Rock and Disco: Recent Episodes
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In 2009 the BBC Interviewed Karen Cook, the first female Disco DJ in the USA. Here is the interview, uncut and unedited. The interview went on to be edited and included in the BBC Music Special, “The Death Of Disco” in 2009.
Shotgun Cook was the #1 nighttime classic ROCK jock on KRBE in Houston, TX. Karen was the first female DISCO DJ in the USA. They were introduced and married in 3 months. When Rock and Disco get married, sparks fly in a good way.
Disco music was a worldwide phenomenon, but its popularity declined in the United States in the late 1970s. On July 12, 1979, an anti-disco protest in Chicago called "Disco Demolition Night" had shown that an angry backlash against disco and its culture had emerged in the United States. In the subsequent months and years, many musical acts associated with disco struggled to get airplay on the radio. A few artists still managed to score disco hits in the early 1980s, but the term "disco" became unfashionable in the new decade and was eventually replaced by "dance music", "dance pop", and other identifiers. Although the production techniques have changed, many successful acts since the 1970s have retained the basic disco beat and mentality, and dance clubs have remained popular. (From Wikipedia)
Between 1969-1975 Mick and the boys were the best Stones ever. They did, after all, achieve the title of “The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World.” They were wild, nasty, untamed, and seemed completely unintimidated by the world of chart-busting rock and roll. I loved to play the Stones on the radio. They […]
Donna Summer was not only my fav, but the undisputed queen of 70’s disco. With hits such as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,”(Wins the double award for best bathroom break song and also for having the most segway moments in one song.) “She Works Hard For the Money” and finally, “Last Dance” […]
In my career as a DJ, my most loved and played song was “Rock Your Baby” by George McCrae. It was the best, slow, sultry, sexy “come out of a slow set” song. So popular that most people who had joined the dance floor just for the slow set, would continue to stay for the […]
Janis Joplin was the greatest female rocker of the Woodstock era. She was the “Amy Winehouse” before there was an Amy Winehouse. However, aside from both of their bad habits, both had one great thing in common: they were amazing artists. If you ever listen to Janis, her voice will make you do one of […]
Disco DJ’s Create Love and Liquor Sales: There are 2 types of people who dance. The slow dancers and the fast dancers. The popular guys in the disco were not the slow dancers, but the ones who could fast dance. The most popular ones were the guys who actually knew how to Bump, Hustle, East […]
Great Disco shopping finds! Totally want this skull in miniature for my rear view mirror...