Disco & Funk
Dance floor classics: the disco and funk videos that made America move.
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James Brown on The Midnight Special: Get Up Offa That Thing
James Brown brings “Get Up Offa That Thing” to NBC’s The Midnight Special in 1976: the story of the song, the show and a funk legend’s late-’70s fight.
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Super Freak: Behind Rick James’ Video and the MTV Fight
How Rick James made the “Super Freak” video, why he battled MTV over playing Black artists, and the Motown funk hit that later found a second life.
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September: The Joyful Story of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Hit
The story behind Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September”: a guitar groove, a nonsense lyric, a family secret about the 21st night, and what to play next.
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On This Day: Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” Arrives
Released as a B-side in October 1978, Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” became a disco anthem. The rushed session, the DJ who broke it, and the video.
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All Night Long: 10 Things About Lionel Richie’s Party Hit
Ten fun facts about Lionel Richie’s “All Night Long,” from its made-up chant and a Monkees-linked video to four weeks at No. 1 and the 1984 Olympics.