From the very first time someone shortened the term “discotheque” to “disco,” this dance music was poised to change the world. Every album and hit song was an outlet for voices that may never have ...

Disco music originated in the 1960s at underground venues popular with LGBTQ+, Black, and Latinx Americans. Still, it wasn’t long before the subculture spread from clubs in New York and Philadelphia ...

As opening movie scenes go, it’s a memorable one, featuring John Travolta as 19-year-old disco king Tony Manero in black leather jacket and red wing-collared shirt, strutting peacock-like along the ...

Disco music had a controversial start, as music fans devoted to rock ‘n’ roll decried the relentlessly smooth dance music, and even pop fans wondered about lyrics that were basic and repetitive, if ...

Disco music’s time in the sun may have passed, but the legacy of “The Hustle,” a mega hit in the genre, lives on Alice George - Museums Correspondent On April 18, 1975, Van McCoy and the Soul City ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

Sammy Rae is just as comfortable singing lounge music in an intimate, smoky jazz club as she is fronting a sold-out concert-turned-costume party. The Connecticut-born singer and bandleader cut her ...

If you lived the relatively brief era when it ruled the world in the late 1970s, it’s hard to remain unbiased about disco. For some, it was the soundtrack of their coming-of-age years. Others ran as ...

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In his new book lecture Tuesday, CU Boulder researcher Reiland Rabaka focuses on the relationship between the Black Women’s Liberation Movement and its music, heralding pioneers like Aretha Franklin ...

Entrepreneur Darren Westlake believes the evolution of the music industry has led to a certain irony. “It’s never been so easy to access music and more music than ever is being released,” says ...

Oct. 28—Rushmore DeNooyer always wanted to work with the PBS series American Experience. The producer was pulled into the mix when American Experience's Cameo George reached out and told him she was ...