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The Death Of Disco

April 14, 2018 – 8:47 am

Punks prayed for the death of disco in the 1970s. Few were ready for Blondie’s dive into the dance genre with HEART OF GLASS and RAPTURE. Disco thrived into the 80s. Rap attempted to assassinate disco only to become another sub-species of the zombie dance music. Michael Jackson’s THRILLER LP sold 65 million copies, beating […]

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Death To Disco Bonfire

September 12, 2010 – 12:32 pm

While I opposed the Dove Church’s proposed burning of the Koran ( old school spelling ), I fully condoned the destruction of disco records on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. The Death of Disco was a promotional event conceived by Chicago DJ Steve Dahl after his firing from a rock station […]

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