Ralphie Dee

Ralph D'Agostino, better known as Ralphie Dee, is an American D.J. known for a career spanning disco, electronic and rave music. He was resident D.J. at 2001 Odyssey Disco in Brooklyn, New York at the time when "Saturday Night Fever" was filmed there. The movie was largely responsible for the popularization of disco lifestyle, and attracted numerous tourists to 2001 Odyssey starting in 1978 and through the 1980s. Many disco music hits were first heard there from the hands of DJ's such as Chuck Rusinak and D'Agostino. Many live recordings were done at 2001 and are available online (See also the External links section).

Starting in 1978, Ralphie Dee was hired by WKTU to perform for lunch mixes and their nightly Saturday shows.

In the late 1980s he started a production career which began in the mid-1990s, and continues today, which resulted in a discography of more than 250 releases at a time when the rave scene began to take shape in the United Kingdom. Other prominent records include 3 EP's under the name "English Muffin" with Lenny Dee and "Chantal – The Realm" with Anthony Mannino and Dennis Pino as the a cappella on the record is one of the most sampled in techno history.

In 2007, Ralphie Dee was inducted into The Legends of Vinyl Hall of Fame. The year 2017 was the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Fever's release as there were many concerts featuring the original artists who appeared on the album along with Ralphie appearing as the DJ. Since March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic he's been seen doing live video DJ sets in over 10 countries. He also appeared in 2021 True House Stories series with Lenny Fontana.

1980s venues

With the legacy of his time at 2001 Ralphie began playing at various clubs that had opened in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Staten Island and Manhattan. 1981 Blossoms - Staten Island 1981 Haddar II - Staten Island 1982 Scarletts - Staten Island 1983 The Rooftop - Manhattan 1984 City Scene - Brooklyn 1984 City Scene On The Lake - Long Island 1984 Promotions - Brooklyn 1984 Club B - Brooklyn 1986 231 -Long Island 1986 Avanti - Queens 1986 Speaks - Long Island 1986 Metro 700 - Long Island 1987 21 Hudson - Manhattan 1987 Fokos -Long Island 1987 Pastels - Brooklyn 1989 Illusions - Brooklyn 1988 The Funhouse - Manhattan 1989 Palladium - Manhattan 1989 Tunnel - Manhattan 1989 Roxy - Manhattan

1990s selected world venues

Q Bar - Bangkok, Thailand Clorophilla – Taranta, Italy Shadowlands (3 times) – various, Holland Cave Club – Salzburg, Austria Digital Overdose – Amsterdam, Holland Narcissus – Bangkok, Thailand Ultraschall – Munich, Germany Club UK / Final Frontier – London, England Rezerection (twice) – Edinburgh, Scotland Tresor – Berlin, Germany Energy 94' – Zurich, Switzerland Mazzo – Amsterdam, Holland Eurobeat 2000 (3times) – London, England Hellraiser (4 times) – Amsterdam, Holland Warehouse (Koln) – Koln, German Grand Slam – Berlin, Germany Cherrymoon – Gent, Belgium Planet E – Basel, Switzerland Rex Club (3 times) – Paris, France Palladium – New York City, New York Limelight – New York City, New York Cocorico – Riccione, Italy Danceteria – New York City, New York G Power 1 and 2 – Pavia, Italy

Notable releases C'hantal - The Realm] English Muffin] Overdose] Primitive Passions (with Mustafa Alici) Cologne Summer (EP) Blip Trip (EP) New York Grooves (several volumes)