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July 13, 2022
Grammy-winning musical pioneer Nile Rodgers surprised roller skaters jamming to Chic’s 1978 hit ‘Le Freak’ in London’s Hyde Park.
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May 7, 2021
Liberian disco pioneer, Eddie Johns says he has not earned anything from a song that was sampled by Daft Punk.
May 31, 2013
OPINION - Break out the mirror ball, disco is back. The dance music of the 70’s is back in vogue…
May 24, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Family and some of her closest friends helped celebrate the life of Donna Summer at the…
May 18, 2012
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - U.S. disco legend Gloria Gaynor has mourned the passing of fellow diva Donna Summer from Morocco…
May 18, 2012
OPINION - Certainly she is the Queen of Disco, no question, but Donna Summer was so much more than that.…
May 17, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reaction to the death Thursday of singer Donna Summer, who was 63...
May 17, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Donna Summer's signature sound was unmistakable and her influence of modern music is still felt to this day.…
May 17, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as 'Last Dance,' 'Love to Love You Baby'…
March 9, 2012
ROCK HILL, South Carolina (AP) - James T. Ellis, who belted out the refrain "Burn, baby burn!" in a 1970s-era…
October 18, 2011
(AP) - What 'Le Freak' -- also the name of one of Chic's biggest songs -- makes abundantly clear is…
January 3, 2011
AMSTERDAM (AP) - The frontman appeared as scheduled in St. Petersburg Wednesday night, but complained of breathing problems before and…
July 22, 2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - When the iconic 1970s disco group Boney M rocked Ramallah this week, the local music…