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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think about soul and funk legends of the ‘70s and ‘80s, certain names dominate the headlines — but true music lovers know Carl Carlton belongs firmly in that conversation.

Rod Temperton, whose contributions as a songwriter, composer and producer in the post-disco era of R&B in the 1980s, and played a crucial role in Michael Jackson’s classic recordings, passed away ...

Chicago-based hip-hop artist Ric Wilson is on a spiritual campaign to usher in a new era of disco music, one that’s primed for dance floors and rooted in Black radical traditions. The charismatic ...