The Day That Disco Died
No other word in music can conjure more anger, emotion and antipathy than the word “disco.” No other style of music – or music “craze” – soared to such dizzying heights as it did in 1979, when it peaked, only to crash and burn one year later. But why did it crash? Disco’s demise can be traced to 1980’s infamous “Disco Is Dead” stunt, where people in Chicago were encouraged to bring disco records a