Disco music was one of the predominant forms of pop music in the 1970s. While subsequent generations made disco songs, the genre never again reached the same level of cultural saturation it did during ...

Fifty years ago, Diana Ross had her first disco hit with “Love Hangover.” The song, from the Supremes legend’s self-titled ...

Key elements of the disco sound continued to pop up for another decade or so (credit work by Nile Rodgers of Chic after a shift to the producer’s chair) before disco was largely relegated to history.

The ’70s were a wild time, right? Bell bottoms, platform shoes, and an endless supply of glitter seemed to rule the world. But let’s be real: nothing defined the decade quite like disco music. It was ...

Disco Demolition Night, which happened 40 years ago today, is the day two genres were marked for death. Disco itself was one of them, of course: Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, infuriated that his ...

Disco music. What a lark! The energetic genre that rose to fame and popularity in the 1970s helped get about a billion people on the dance floor (roller skates optional). Glittery disco balls met ...

Decades on, Van McCoy’s ‘The Hustle’ keeps the disco fever alive, earning its place among the ‘Best Disco Songs of All Time.’ ...

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 ...

While disco music is innocent and was created for the sheer pleasure of dancing, it is one of the more divisive genres. Why is that? Well, there are a multitude of different reasons and answers, but ...

In the summer of 1979 Nile Rodgers and his band CHIC had two number one smashes with the disco hits "Le Freak" and "Good Times." That same summer though, July 12, a Chicago DJ by the name of Steve ...