Disco music originated in the 1960s at underground venues popular with LGBTQ+, Black, and Latinx Americans. Still, it wasn’t long before the subculture spread from clubs in New York and Philadelphia ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Emotions were never just another R&B group. Formed in Chicago by the Hutchinson sisters—Sheila, Wanda, and Jeanette—they carried the gospel fire of their upbringing straight into ...

Loud neighbors can be a nightmare, but they can also be a blessing. That was the case for Say She She, the seven-piece Brooklyn band whose origin story involved thin apartment walls and lots of ...

The First Ladies of Disco Retro Music Box Tour is hitting the road this summer, bringing the glamour of Studio 54 and the thrill of sweaty nightclub dance floors to audiences across the United States ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something special about digging through old records and stumbling upon a voice that grabs you by the heart—and for me, that voice was Jackie Moore’s. The first time I heard ...

While working as a session musician in the early 1970s, drummer Earl Young created a unique rhythm that would change the course of popular music. Known today as the “four on the floor,” this simple ...

As disco made its way from neon-lit dance halls to mainstream radio in the mid-1970s, rock bands who enjoyed chart domination in the earlier part of the decade found themselves at a crossroads. They ...

She had heard the Donna Summer songs, she had watched John Travolta ooze across a dance floor in “Saturday Night Fever” and she had amassed an impressive collection of 12-inch dance mixes. But in the ...

The legends of 60's and 70's soul music return to perform their biggest hits. The legends of 60's and 70's soul music return to perform their biggest hits. Featuring The Temptations, James Brown, ...

Over 1973 to 1975, GRC issued just-over 100 singles – the total seems to be 104. Around 12 albums also appeared in the same period. Additionally, there were 25 singles and two albums on Aware (over ...