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Gloria Gaynor performs in 1975.

‘I Will Survive’ at 40

Inside the National Recording Registry

When Gloria Gaynor recorded the B-side to her 1978 single, she knew it was a hidden hit.

Disco Revolution

Arts, Culture & Media

“I Will Survive:” The Best Song to Grace a B-Side

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Russian-born musician Pavel Lion performs under the name Psoy Korolenko

Pavel Lion is kind of a cross between Fyodor Dostoyevsky and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

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Donna Summer: I Feel Love

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Donna Summer: Disco Queen and Uneasy Gay Icon

Donna Summer died yesterday at the age of 63. She held many titles, including Disco Queen, Grammy winner, number one chart topper, and of course, gay icon.  But as a born-again Christian, Summer’s relationship with her gay fans wasn’t always an easy one. At one point, she found herself the subject of controversy over anti-gay comments […]

GI Disco From Berlin

Arts, Culture & Media

A dance club in Berlin celebrates the music brought to Germany by American G.I.s in the Cold War era.

Russian boy band “Diskoteka Avariya”

Arts, Culture & Media

Thursday’s Global Hit features the Russian boy band Diskoteka Avariya or Disaster Disco.

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Disco Revolution

Arts, Culture & Media

Disco is supposedly dead, but University of Southern California professor Alice Echols tells Kurt it’s very much alive in the pop music we hear today. Echols’ new book is Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture.

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Rapper’s Delight: 30 Years Later

The Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” hit the disco and pop charts 30 years ago this week, transforming hip hop from live street perfomance to a mainstream moneymaker.

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