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The War on Disco

65 %|Oct 30, 2023|Documentary, History, TV Movie

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

Featured Crew

Nicole London
Producer
Lisa Quijano Wolfinger
Director
Raela Hudson
Associate Producer
Lisa Quijano Wolfinger
Producer
Rushmore DeNooyer
Writer
Cameo George
Executive Producer
Jed Rauscher
Editor
Susan Bellows
Executive Producer