Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco (58 page)

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Authors: Peter Shapiro

Tags: #70's, #History, #Music, #Nonfiction

Europop

Evans, Arthur

Evans, Brenda Joyce

Exciters

Executive Suite

Expanded Cinema

Experiment Four

Exploding Plastic Inevitable (Warhol)

Exuma

Fabian

Fagenson, Donald

Faith, Gene

Faith, Hope & Charity

Faithfull, Marianne

Fall

Fältskog, Agnetha

Fantastic Aleems

Fantastics

Farian, Frank

Farren, Mick

Fearing, Jonathan

Fearless Four

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Fela Kuti

Felder, Wilton

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

Fesco, Michael

Fierman, Michael

Fillyau, Clayton

films

Finch, Richard

Finkelstein, Cary

Finlay, Don

Fiorucci (disco boutique).
See also
Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci

Fire Island, New York

Firefall

Firehouse (New York City)

First Choice

Five Crowns

Flack, Roberta

Flakes

Flamingo (New York City)

Flamingos

Fleming, Jonathan

Flirts

Florida, clubs in

Flowers, Wayne

Fluxus movement

Fontella Bass

Foreigner

Forsey, Keith

Foundations

Fountain, James

Four Seasons

Four Tops

Fouratt, Jim

Foxx, Kinky

Foxy

France

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Franklin, Aretha

Freak (dance)

free jazz

Freeman, Joshua

Freeman, Roger

freestyle

Freez

Frehley, Ace

French Kiss

Full Force

Funhouse (New York City)

funk; and African Americans; and automating the beat; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco-soul; and Eurodisco; and gospel; Minneapolis; Palmer as father of; and punk; and subgenres of disco

Funkadelic

Fuqua, Harvey

Furious Five

Gadd, Steve

Gainsbourg, Serge

Gale, Eric

Gallery (New York City)

Galvez, Armando

Gamble, Kenny

Gang of Four

Garland, Judy

gay clubs

Gay Men’s Health Crisis

gay pride/liberation movement

Gaye, Marvin

Gayle, Crystal

Gaynor, Gloria

Gaynor, Janet

gays: aesthetic of, in Europe; African Americans as; and antidisco movement; and automating the beat; and characteristics of disco; and decline of disco; and disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco-soul; on Fire Island; legitimacy of sex among; and The Loft; New York laws about; and prehistory of disco; and race; and soul in United Kingdom; in United Kingdom;
see also
bathhouses; gay clubs;
specific person or club

Gaytones

Gaz

Gazebo

Gedda, Laurence J.

Gefter, Philip

Geist, Morgan

Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band

George, Nelson

Germany, Swing Kids in

Gibb, Barry

Gibb, Maurice

Gibb, Robin

Gibbons, Walter

Gibson Brothers

Gibson, Walter

Gichy Dan’s Beachwood #9

Gidden, Yvonne

Gilmore, Mikal

Ginsberg, Allen

Gladys Knight & the Pips

Glass, Philip

Glaxo Babies

Glover, Sue

Go-Go’s

Goblin

Godin, David

Goldman, Albert

Gomez, Nico

Gonella, Nat

Gonzalez, Jerry

Gooding, Cuba

Gordon, Peter

Gordy, Berry

Gorney, Karen Lynn

gospel; and automating the beat; and disco-soul

Göttsching, Manuel

Graham, Larry

Grand Wizard Theodore

Grandmaster Caz

Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel’s

Grant, Eddy

Grasso, Francis

Grateful Dead

Gray

Green, Al

Green, Jerome

Greenberg, Jerry

Griffey, Dick

Griffith, Roni

Gross, Michael

Gruen, John

Guattari, Felix

Gucci.
See
Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci

Guthrie, Woodie

Gutman, Herbert

Guttadaro, Bobby “Bobby DJ”

Guttenberg, Steve

Gypsy Lane

Haazen, Guido

Haden-Guest, Anthony

Haggard, Merle

Haircut

Halen, Van

Hall, Daryl

Hall, Denise

Hallyday, Johnny

Halston

Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci

Hamill, Pete

Hamlyn, Chris

Hancock, Herbie

Hannett, Martin

“happenings”

Haraway, Donna

“Hard Hat Riots” (1970)

Hardy, Françoise

Hardy, Ron

Harlem Hamfats

Harlow, Jean

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

Harpo, Slim

Harris, Alan

Harris, Charles “Valentino”

Harris, Dennis

Harris, Ennis.
See
Trammps

Harris, Joe

Harris, Major

Harris, Norman

Harris, Richard

Harrison, George

Harry, Debbie

Hart, John.
See also
Trammps

Hart, Mickey

Hartley, Scott

Hartman, Dan

Harvard Business School, study of soul and Columbia Records by

Harvey, Steven

Hathaway, Donny

Havens, Richie

Hawkshaw, Alan

Hayes, Isaac

Haynes, Michael

Haza, Ofra

He-Man Band

“head music”

Heard, Larry

Heart and Soul Orchestra

Heath, Jimmy

Heatwave

Helgesen, Sally

Hell’s Angels

Henderson, Willie

Hendrix, Jimi

Hendryx, Nona

Henry, Ann

Herbie Goins & the Nightimers

Hernandez, Andy “Coati Mundi”

Hernandez, Patrick

Herrmann, Bernard

Hi-NRG

Highsmith, Patricia

Hill, Chris

hip-hop

Hipnosis

hippies

Hippies With Haircuts

Hockney, David

Hocquenghem, Guy

Hodo, David

Holland, Brian

Holland, Eddie

Holland, Tom

Holleran, Andrew

Holloway, Brenda

Holloway, Loleatta

Holman, Eddie

Holman, Michael

Holmes, Marvin

Holmstrom, John

homosexuality.
See
gays

Honeydrippers

Hooker, John Lee

Horn, Trevor

Horne, Jimmy “Bo”

Horne, Lena

Hot Butter

Hot Shots

Hotline

House label

House Nation (New York City)

Houston, Cissy

Houston, Thelma

Hudon, Frank

Hudson, Al

Hues Corporation

Huff, Leon

Hughes, Glenn

Hughes, Howard

Hughes, Walter

Hugo & Luigi

Humphrey, Bobbi

Humphries, Tony

Hunt, Wendy

Hunter, Alberta

Hurrah (New York City)

Hurtt, Phil

hustle (dance)

Hustle Kings

Hutch, Willie

Hutter, Ralf

Hyams, Marjorie

Ice Palace (Fire Island, New York)

Idjut Boys

Iggy & the Stooges

Impressions

Imus, Don

Incredible Bongo Band

Indeep

Indian Ocean

Infinity (New York City)

Ingram, Barbara

Ingram, Jimmy

Ingram, John

Inner Life

Instant Funk

Intruders

Iron Butterfly

Irvine, Weldon

Isherwood, Christopher

Isley Brothers

Italian Americans, role in dance music culture of

Italo-disco

Italy, clubs in

Jack, Wolfman

Jacks, Cheryl

Jackson

Jackson, “Big Bank Hank”

Jackson, Dee D

Jackson, Jermaine

Jackson, Michael

Jackson, Tony

Jacno

Jacobs, Debbie

Jacobson, Mark

Jacobson, Sam

Jagger, Bianca

Jagger, Mick

Jam & Lewis

Jamerson, James

James, Bob

James Chance & the Contortions

James, Rick

James, Sylvester.
See
Sylvester

James, Tommy

James White & the Blacks

Jarre, Jean-Michel

Jarrett, Keith

Jaxon, Frankie “Half Pint”

Jaymes, Jesse

jazz; and disco craze; and disco-soul

JB’s

Jeremy, Ron

Jesrani, Darshan

Jessup, Jim

Jesters

jet set

J. Geils Band

Jiani, Carol

Jimmy James & the Vagabonds

Joey Dee & the Starliters

John, Elton

Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon

Johnson, Donald

Johnson, L. J.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Johnson, Syl

Johnstone, James

Jonas, Joan

Jones, Aled

Jones, Bob

Jones, Casey

Jones, E. Rodney

Jones Girls

Jones, Grace

Jones, LeRoi

Jones, Philly Joe

Jones, Quincy

Jones, Randy

Jones, Raymond

Jones, Tamiko

Jones, Tom

Jones, Uriel

Joneses, The

jook

Joplin, Janis

Joshua

Joy Division

Juvet, Patrick

Kaczor, Richie

Kaiser, Charles

Kamins, Mark

Kane, Madleen

Kane, Terry

Kano

Kaprow, Allan

Kasenetz, Jerry

Katz, Jeff

KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Junkanoo Band

Kebekelektrik

Kelley, H. Ann

Kelly, Paul

Kelly, Roberta

Kendricks, Eddie

Kennedy, John (club manager)

Kennedy, John F.

Kennedy, John F. Jr.

Kennedy, Robert F.

Kenyatta, Simon

Kerner Commission

Kersey, Ron “Have Mercy”.
See also
Trammps

Kevorkian, François

Khan, Ali Akbar

Kick, Philip K.

King, B. B.

King Crimson

King, Evelyn “Champagne”

King, Freddie

Kingsley, Gershon

Kipps, Charles Jr.

Kiss

Kissoon, Katie

Kissoon, Mac

KISW radio

Kitt, Eartha

Kleer

Kleiman, Dena

Klein & MBO

Klein, Calvin

Knack

Knuckles, Frankie

KOME radio

Kongas

Kool & the Gang

Kool DJ Herc

Kopkind, Andrew

Kornbluth, Jesse

Koto

Kraftwerk

Kramer, Wayne

Krautrock

Krisma

Kritzer, Lizzz

Krivit, Danny

KROQ radio

Kruger, Jean

Kunze, Michael

Kuti, Fela

LaBelle, Patti

Lahusen, Kay Tobin

Lake & Palmer

Lakeside

Lambert, Doug

Landry, Bart

Lane, Herb

Lane, Suzi

Lang, Eddy

Larks

Lasch, Christopher

Last Poets

Latin hip-hop.
See
freestyle

Latin music.
See also
salsa

Latin Rascals

Latino holiday music

LaVette, Bettye

LaVey, Anton

Le Club (New York City)

Le Jardin (New York City)

Lead Belly

Leary, Timothy

Leavitt, David

LeBlanc, Rahiem

Led Zeppelin

Lederer, Barry

Lee, Chris

Lee, Dave (aka Joey Negro)

Lee, St. Clair

LeGaspi, Larry

Legrand, Michel

Lennon, John

Les Garçons

Les Troubadours du Roi Baudoin

Les Zazous

Leslie, Robbie

Letts, Don

Levan, Larry

Levay, Silvester

Levene, Keith

Levenson, Larry

Levert, Eddie

Levine, Ian

Levy, Morris

Lewis, Linda

Lewis, Michael

Lewis, Pat

Lewis, Terry

Libran, Tito

Licky

Lilo

Lindsay, Arto

Lindsay, John

Lipps, Inc.

Liquid Idiot

Liquid Liquid

Lisa Lisa

Little All-Stars

Little Richard

Little Sister

Lloyd Webber, Andrew

Lockett, Bert

Loft, The (New York City); admission to; aesthetic of; background about; gays at; “Love Saves the Day” party at; music/sound systems at; and race; Record Pool DJs at;
see also
Mancuso, David

Logg

Lola

Lollipops

London, England.
See
United Kingdom

Long, Richard

Loose Joints

Lopez, Bernard

Lord, Arnie

Los Angeles, California

Los Bravos

Love Deluxe

Love and Kisses

Love of Life Orchestra

Love Saves the Day party (1970)

Love Unlimited

Love Unlimited Orchestra

LSD

Lunch, Lydia

Luongo, John

Lydon, John

Lynn, Cheryl

Lynn, Loretta

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Maas, Steve

MacDonald, Jeanette

Machine

machinic rhythms

MacKinnon, Angus

Madame

Madara, Jon

Madonna

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mailman, Bruce

Main Ingredients

Makeba, Miriam

Malcolm, Ron

Malle, Louis

Mamas and the Papas

Mammal (aka DJ Thomas)

Man Parrish

Mancuso, David

Mandre

Mangual, Bacho

Manilow, Barry

Manley, Cynthia

Mann, Herbie

marching band sound

Mardin, Arif

Marie, Kelly

Marketts

Marks, Johnny

Marotta, Rick

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