Disco
The first wave of disco, the dance music that took the pop world by storm in the late 70s and turned a regional black and gay music culture into a suburban phenomenon!
What is Disco music?
A basic guide to '70s Disco music, its best and most popular artists, bands, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
The Ultimate Guide to Disco
All about disco music -- an in-depth look at classic 70's disco songs, hits, artists, history, impact, and legacy. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Chic
All about Chic, the disco powerhouse that redefined '70s disco with hugs smashes like "Le Freak" and "I Want Your Love" and jumpstarted hip-hop with "Good Times." This Chic profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Donna Summer
The Queen of Disco started out as a novelty singer of sorts, creating orgasm records with a proto-electronic flair before barnstorming the pop charts with genre-defining classics like Bad Girls, Hot Stuff, and Last Dance. This Donna Summer profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, written...
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine band were the group that introduced the Latin-funk "junkanoo" sound into disco, helping to get the music onto the pop charts with anthems like "Get Down Tonight," "I'm Your Boogie Man," and "Shake Your Booty." This KC and the Sunshine Band profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Playlist: The Story Of Disco
A playlist that details the early birth, growth, and eventual explosion of disco, assembled for your iPod, other music player, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!
The Top 10 Biggest Disco Songs
Disco music started as an urban phenomenon in the middle of the decade, died off, then (thanks to the movie Saturday Night Fever suddenly exploded into an exponentially more popular suburban phenomenon. As a result, the genre has two histories -- one as a dance-club style which appealed to the fringes of society and only occasionally poked its head into the top 40, and another as a cultura…
Rock Goes Disco
"Disco Sucks," was the rallying cry of rock and roll fans in the late Seventies, fans who thought that guitar bands were dead in the water, at least on AM radio, during disco's heady 18-month rule of all things American. Turns out they needn't have worried; in the meantime, however, certain rock artists who badly needed to stay afloat on top of the charts -- including many who loved the new sound…
American Idol 2009: Disco Night
Heard a song on American Idol's Disco Night and wondered what the original was like, who performed it first (or had the biggest hit with it), and where you can buy it? Wonder no more... this list from your Oldies guide at About.com will tell you all you need to know.
Donna Summer's 10 Biggest Hits
Donna Summer's 10 biggest hits - paying tribute to the late great Queen of Disco with the songs she's best known for. The disco suites and ballads are here, but so are the rock moves, the new wave comebacks, and more! From your Oldies Guide at About.com.