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Disco queen Donna Summer, c. 1976
American singer Donna Summer was a disco superstar in the 1970s and early '80s, known...
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ABBA in 1974
Swedish Europop group ABBA produced classic disco tracks such as “Dancing Queen”...
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Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, 1977
The legendary New York City nightclub Studio 54 was the brainchild of friends and...
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Studio 54
In April 1977 Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened Studio 54, a New York City discotheque...
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Saturday Night Fever
The disco-themed hit film Saturday Night Fever (1977) starred John Travolta...
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Disco Demolition Night, 1979
Radio deejay Steve Dahl (center) helped stage an anti-disco event at Chicago's Comiskey...
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Irene Cara, 1983
Singer Irene Cara's popular disco-pop hits of the 1980s include “Fame” and “Flashdance…What...
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“Where do you go when the record is over…”
John Travolta (right) and Karen Lynn Gorney burning up the dance floor in a scene...
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