Hot Stuff: A Brief History Of Disco; Author: Andriote, John-Manuel; Author: Andriote, John-Manuel; Paperback

Author: Andriote, John-Manuel; Author: Andriote, John-Manuel
Paperback; Facsimiles, Portraits
206 pages
Published: July 2001
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN: 0380809079
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This intelligent and irreverent trip though one of the most influential, pervasive, and resilient movements in the history of popular music discusses the fashion, the music-makers, and the celebrators to uncover why disco was so revered and reviled.A Brief History of Disco. Will leave readers with the urge to dust off their platform shoes, dig out their mirrored balls, and shake their booties all night long. A Brief History of Disco. Will leave readers with the urge to dust off their platform shoes, dig out their mirrored balls, and shake their booties all night long.Examines the musical and cultural influences that transformed an era, the fashions and style of the period, disco's leading performers, and its long-term effects on American popular music and culture.