Great Minds Think Like Me (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Time to break out those bell- bottoms and platform shoes. Did you know? " The Hustle is a catchall name for several disco dances which were extremely popular in the 1970s. Today it mostly refers to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
AudioPorn Central (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Celebrity Murder Party - Diskow Heartbeat minimix [mp3] Odeon Film Previews who Da Funk - Shiny Disco Balls Justice - DVNO Justice - DVNO (LA Riots remix) Van McCoy - Disco Baby Eruption - I can’t stand the Rain La Roux - In for the Kill Telex - Moscow Diskow DatA - Rapture Sister Sledge - He’s the greatest dancer Oliver Giacomotto - Guacamoli Taylor Dane - [...]
Wrath of Blog (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
I’m convinced that any strangeness in my personality can be chalked up to the fact that these were the #1 songs in the US the first six months of my life. July 20 – 26 1975 Van McCoy - The Hustle July 27 – August 2 1975 Eagles - One Of These Nights August 3 – 16 1975 Bee Gees - Jive Talkin’ August 17 – 23 1975 Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds - Fallin’ In...
Mae West (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
To those who share a MAE WEST mindset, memories tied to the sixth of July will be overshadowed by the passing of two men she admired, gifted black musicians who died of heart attacks on that day. • • Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Louis Armstrong [4 August 1901 — 6 July 1971] was a versatile and innovative singer and jazz trumpeter nicknamed Satchmo. At the age of 69, Louis Armstrong...
Mae West (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
MAE WEST , who starred and wrote the screenplay for " Sextette ," had asked Van McCoy [1940 — 1979] to write the theme song, and to make a cameo appearance in her motion picture. • • " Sextette " was released on 3 March 1978. • • Singer, songwriter, and music producer Van Allen Clinton McCoy was born in January — — on 6 January 1940 —...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2007
Important communication: Disregard the cute cover art if you must. The Pointer Sisters‘ Steppin', showcased on the October 4, 1975 episode of Soul Train, is a must-own for anyone with a deep interest in mid ’70s soul and funk. Many crate diggers who pore over album credits have likely snapped up copies for the contributions [...]
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 07/12/2007
(Another in a series. Find out why we’re doing it here and see the previous entries here.) July 12, 1975, is a Saturday. Preparations continue in the United States and the Soviet Union for the joint Apollo/Soyuz space missions, which will launch on Tuesday. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, located off the west coast of Africa, is [...]
Videos