At the disco, the DJ plays a record specifically rhythmic soul and funk that's suitable for dancing. Having often played in discos, the songs started to frequently played on radio stations and sell them. [12] disco songs that became hits throughout the 1970's including "Fly, Robin, Fly" (1975) and "Get Up and Boogie" (1979) of Silver Convention, "Get Dancin '(1975) from Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes," The Groove Line "and" Boogie Nights "(1977) from Heatwave," I Love the Nightlife "Alicia Bridges of" Brick House "(1977) of The Commodores," I Will Survive "(1978) of Gloria Gaynor," Ring My Bell "(1979) from Anita Ward," YMCA "(1978) from Village People, and "We Are Family" Sister Sledge from [13].Table of contents
* 1 History
o 1.1 Early births
o 1.2 The peak popularity
o 1.3 The success of Saturday Night Fever
o 1.4 Setbacks
* 2 References
* 3 External links
[Edit] History[Edit] Early birth
Disco music born in the early 1970s, when the dancing had become obsolete and rock music played by white musicians were victorious. [11] In nightclubs and theaters in the north of England, as in the Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino, visitors to the skin black dance accompanied by a collection of rollicking R & B records from the 1950's and 1960s, later known as northern soul music. [11]
Meanwhile, in southern England, continental Europe, and gay communities there is a tendency to return to pop music for the dance music influenced by black people. [11] In the United States, young white people are fond of black people's music not released by major label based in New York and Los Angeles, but by independent labels like TK Records of Miami, Philadelphia International Records and All Platinum Records of New Jersey. [11]
Prior to evolve as an artistic category that eventually includes the following dance moves and fashion style haircut, a term used to disco music a new context that pioneered the disc jockey in underground dance clubs in New York City is visited mainly by the minority (African-American and Latino), and gay. [14] This phenomenon stems from a combination of artistic disco gays and underground clubs, gay clubs, especially African-Americans in New York City in the late 1960s until the early 1970s. [14] By using two record player, the DJ plays the songs that most of the rhythmic soul, funk, and Latin from the record. [14] The DJ then began to create an uninterrupted flow of music at dance parties held in a nightclub, attic, and the bar following the style of DJ Francis Grasso who worked at the disco gay Sanctuary, New York City. [14]
Dance music LPs that became a hit in 1972 is the rhythmic funk song "Get on the Good Foot" from James Brown and "I'll Be Around" from the vocal group The Spinners a homage to R & B. The first article about disco was written by Vince Aletti in September 1973 for Rolling Stone magazine. [15] [16] the first disco radio show broadcast by WPIX-FM in New York City in 1974. [17]
In 1973, rhythmic funk songs became popular, for example: "Why Can not We Live Together" from Timmy Thomas, "Superstition" and "Higher Ground" from Stevie Wonder, and "Keep on Truckin '" from Eddie Kendricks. [11] Nevertheless, the record industry is slow to realize the trend of new music to the word "rock" began to be inserted in the names of the songs that were created to be used disco. George McCrae made a hit in 1974 with "Rock Your Baby" and Hues Corporation put the song "Rock the Boat" in order of number-one Billboard Hot 100. [11] Both marks the birth of dance music LPs are easy to receive all the blessings rhythm not too fast and the melodies are easy to imitate the listener. [11][Edit] The peak popularity
Of label TK Records, based in Miami, KC and the Sunshine Band leader Harry Wayne Casey marks the culmination of golden disco with a series of hit songs, "That's the Way (I Like It)", "Get Down Tonight" (1975), and (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty "and" I'm Your Boogie Man "(1976). [11] In 1976, Billboard magazine ranked hit songs enlivened the title used the word" disco ", for example:" Disco Lady "Johnnie Taylor from" Disco Inferno "by The Trammps, and" Disco Duck "from Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots. [18]
Characteristic of disco songs are more concerned than the tempo of the singing make such record producer Giorgio Moroder, Frank farian, Pete Bellotte, and Mauro Malavasi participate as a creator of hit songs for dancing. [11] Trends in producer creates disco held in conjunction with re- popular singer veteran R & B / soul like Diana Ross with "Love Hangover" (1976), Marvin Gaye with "Got to Give It Up" (1977), Johnnie Taylor with "Disco Lady", Tyrone Davis with "Turning Point" (1976) , by Donna Summer "I Feel Love" (1977) and "Last Dance" (1978). [13]
The success of disco records also require the support of the DJ in a discotheque in charge of song selection. Disco's popularity is also determined by a visitor on disco floors. DJ song selection is unlikely to play again when it has failed to invite visitors to take the floor. [11] Producers and record companies also take the initiative with a selection of songs released LPs containing the songs to be played in nightclubs. [12] characteristic of a disco album is the number of songs in one album is just a little. Nonetheless, the song has a long turn to the listener to a disco for a longer time. When it was released as a single, a disco song released as a single 12-inch (30 cm LPs). The songs played DJ at a disco in a dial-connect according to the tempo of a match between one song and the next song tempo as the instructions indicated on the cover. [12]
Special dance club members called The Loft, which opened David Mancuso at his private residence in New York City in 1970 is considered as the pioneer of disco clubs. [19] [20] After that, disco clubs began to appear, and not just in New York. [21] The most famous disco club in Manhattan during the late 1970s and early 1980s was a Studio 54. [22]
Among gay disco represented by the Village People who managed to create two hit songs in 1979, "In the Navy" and "Go West". Previously, gay singer Sylvester scored the hit song "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" in 1978.