Nitro Deluxe(1/22/60-11/27/11) is the moniker for respected American C House Manny Scretching Jr.. Born Young Scretching jr. in Philadelphia, Pa. He performed with a variety of funk and jazz groups including Sun Ra's Arkestra before signing with Cutting Records in N.Y.C., in the 1980's. Blind and suffering from kidney failure Nitro continued to write and record on the Nation Records, Inc. imprint in Philadelphia, Pa. His latest material is in the house, hip-hop, and dancehall formats. Read more on Last.fm