, 2019 at 2:16 pm EST | by Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Creator and owner of D.C.’s famed nightclub Tracks dies at 76


Marty Chernoff opened Tracks D.C. in 1984. The club is still regarded by many as the city’s greatest nightclub ever. (Washington Blade file photo by Tyler Grigsby)

Martin “Marty” Chernoff, a Denver-based businessman who is credited with employing state-of-the-art technology in video, lighting, and sound systems for the gay nightclubs called Tracks that he opened in Denver, D.C. and other cities, died May 3 in Denver. He was 76.

People who knew him said Chernoff, who was straight, hired a cadre of gay managers and employees who he mentored in the art of operating large-scale nightclubs. Many of them went on to open their own successful gay clubs.

Using the business model and amenities he created for his first Tracks nightclub in Denver, Chernoff opened Tracks D.C. in 1984 in a large warehouse building at 1111 First St., S.E. in the then-warehouse district that has since disappeared following the construction of Washington Nationals Stadium.

Nightlife advocates familiar with Tracks D.C. say that in its 15-year lifespan – it closed in 1999 after Chernoff sold the building to a developer – it brought to D.C. a gay nightclub that offered features no other nightclub offered in the region, gay or straight.
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Here's a song that got played and played at Tracks:

Carol Jiani - Mercy (Extended LP Mix) (HD)
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Intended For Entertainment and Promotional Purposes Only!!!
Thank You from: DJ David of Canada
I Love this Great Double LP. I ? Carol Jiani and I ? Mercy
Produced By: Joe LaGreca
Arranged By: Denis Lepage
Labels:
(P) & (C) 1981 MATRA, Canada.
(P) 1981 (Rams Horn Records, Holland
(P) 1981 Flarenasch Records, France.


This is a Special Promo copy from Joe LeGreca And Carol Jiani of Matra/Unidisc
Records of Canada Joe LaGreca is Executive Producer this Hot Item & Denis LePage arranged the album
I Hope You All Enjoy this Great song by Carol Jiani.

This Double LP should be Available on the Unidisc site at:

http://www.unidisc.com

This one is my MATRA Press!
I have 2 others on Rams Horn, Holland & Flarenasch, France.

Carol Jiani's "Hit N Run Lover" became a long-running anthem within the '80s Hi-NRG scene, a song that never seemed to lose its appeal, particularly among the gay community. The song soared to the
top of the disco chart in May 1981, and continued to be spun by DJs for years afterward and compiled on the occasional compilation CD. Jiani recorded several others songs such as "Dancing in the Rain" (1984); however, the Nigerian-born and Canadian-based diva remained forever tied to "Hit N Run Lover," the victim of her own success. In the '90s, a few Jiani best-ofs surfaced, and many of her songs, such as "The Woman in Me", "Mercy" and "Ask Me", etc!
were re-released on vinyl. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi

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1. The first gay club I ever went to!

When I lived in DC, I used to go there all the time, even though I was underage (the manager had the hots for me). I actually met Marty a few times. As I recall, he was very nice.