The Evolution Of Disco (2/4)

Scorned by the Mafias mistreatment of the gay bars, spurred on by the Stonewall uprising & its legacy, members & allies of the LGBTQ+ community begin to open up their own venues. In the decade that followed 1969 a new scene, a new sound would emerge, that would provide sanctuary, escape & space for celebration in the spite of the world outside. This episode we step foot in some of those seminal venues, take a look at their music & pay homage to their figureheads. Expect raw Soul, Proto-Disco & even a Funky bit of Rock & Roll. 

Sources

-Documentaries

Pump Up The Volume

Disco: Soundtrack Of A Revolution

Hitsville The Making Of Motown

Summer Of Soul

Quincy

The Black Godfather

The Death & Life Of Marshal P Johnson

The Vietnam War - Ken Burns

The Loft “Come As You Are”

Fear City - Newyork Vs The Mafia

Rubble Kings

Why The US Government Murdered Fred Hampton

Black Panthers - Vanguard Of The Revolution 

Disco: Soundtrack Of A Revolution

Films From The Era 

Taxi Driver

Warriors

BlacKKKlansman

Forrest Gump

Judas & The Black Messiah

Books

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

Turn The Beat Around