Everybody dance : Chic and the politics of disco
Easlea, Daryl2020
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"Few narratives in pop encompass Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Madonna, Duran Duran, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis and Led Zeppelin. This story is one of them. Chic, led by former Black Panther activist Nile Rodgers and down-home family man Bernard Edwards, are one of the most underrated and pivotal acts in African-American musical history. As artists, they created a discrete R&B sound that just happened to coincide with the disco movement. At the height of their fame, they either released or produced a string of era-defining records but when disco collapsed, so did Chic's popularity. The group quietly called it a day in 1983. However, Rodgers and Edwards individually produced some of the great pop-dance records of the 80s, working with David Bowie, Robert Palmer, Madonna, Duran Duran and ABC, among many others. Everybody Dance puts the rise and fall of Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, the emblematic disco duo behind era-defining records "Le Freak," "Good Times," and "Lost In Music," at the heart of a changing landscape, taking in sociopolitical and cultural events such as the Civil Rights struggle, the Black Panthers, and the U.S. oil crisis. There are drugs, bankruptcy, uptight artists, fights, and Muppets but, most importantly, an in-depth appraisal of a group whose legacy remains hugely underrated."--Publisher's description.
Main title:
Everybody dance : Chic and the politics of disco / Daryl Easlea.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Omnibus Press, 2020
Collation:
xxxiv, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-410), discography (pages 377-400) and index.
ISBN:
9781785588440
Dewey class:
782.421660922
Language:
English
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BRN:
372579
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Leisure | 782.421660922 EAS | Available |