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"Get Up and Boogie" How did Disco get its name? Who really knows, except that everybody wasy saying "we are going to the disco". TV, Radio, Commercials,Cartoons all had the disco theme. Remember Charlie's Angels and S.W.A.T.? Disco Timeline: The first disco song was done by the one and only Barry White and his Unlimited Orchestra with the song: "Loves Theme" , the year was 1973. 1974 "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation went to the number 1 spot. Followed by "Rock Your Baby" (a demo written by Henry Casey and Richard Finch who later became KC and the Sunshine Band) performed by George McRae. December of that same year Carl Dougla's "Kung Fu Fighting" went to number 1. Remember the TV show "Kung Fu?" April of 1975 brought Van McCoy's song "The Hustle" to the number 1 spot. Everybody was doing the dance "the hustle" just like when the sone "Macarena" came out. August of that year, the BeeGees released their big hit "Jive Talkin". One week after "Jive Talkin" fell from the number 1 spot, "Get Down Tonight" by KC and the Sunshine Band to the top spot. The song helped to bring about the Miami Sound. Then in November of that year KC released another number 1 hit "That's the Way I Like It'. 1976 brought us the Queen of Disco Donna Summer with her seductive disco song "Love to Love You" which almost was banned, because of the sexual overtones it had. In October of that same year Rickie Dees (geek) released his comedy song, although it became popular "Disco Duck". 1977 Studio 54 was the big Disco Club in New York and the country, had such people as Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Cher, Liza Minnelli to name a few. Let's just say you had to have a name with money to get in. In October of 1977 Star War was big and Meco came out with the song "Star Wars Theme". December brought us the classic movie "Saturday Night Fever" of which was the biggest selling album until Micheal Jacksons "Thriller". Feburary of 1978 Chic was on the scene with their roller skating disco song "Dance,Dance,Dance ( Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah). What does Yowsah mean? Song "Chic" by Chic (sorry I couldn't find a Yowsah anywhere) March of 1978 "Stayin Alive" by the BeeGees hit the number 1 spot.Setember the group A Taste of Honey released the song "Boogie Oogie Oogie" No comment about the title. Donna Summer stared in a campy movie about a disco singer just trying to get started. The movie "Thank God it Friday" a boxoffice bummer. But here song made her big bucks. The song was "Last Dance". 1979 Disco was wanning. There were other great disco artists: Village People, Gloria Gaynor, Sylvester (Rest in Peace), Vickie Sue Robinson and more. Disco Links DiscoLand: music, stories and more. Disco Music: music from now and then. Midi Music Webthumper Midi Files: midis and more. Music from Victor James: Midis for the Motown to todays music. Don Carrolls Midi-Riff: His own midis. Misc. Links Shareware, freeware, News, Info and More: C/Net Shareware, freeware, News and more: ZDNet Free Internet Greeting Cards from Blue Mountain And for News,Weather, Sports and more: MSNBC Home repairs,decorating,gardening and more: Housenet   Thank You for Stopping by. Hope you enjoy this site. Come back often.

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