Legends of Disco

Forty Stars Discuss Their Careers

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Entertainment, Music, History
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Author: James Arena ISBN: 9781476624570
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: April 6, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: James Arena
ISBN: 9781476624570
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: April 6, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

In this candid retrospective of the disco era, 40 men and women who reigned over the dance music industry of the 1970s and 1980s recall their lives and careers before, during and after the genre’s explosion. Artists interviewed include Alfa Anderson, formerly of Chic (“Good Times”); Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of The Trammps (“Disco Inferno”); Sarah Dash (“Sinner Man”); producer John Davis (“Ain’t That Enough for You”); Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey (“Boogie Oogie Oogie”); France Joli (“Come to Me”); Denis LePage of Lime (“Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonite”); Randy Jones of the Village People (“Y.M.C.A.”); Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry (“Play That Funky Music”); producer Warren Schatz (“Turn the Beat Around”); Debbie, Joni and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge (“We Are Family”); and many more.

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In this candid retrospective of the disco era, 40 men and women who reigned over the dance music industry of the 1970s and 1980s recall their lives and careers before, during and after the genre’s explosion. Artists interviewed include Alfa Anderson, formerly of Chic (“Good Times”); Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of The Trammps (“Disco Inferno”); Sarah Dash (“Sinner Man”); producer John Davis (“Ain’t That Enough for You”); Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey (“Boogie Oogie Oogie”); France Joli (“Come to Me”); Denis LePage of Lime (“Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonite”); Randy Jones of the Village People (“Y.M.C.A.”); Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry (“Play That Funky Music”); producer Warren Schatz (“Turn the Beat Around”); Debbie, Joni and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge (“We Are Family”); and many more.

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