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David Charles L'Heureux, known as D.C. LaRue, was born on 26 April 1948 in Meriden, Connecticut, United States of America, and worked as a singer. Early singles such as "Honey Bear (The Good Time's Right Here)" (1974) and "Move In Closer" (1975) did not chart, but his breakthrough came in 1976 with Pyramid Records’ Ca-the‑drals, which reached Number 123 on the Billboard Hot 200 and yielded a double A‑side 12″ single that topped the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart and hit Number 2 on the Disco Singles chart. In 1977 he released the concept album The Tea Dance, featuring Lani Groves, Sharon Redd, and a duet with Lou Christie on "Don't Keep It In The Shadows"; several tracks reached Number 2 on the Dance chart. After Pyramid folded, LaRue signed with Casablanca Records in 1978, releasing "Do You Want The Real Thing?" for the Thank God It’s Friday soundtrack and the album Confessions, which peaked at Number 12 on the Dance chart and included "Let Them Dance". Subsequent releases included Forces Of The Night (1979) and Star Baby (1980), the latter failing to chart as disco waned. Later compilations such as Wicked Youth (2006) and contributions to Northern Soul: 2010 followed, and in 2012 he released More Things Change with Jimmy Michaels while hosting the radio show Disco Juice on Newtown Radio.
