Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution TV Schedule
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Sun 28
Rock the Boat — Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
A look at the roots of disco ? how it emerged from a basic desire for inclusion, visibility, and freedom among persecuted Black, gay, and minority ethnic communities of New York City. It tells the remarkable story of how a global phenomenon began in the loft apartments and basement bars of New York City, where a new generation of DJs and musicians, like David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Francis Grasso, and Earl Young, pioneered a distinct sound and a new way of spinning records.
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Sun 28
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now — Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into superstars and icons. It is a world where the drag queen Sylvester was king, and Black women found a powerful new voice ? one that fused Black Power with a call for sexual freedom. It was the birth of the "disco diva" from Gloria Gaynor and Candi Staton to Donna Summer and Thelma Houston. However, mainstream success took disco further and further from its roots of inclusivity and freedom.
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Sun 28
Stayin' Alive — Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
The final episode documents the wellspring of resentment from white, straight, male-dominated, rock-loving middle Americans, as they targeted disco for its hedonism, femininity, and queerness. A vocal "Disco Sucks" movement began to gain momentum where organizers destroyed thousands of disco records in front of a baying audience of baseball fans. Pushed out of the mainstream, the pioneers of disco retreated and regrouped.
