As high-earning artists, the Bee Gees chose to spend much of their time out of the UK at the time to avoid paying income tax ...

The 1970s was a decade of incredible musical transformation, a vibrant tapestry woven with the threads of rock, soul, disco, funk, punk, and more. From gritty guitar anthems to soaring power ...

6. “Le Freak” by Chic (1978) Ah, freak out! Chic, now known as Nile Rodgers & Chic, created the popular disco track “Le Freak” during a jam session in Bernard Edwards’ apartment.

With easy-to-remember lyrics, party themes, and catchy melodies, disco songs have withstood the test of time, emerging once again as heavily featured elements of pop, electronic, and hip-hop music ...

Super Trouper lyrics conveys the mix of joy and loneliness felt by artists on tour, brought to life by ABBA’s catchy tune.

José James Focuses on Songs From 1978 and 1979, Something of a Pangaea Moment for Music. It was a time when the many strains of pop — soul, funk, R&B, rock, jazz, and even disco — were all coming ...

The 1978 track “Dance (Disco Heat)” was Sylvester’s first Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. 2. “You ...

The record pool sent out new music to DJs who would then rate the songs after seeing how clubgoers responded. ... Joey Carvello and Carl Lupo at the National Disco Awards in 1978.

That was 1978, and one day, the director from Uzbek record company - he invite me to Uzbekistan studio. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "REZABORON") GULSHAN AND KHAMRAKULOVA: (Singing in non-English language).

“The War on Disco,” a new PBS documentary, explores the backlash against the genre and the issues of race, gender and sexuality that informed it.