The history of disco is on full display at the Woody Guthrie Center. The exhibit is titled Love Saves the Day: The Subterranean History of American Disco. "It was a wonderful, joyous social experience ...
Revolution” — the first two parts air at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.4. The third part airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, channel 5.1. The three episodes are also ...
You’ve seen the images of the leisure suit-clad dancers and you’ve heard the funky beats that emulated from the record players of the day, but maybe you’re too young (or too involved in the era) to ...
During the month of February, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will publish a daily feature highlighting African American contributions to our state and nation. This is the fifth year of the AJC Sepia ...
A landmark, 3-part series that examines the rise – and fall – of disco, and celebrates its continuing musical and cultural legacy. Told by the original musicians, promoters and innovators – as well as ...
The demise of disco was greatly accelerated by the cultural impact of the infamous Disco Demolition Night of 1979 in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. While rockers have used the word in a pejorative sense for ...
Ever since the 1979 Disco Demolition Night in Chicago’s Comiskey Park — a stunt in which an angry mob led by a disgruntled radio shock jock rushed the baseball field to destroy disco albums — people ...
If you felt the world stop turning for a moment in July, it’s because Beyoncé dropped her new album, “Renaissance.” Rolling Stone has described her as the world’s “greatest living entertainer,” with a ...
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 ...
In 2017, Kym and Kyle Grinnage proposed teaching a free hustle dance class at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia to give younger folks and others a peek into the memorable past ...
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