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From 1976 the U.S. Top 40 lists burst with disco acts such as Hot Chocolate, Wild Cherry, Chic, Heatwave, Yvonne Elliman, and Summer. Key to the commercial success were a number of savvy independent labels such as TK in Miami, Florida, and Casablanca in Los Angeles.
May 30, 2017 · The earliest disco song that I know of is "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra, which entered the American charts in January 1974. Disco was declared "dead" in the U.S. sometime in 1980 but it was still popular in Europe and Australia until sometime in 1981.
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Disco started as a mixture of music from venues popular among African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, gay Americans, and Italian Americans in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s to early 1970s.
May 31, 2013 · Miami boasts, of course, a reputation as a major clubbing center — but in decades past, the city is also where a big chunk of clubbing music actually got made. Most histories of disco music...
Aug 4, 2021 · Dancing in a line is popularized first in Florida and then New York City, during the early 1970s. View fullsize Initially ignored by radio, disco received its first significant exposure in deejay-based underground clubs that catered to black, gay, and Latino dancers.
Mar 22, 2021 · When was disco music popular? Disco music was popular during the 1970s but in the early part of the ’70s, there was no such thing as disco music. What we did have was plenty of songs that had infectious, danceable beats in the early ’70s.
Feb 6, 2024 · The drum beat underscoring those early disco songs — and nearly all of the dance music that would follow — was created by Philadelphia drummer Earl Young, who founded the disco group The Trammps.
