Evolution Of Disco Documentary EP3 - Disco Decadence

About this episode

This episode explores the rise of Disco, its iconic artists, and the scandals that surrounded the genre.

The Evolution Of Disco (3/4)Disco begins to blow up! Anthems, iconic artists, world famous nightclubs & celebrity culture. This episode we look at how Disco reached its dizzying heights. We slip under the velvet rope to have a good old rummage through the scandals & stories that made the genre front page news. The question is though, what made it all come tumbling down in a cloud of smoke, cocaine & glitter?DocumentariesNile Rodgers: The HitmakerHip Hop EvolutionQuincyStudio 54 - The Documentary Studio 54 - Behind The ScenesLarrys GarageDisco: Soundtrack Of A RevolutionFear City - Newyork Vs The MafiaFilms Of The EraTaxi DriverWarriorsSaturday Night FeverCarlitos WayBooksLast Night A DJ Saved My LifeTurn The Beat Around

People in this episode

Host: Jason Marx

Topics covered

• Disco history
• celebrity culture
• nightclubs
• music anthems
• scandals

Keywords

• Disco
• nightclubs
• celebrity culture
• music history
• scandals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Studio 54

Books & works: Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, Turn The Beat Around, Taxi Driver, Warriors, Saturday Night Fever, Carlitos Way

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