For singer Cheryl Lynn, that defining moment came with the electrifying 1978 single, "Got to Be Real," a track that quickly became one of the most beloved dance records of the disco era. Now, the ...

In 1976, Tina Charles delivered one of the decade's most infectious dance hits. Her single, "I Love to Love (But My Baby ...

Disco music was one of the predominant forms of pop music in the 1970s. While subsequent generations made disco songs, the genre never again reached the same level of cultural saturation it did during ...

Key elements of the disco sound continued to pop up for another decade or so (credit work by Nile Rodgers of Chic after a shift to the producer’s chair) before disco was largely relegated to history.

The ’70s were a wild time, right? Bell bottoms, platform shoes, and an endless supply of glitter seemed to rule the world. But let’s be real: nothing defined the decade quite like disco music. It was ...

Rock acts were branching out into disco in 1979. These four hit songs from rock artists did wonderfully on dance floors that year.

In March 1975, his disco-soul hit “Supernatural Thing” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, according to BirthdayJams, marking a major comeback moment in the singer’s long and ...

Disco music. What a lark! The energetic genre that rose to fame and popularity in the 1970s helped get about a billion people on the dance floor (roller skates optional). Glittery disco balls met ...

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 ...

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 ...