From 1974 through 1977, disco music increased in popularity as many disco songs topped the charts.
KC and the Sunshine Band formed by Harry Wayne Casey ("KC") and Richard Finch had a string of disco-definitive top-five hits, including "Get Down Tonight", "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man" and "Keep It Comin' Love".
Also noteworthy are Cheryl Lynn's "Got to Be Real" (1978), Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Shame" (1978), Cher's "Take Me Home" (1979), Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" (1979).
The evolution of 'Disco' was well underway and the influence had crossover appeal to different genres as the revolution had begun.
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The era of Disco!
For many people, Disco is the genre of music most readily associated with the 1970s.
First appearing in dance clubs by the middle of the decade, with such hits as "The Hustle" by Van McCoy, songstresses like Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and Anita Ward popularized the genre and were described in subsequent decades as the "Disco Divas."
The pinnacle of disco was the December 1977 release of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, starring John Travolta and featuring the music of the Bee Gees and several other artists. It had the effect of setting off disco mania in the United States. The Bee Gees soundtrack to" Saturday Night Fever" became the best-selling album of all time until 1983 when Michael Jackson "Thriller" broke that record.
It was 'Disco' that transformed the music industry in a way that elevated producers, overshadowing artists...the EVOLUTION was underway.
First appearing in dance clubs by the middle of the decade, with such hits as "The Hustle" by Van McCoy, songstresses like Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and Anita Ward popularized the genre and were described in subsequent decades as the "Disco Divas."
The pinnacle of disco was the December 1977 release of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, starring John Travolta and featuring the music of the Bee Gees and several other artists. It had the effect of setting off disco mania in the United States. The Bee Gees soundtrack to" Saturday Night Fever" became the best-selling album of all time until 1983 when Michael Jackson "Thriller" broke that record.
It was 'Disco' that transformed the music industry in a way that elevated producers, overshadowing artists...the EVOLUTION was underway.
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