LaTour

LaTour
William "Bill" LaTour in 2011
Background information
Birth name	William LaTour
Origin	Lowell, Massachusetts
Genres	Electronica, Dance, Industrial, pop, punk, parody
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, songwriter, voice over actor, production director, voice over producer and engineer
Instruments	Piano, keyboard, drums, guitar, bass, programming
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Polydor (1989–1993) Smash Records (1989 – 1996)

William "Bill" LaTour, better known by his stage names LaTour and Bud LaTour, is an American musician, disc jockey and voice over artist. His musical genres span electronic, house, glam, rock, dance, punk, and parody. LaTour is best known for the 1991 Number 1 Billboard electronic dance hit "People Are Still Having Sex." and for his instrumental deep house track "Blue."

As a child, LaTour found a talent in writing parody songs. Later, working at a radio station created the environment to record comedy songs and feature them on the air for skits. Like many parody songwriters, The Dr. Demento Radio Show played a large part in showcasing the early talents of LaTour. A parody version of Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" entitled, "Rock Me Jerry Lewis" was credited to Bud Latour and fellow Phoenix, Arizona disc jockey, Mike Elliott. "Rock Me Jerry Lewis" reached Number 1 on The Dr. Demento's Funny Five chart.

LaTour was a member of Chicago punk band "The Squids", formed in Chicago in 1989. He remained a member of the group until 1991, and played his final show with them at the Chicago Metro. Upon leaving the band, he began producing house music, signed with Smash Records and released his first eponymous LaTour album in 1991. "People Are Still Having Sex" reached number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and became a Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit (number 35). The song reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart after he performed on Top of The Pops. "Blue" was featured during the club scene in the motion picture film Basic Instinct, and appears on the film's soundtrack release. He released a second album, Home on the Range, in 1993, and had other hits on the U.S. Hot Dance chart, including the songs "Cold," "Hypnomania," "Craziaskowboi," and "E."