In 1974, a silky dance track with a hypnotic groove changed the sound of pop radio almost overnight. "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, helping usher disco ...

When you think of John Lennon, your mind doesn’t immediately go to disco. Nevertheless, one song from the genre was so envied by the former Beatle that he said he would’ve given anything to have ...

For a moment in the late 1970s, disco took over mainstream culture. Insidiously or delightfully catchy, dance music with a fast beat and loaded up with strings, horns, and jittery percussion got ...

It could be said that disco is perhaps the most cheerful, upbeat genre of pop music in history. (Can you even think of a sad disco song?) Considering disco's roots are in underground dance clubs, it ...