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 ...

Disco is a music genre and a subculture born out of a dance floor and pioneered by Black musicians, DJs and producers in the 1970s and early 1980s. The word disco comes from the Italian discoteca, ...

The Saturday Night Fever double album soundtrack, which included the song "Stayin' Alive," was released a few weeks ahead of ...

PBS PREMIERES POWERFUL, REVISIONIST HISTORY OF POPULAR 1970s MUSIC IN “DISCO: SOUNDTRACK OF A REVOLUTION,” A THREE-PART DOCUSERIES IN SUMMER 2024 Series Shines Light on Disco’s Groovy Beginnings, ...

The Rolling Stones are often considered one of the best rock and roll bands of all time. That’s interesting, considering they often created music that wasn’t rock. The Rolling Stones dabbled in ...

GLORIA GAYNOR: I started out singing jazz, singing top 40 in clubs, and between sets, disc jockeys would come in to play and I knew that was the next storm coming; I saw that we were going to be ...

“Heart of Glass” is a perfect blend of disco, rock, and pop. Blondie successfully merged these styles, creating a fresh and exciting sound. The track is upbeat and funky, yet still has the raw energy ...