Disco Fever!

Disco was a popular genre of music in the 1960s-70s in the US, mainly in African American and Hispanic communities. It had funk, soul, and Motown influences, and featured famous artists such as the Bee Gees, Donna Summer, and the Jackson 5. Famous movies "Saturday Night Fever" and "Thank God It's Friday" brought disco to the big screen, helping to spread its popularity. By the late 1970s, Disco clubs could be found all over the US, mainly in Urban cities, with DJs playing the popular music to keep the people 'dancing all night long'. "Disco dances" and "Disco fashion" took America by storm, as well. Dances such as touch dancing, the hustle and the cha cha were frequently taught in dance schools, and sheer flowing dresses and double-knit suits with pointy collars and a bare chest were the preferred dancing attire. All of this could be seen on the world famous "Soul Train," a popular, live R&B show that started in the 1970s with disco dancing, and continued on until 2006. (Click on the name to see a clip of the show...HUGE in the 1970s!)

The Disco era wasn't all party and play, however. In order to enhance the whole experience, the music and disco balls, etc., people turned to sex and drugs. Cocaine was also a major hit on the disco dance floors, and sex in the clubs was not uncommon. Because of this, and the fact that disco was becoming too "main-stream" with all of the Hollywood publicity (movies), disco hit its peak shortly after the dance clubs opened, about the same time hard rock started to make its debut.

Playlist: Songs 105-110