Lil' Louis

Lil' Louis, born Marvin Louis Burns in Chicago in 1962, was a DJ and producer who carried the city's house sound toward a sleeker, more sensual late-1980s register. Known for marathon sets and meticulous productions, he bridged the raw early scene and the international club market. His 1989 single "French Kiss" became a global hit built on a famously slowing, surging arrangement.