Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco

by Peter Shapiro

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  INDEX

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  Abaco Dream

  ABBA

  ABC

  Abrami, Hector and Henry

  Abrams, Lee

  Ace Spectrum

  Adams, Patrick

  Addison, John

  Ad-Lib (London)

  African Americans; and antidisco movement; and automating the beat; and Black nationalism; and black pride; clubs for; and decline of disco; and disco in twenty-first century; and disco-soul; and funk; as gays; influence on American music of; masculinity of; middle class of; nostalgia of; socio-political studies about; see also gospel; Philly sound; race; soul; specific person

  Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force

  Ahzz

  AIDS

  Alaimo, Steve

  Alcazar

  Aletti, Vince

  Alexander, Clyde

  Alexander, Goldie

  All Saints

  Allah and the Knife-Wielding Punks

  Allen, Peter

  Allen, Phylicia

  Allen, Richard “Pistol”

  Allison, Mose

  Alpert, Herb

  Amon Düül II

  Anchetta, Bob

  Anderson, Alfa

  Anderson Brothers

  Anderson, Laurie

  Andrews, Steve

  Anger, Kenneth

  Anka, Paul

  antidisco campaign

  Anvil, The (New York City)

  Arbex, Fernando

  Arcieri, Maurizio and Christina

  Area Code

  Argabright, Stuart (aka Dominatrix)

  Armstrong, Louis

  Arpeggio

  Arthur (New York City)

  Ash, Bill

  Ashford, Jack

  Ashford, Nickolas

  Atkins, Juan

  Attali, Jacques

  Auger, Brian

  Aural Exciters

  Aux Puce (New York City)

  Avalon, Frankie

  Ayers, Roy

  B-52

  B. T. Express

  Babe Ruth

  Backstreet Boys

  Badham, John

  Bahlman, Bill

  Baia Degli Angeli (Italy)

  Bailey, David

  Baker, Arthur

  Baker, Ronnie

  Baldelli, Daniele

  Ball, Harvey

  Ballard, Hank

  Bambaataa, Afrika

  Banbarra

  Bangs, Lester

  Banks, Darrell

  Banks, Kenny

  Barnes, J. J.

  Barrabas

  Barry, Claudja

  Barry, Len

  Barthes, Roland

  Bartholomew, Dave

  Bascomb, Wilbur

  baseball

  Basie, Count

  Basquiat, Jean-Michel

  Bataan, Joe

  bathhouses. See also Continental Baths

  Batiste, Rose

  Baxter, Les

  “be-ins”

  Bean, Carl

  Beasley, David

  Beastie Boys

  Beatles

  Beautiful Bend

  Bee Gees

  Bell, Al

  Bell, Arthur

  Bell, Madeline

  Bell, Thom

  Bellotte, Pete

  Belolo, Henri

  Beltram, Joey

  Ben, Jorge

  Benatar, Ralph

  Benecke, Marc

  Benitez, John “Jellybean”

  Benjamin, Benny

  Bennett, J. B.

  Benson, Carla

  Bentley, Earlene

  Benton, Evette

  Berger, Miles

  Berry, Chuck

  Better Days (New York City)

  Biddu

  Big Apple Band

  Birkin, Jane

  Bishop, Jimmy

  Black Blood

  Black Ivory

  Black Panthers

  Black Parties

  Blackpool Mecca (England)

  Black Power movement

  black pride

  black radio

  Black Sabbath

  Black Uhuru

  Blackbyrds

  Blackford, Andy

  blacks. See African Americans

  Blank, Bob

  Blecman, Marty

  Blondie

  Blow, Kurtis

  Blue-Belles

  Blue Notes. See Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

  Bogart, Neil

  Bogosian, Eric

  Bohan, Marc

  Bohannon, Hamilton

  Boncaldo, Mario

  Bones, Frankie

  Boney M.

  Bonfigilio, Joey

  Bongiovi, Tony

  Bongo Band

  Bonham, John

  “Boo!” (disco hallmark)

  Booker T. & the MG’s

  Botel in the Pines (Fire Island, New York)

  Bowie, David

  boy bands. See also specific band

  Brahms, Maurice

  Brainstorm

  Branco, Glenn

  Brandt, Jerry

  Brass Construction

  Braunstein, Peter

  Breakout

  Bridgewater, Dee Dee />
  Briley, Alex

  Bristol, Johnny

  Brody, Michael

  Bronson, Fred

  Bronx (New York City)

  Brooks, Pattie

  Browder, Stony Jr.

  Browder, Tommy. See Darnell, August

  Brown, Genie

  Brown, Geoff

  Brown, James; and automating the beat; and disco-soul; and disco underground; and Edwards and Rodgers’ music; and Loft sound; and mixing; and prehistory of disco

  Brown, Jocelyn

  Brown, Julie

  Brown, Miquel

  Brown, Peter

  Brown, Peter (DJ)

  Brown, Polly

  Brown, Sam “Little Sonny”

  Bruce, Lenny

  Bruie, David

  Buari

  Buchanan, Shaun

  Buggles

  Bumble Bee Unlimited

  Bump (dance)

  Burgess, Jim

  Burgess, LeRoy

  Burke, Clem

  Burnham, David

  Burton, Jenny

  Butler, Bill

  Butler, Jerry “The Iceman”

  Buzzard, Carrash

  Byrne, David

  Byron, Dennis

  Cabaret Voltaire

  Cage, John

  Calello, Charlie

  Calloway, Cab

  Calvin, Billy Rae

  Camison, Mat

  Can

  Canby, Vincent

  Cannato, Vincent J.

  Capote, Truman

  Cappello, Michael

  Capricorn

  Carleo, Vincent

  Carlos, Walter/Wendy

  Carpenter, John

  Carroll, Peter

  Carstairs

  Carter, Jimmy

  Carter, Ralph

  Casablanca Records

  Casanova Fly

  Casella, Paul

  Casey, Bob

  Casey, Harry Wayne

  Castor, Jimmy

  Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys

  Catus, Gary

  Caytronics

  CBGB

  Ceela

  celebrities; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and prehistory of disco; at Studio; see also specific person

  Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch

  Central Line

  Cerrone, Jean-Marc

  Certain Ratio, A

  Chakachas

  Chambers, Roland

  Chance, James

  Chandra, Sheila

  Charles, Ray

  Charles, Tina

  Charlie & Ray

  Charlie Daniels Band

  Charms

  Charo

  Chase, Barry

  Checker, Chubby

  Cheeks, Judy

  Cher

  Cheren, Mel

  Cherry Vanilla. See Dorritie, Kathy

  Chess, Leonard

  Chi-Lites

  Chic

  Chicago, Illinois: clubs in; and Comiskey riot; Italo-disco in; and NYC as center of disco; Wrigley Field in