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Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco

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by Peter Shapiro


  Joplin, Janis

  Joshua

  Joy Division

  Juvet, Patrick

  Kaczor, Richie

  Kaiser, Charles

  Kamins, Mark

  Kane, Madleen

  Kane, Terry

  Kano

  Kaprow, Allan

  Kasenetz, Jerry

  Katz, Jeff

  KC and the Sunshine Band

  KC and the Sunshine Junkanoo Band

  Kebekelektrik

  Kelley, H. Ann

  Kelly, Paul

  Kelly, Roberta

  Kendricks, Eddie

  Kennedy, John (club manager)

  Kennedy, John F.

  Kennedy, John F. Jr.

  Kennedy, Robert F.

  Kenyatta, Simon

  Kerner Commission

  Kersey, Ron “Have Mercy”. See also Trammps

  Kevorkian, François

  Khan, Ali Akbar

  Kick, Philip K.

  King, B. B.

  King Crimson

  King, Evelyn “Champagne”

  King, Freddie

  Kingsley, Gershon

  Kipps, Charles Jr.

  Kiss

  Kissoon, Katie

  Kissoon, Mac

  KISW radio

  Kitt, Eartha

  Kleer

  Kleiman, Dena

  Klein & MBO

  Klein, Calvin

  Knack

  Knuckles, Frankie

  KOME radio

  Kongas

  Kool & the Gang

  Kool DJ Herc

  Kopkind, Andrew

  Kornbluth, Jesse

  Koto

  Kraftwerk

  Kramer, Wayne

  Krautrock

  Krisma

  Kritzer, Lizzz

  Krivit, Danny

  KROQ radio

  Kruger, Jean

  Kunze, Michael

  Kuti, Fela

  LaBelle, Patti

  Lahusen, Kay Tobin

  Lake & Palmer

  Lakeside

  Lambert, Doug

  Landry, Bart

  Lane, Herb

  Lane, Suzi

  Lang, Eddy

  Larks

  Lasch, Christopher

  Last Poets

  Latin hip-hop. See freestyle

  Latin music. See also salsa

  Latin Rascals

  Latino holiday music

  LaVette, Bettye

  LaVey, Anton

  Le Club (New York City)

  Le Jardin (New York City)

  Lead Belly

  Leary, Timothy

  Leavitt, David

  LeBlanc, Rahiem

  Led Zeppelin

  Lederer, Barry

  Lee, Chris

  Lee, Dave (aka Joey Negro)

  Lee, St. Clair

  LeGaspi, Larry

  Legrand, Michel

  Lennon, John

  Les Garçons

  Les Troubadours du Roi Baudoin

  Les Zazous

  Leslie, Robbie

  Letts, Don

  Levan, Larry

  Levay, Silvester

  Levene, Keith

  Levenson, Larry

  Levert, Eddie

  Levine, Ian

  Levy, Morris

  Lewis, Linda

  Lewis, Michael

  Lewis, Pat

  Lewis, Terry

  Libran, Tito

  Licky

  Lilo

  Lindsay, Arto

  Lindsay, John

  Lipps, Inc.

  Liquid Idiot

  Liquid Liquid

  Lisa Lisa

  Little All-Stars

  Little Richard

  Little Sister

  Lloyd Webber, Andrew

  Lockett, Bert

  Loft, The (New York City); admission to; aesthetic of; background about; gays at; “Love Saves the Day” party at; music/sound systems at; and race; Record Pool DJs at; see also Mancuso, David

  Logg

  Lola

  Lollipops

  London, England. See United Kingdom

  Long, Richard

  Loose Joints

  Lopez, Bernard

  Lord, Arnie

  Los Angeles, California

  Los Bravos

  Love Deluxe

  Love and Kisses

  Love of Life Orchestra

  Love Saves the Day party (1970)

  Love Unlimited

  Love Unlimited Orchestra

  LSD

  Lunch, Lydia

  Luongo, John

  Lydon, John

  Lynn, Cheryl

  Lynn, Loretta

  Lynyrd Skynyrd

  Maas, Steve

  MacDonald, Jeanette

  Machine

  machinic rhythms

  MacKinnon, Angus

  Madame

  Madara, Jon

  Madonna

  Mahavishnu Orchestra

  Mailman, Bruce

  Main Ingredients

  Makeba, Miriam

  Malcolm, Ron

  Malle, Louis

  Mamas and the Papas

  Mammal (aka DJ Thomas)

  Man Parrish

  Mancuso, David

  Mandre

  Mangual, Bacho

  Manilow, Barry

  Manley, Cynthia

  Mann, Herbie

  marching band sound

  Mardin, Arif

  Marie, Kelly

  Marketts

  Marks, Johnny

  Marotta, Rick

  Mars

  Marsh, Dave

  Martha & the Vandellas

  Martin, Carlos

  Martin, Jay

  Martin, Luci

  masculinity

  Mason, Barbara

  Mason, Vaughan

  Mass Production

  Mastermind

  Masters At Work

  Matmos

  Matta-Clark, Gordon

  Mattachine Society

  Matthews, Eric

  Maximum Joy

  May, Derrick

  MC5

  McCormack, Ed

  McCoy, Van

  McCrae, George

  McCrae, Gwen

  McCullers, Carson

  McDonald, Ralph

  McDougal, Weldon III

  McFadden, Gene

  McFarlane, Rodger

  McGilpin, Bob

  McGriff, Jimmy

  McGuire, Richard

  McLean, Penny

  McPhatter, Clyde

  “Me Decade”

  mechanical rhythms: and black music; and Eurodisco; and marching band sound; and Moroder

  Mekas, Jonas

  Melly, George

  Melton, Elva

  Melvin, Harold

  Memphis Jug Band

  Merman, Ethel

  Merritt, Howard

  Merry, Jimmy

  Meters

  Metro Area

  MFSB Orchestra: beginnings of; and Belolo; as house band of Philadelphia International Records; members of, shift to Salsoul label; records of; and T.K. label

  Miami, Florida

  Miami sound

  Michael, George

  Michael Zager Band

  Micioni, Paolo

  Midler, Bette

  Midney, Boris

  Miezitis, Vita

  Mighty Tomcats

  Mimms, Garnet

  Minelli, Liza

  Minneapolis funk

  Minnelli, Liza

  Miracles

  Miranda, Carmen

  mix. See also specific DJ or song

  Mizell brothers

  Modeliste, Joseph “Zigaboo”

  Mods

  Moment of Truth

  Monardo, Meco

  Monroe, Bill

  Montana, Vince

  Montclairs

  Monteagudo, Frank

  Montgomery, Wes

  Moods

  Moonglows

  Moore, Bobby

  Moore, Rud
y Ray

  Morali, Jacques

  Morgan, Glen

  Morgan, Julia

  Moribito, Susan

  Moroder, Giorgio: and automating the beat; and disco in early twenty-first century; and Eurodisco; and Hi-NRG; and Italo-disco; and punk disco

  Morricone, Ennio

  Morse, Tiger

  Motley’s Boys

  Motown: and automating the beat; and disco-soul; and Eurodisco; and Hi-NRG; and prehistory of disco; and San Francisco sound; and soul in United Kingdom; and twelve-inch singles

  Moulton, Tom

  Mountain

  MTV

  Mudd Club (New York City)

  Munich Machine

  Munich Philharmonic

  Munich sound

  Musique

  Musto, Tommy

  Nairobi Afro Band

  Nam June Paik

  Nance, Kevin

  Napier-Bell, Simon

  Nayobe

  Neptunes

  Neu!

  Nevada, Gaz

  New Jack Swing

  New Jersey, clubs in

  New Kids on the Block

  New Order

  New Orleans, Louisiana

  New Wave

  New York Citi Peech Boys

  New York City: as center of disco; clubs in; Cohn’s views about discotheque culture in; and decline of disco; demographic changes in; and disco craze; economy of; overview about; power failures in; problems facing; terrorism in; see also specific club or bathhouse

  New York City (vocal group)

  New York Dolls

  New York Rubber Rock Band

  Newman, Colin

  Niblock, Phill

  Nichols, Wade

  Nixon (Richard M.) era

  No Wave

  Noel, Terry

  Nordine, Ken

  Normal

  Norman, Jeremy

  Northern Soul

  nostalgia

  ’N Sync

  Numan, Gary

  Number of Names, A

  Oak Ridge Boys

  O’Brien, Glenn

  O’Dell, Dick

  Odyssey

  Oh Romeo

  O’Harro, Mike

  O’Jays

  Olatunji, Babatunde

  Oliver, Gwendolyn

  O’Neil, Sue

  Oquendo, Manny

  Originals

  Orlando, Bobby

  Orloff, Gene

  Osibisa

  Ostrow, Steve

  Otis, Shuggie

  Ottawan

  Owles, Jim

  Pacine, Paul

  Pagano, Tony

  Page, Gene

  Page, Jimmy

  Pallas, Laura

  Palmer, Earl

  Palmer, Robert

  Palmieri, Eddie

  Pampianelli, Richard

  Panda, Andy

  Paradise Garage (New York City)

  Parikhal, John

  Paris, France. See France

  Parker, Alan

  Parker, Dennis

  Parker, Melvin

  Parker, Paul

  Parker, Walter

  Parliament

  Parsons, Alan

  Parsons, Chuck

  Parsons, Gram

  Parton, Dolly

  Passenger

  Passion & Pain

  Pat the Cat

  Pate, Johnny

  Patti Jo

  Paul, Billy

  Paycheck, Johnny

  Pearls

  Peck, Abe

  Peebles, Ann

  Pendergrass, Teddy

  Penguins

  Pennington, Barbara

  Pentagons

  Pepitone, Joe

  Peppermint Lounge (New York City)

  Peppers

  Peretti, Hugo

  Perren, Freddie

  Perrey, Jean-Jacques

  Perry, Fred

  Perry, Lee “Scratch”

  Persuaders

  Pervis, Claude

  Pet Shop Boys

  Pettibone, Shep

  Philadelphia International Records; and automating the beat; and CBS; decline of; and disco-soul; early years of; see also Gamble, Kenny; Huff, Leon; MFSB Orchestra

  Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra

  Philly soul. See also Philadelphia International Records

  Philly sound: and disco craze; and disco-soul; and Italo-disco; and Salsoul Records; and subgenres of disco

  Phreek

  pickanniny caricature

  Pickett, Wilson

  Picking, Johnny C.

  Pieper, Rudolf

  Pierce, Bradley

  Pigbag

  PiL

  Pine, Seymour

  Pink Floyd

  Planet Patrol

  Plant, Robert

  Pointer Sisters

  politics. See also civil rights movement; Nixon (Richard M.) era; race; Reagan (Ronald) era; Vietnam War

  Pop Group

  postpunk

  President Eisenhower

  Presley, Elvis

  Preston, Peter

  Principato, Salvatore

  prog rock

  psychedelic era

  Public Enemy

  Public Image Limited

  Puente, Tito

  Pulsallama

  Punches Delegates of Pleasure

  punk

  Quant, Mary

  Quashie, Mike

  Queen

  Quindlen, Anna

  Quine, Robert

  R&B (rhythm & blues); and decline of disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco-soul; and San Francisco Sound; and subgenres of disco

  Rabbit, Eddie

  race; and country music; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and DJs; and gay disco; in New York City; race riots; in South; see also African Americans

  Radcliffe Joe

  radio

  Radio

  Rae, Fonda

  Ragavoy, Jerry

  Rainey, Ma

  Ramones

  Rand, Mary

  Randolph, Luther

  Rapture

  Rare Earth

  Rawls, Lou

  Ray, Don

  Reagan (Ronald) era

  record industry

  Record Pool

  Redd, Gene

  Redding, Otis

  Reed, Lou

  Reeves, Jim

  reggae

  Reich, Steve

  Reinhardt, Django

  Renaldo, Don

  Rhodes, Fender

  Rhodes, Izora

  Rhythm Makers

  Rich, Frank

  Riley, Teddy

  Rinder & Lewis

  Rinder, Laurin

  Ringwald, Trip

  Riperton, Minnie

  Ripple

  Riser, Paul

  Rispoli, Claudio

  Ritchie Family

  Ritenour, Lee

  Rivera, Richie

  Roach, Max

  Robb, Paul

  Roberts, Kev

  Robertson, Frank

  Robie, John

  Robinson, Jackie

  Robinson, Marty

  Robinson, Smokey

  Robinson, Vicki Sue

  Robotnick, Alexander

  Rochester Philharmonic

  rock; and automating the beat; and disco craze; and disco-soul; and prehistory of disco; prog; punk

  Rodgers, Nile. See also Chic

  Rodriguez, David

  Rodriguez, José

  Rogers, Kenny

  roller disco

  Rollerena

  Rolling Stones

  Rome, Ritchie

  Romero, George

  Romero, Luis

  Ronettes

  Ronnie Jones & the Nightimers

  Rose, Felipe

  Rosner, Alex

  Ross, Diana

  Ross, Jenny

  Rother, Michael

  Rotten, Johnny

  Roussos, Demis

  Roxy Music

  Royce, Ro
se

  RSO

  Rubell, Steve

  Rubin, Jerry

  Ruffin, David

  Ruffin, Jimmy

  Rufus

  Rushen, Patrice

  Ruskin, Mickey

  Russell, Arthur

  Rydell, Bobby

  Ryder, Mitch

  Sade

  Sadistic Mika Band

  Safire, William

  Saint, The (New York City)

  Saint Tropez

  salsa

  Salsoul Orchestra

  Salsoul Records

  Salt-N-Pepa

  Sample, Joe

  San Francisco, California

  Sanborn, David

  Sanctuary, The (New York City)

  Santana, Omar

  Sant’Angelo, Giorgio di

  Sapphires

  Sarko, Anita

  Satton, Lon

  Saturday Night Fever (film)

  Saunderson, Kevin

  Savage, Jon

  Savarese, Tom

  Scaggs, Boz

  Schatz, Warren

  Schlachter, Marvin

  Schrager, Ian

  Schulman, Bruce

  Schwartzberg, Allan

  Scott, Douglas “Smokey”

  Scott-Heron, Gil

  Scott, Tee

  Scott, Wayne

  Scroggins sisters

  Section

  Seeds

  Sensational Alex Harvey Band

  Sevilla, Mickey

  sex: and automating the beat; and characteristics of disco; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco and the “Me Decade”; and fashion; and freestyle; and German Swing Kids; and mechanical rhythms; “naughty but nice”; and prehistory of disco; and punk

  Sex Pistols

  sexuality: and admission to discotheques; and bathhouses; and Fire Island; and gay pride movement; and Hi-NRG; and San Francisco sound; see also gays

  Seymour, Mary

  Sha Na Na

  Sha-Rae, Billy

  Shaft, John

  Shalamar

  Shannon

  Shapiro, Brad

  Sharp, Dee Dee

  Shaw, Marlena

  Sheldon, Sandi

  Sherman, Terry

  Shirelles

  Shirley and Company

  Shondells

  Short, Bobby

  Shriekback

  Shury, Gerry

  Siano, Nicky

  Side Effect

  Sidran, Benk

  Siegfried (aka James White)

  Sigerson, Davitt

  Silver Convention

  Silvetti

  Simon, Carly

  Simon, Joe

  Simonetti, Claudio

  Simpson, Valerie

  Sinclair, John

  Sine

  Sison, Tom

  Sister Sledge

  Skipworth & Turner

  Slack

  Slater, N. G.

  Slave

  Sleeping Lions

  Slits

  Sly & the Family Stone

  smiley face trope

  Smith, Bessie

  Smith, David

  Smith, Gene

  Smith, Huey “Piano”

  Smith, Jack

  Smith, Jimmy

  Smith, Kenny

  Smith, Patti

  Smoggs

  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

  social class

  Socolov, Will

  Sokoloff, David

  sophisto soul

  soul: and automating the beat; and Black middle class; and disco; and disco craze; in England; and prehistory of disco; and salsa; and San Francisco sound; and smiling faces trope of 1970s; sophisto; and subgenres of disco; sweet; in United Kingdom; see also Northern Soul; Philly soul; Philly sound; specific artist

 

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