Boogie with American Experience: War on Disco
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Aimee Bealer
Explore the cultural movement that gave rise to disco, and the backlash that tried to destroy it.
Watch American Experience: War on Disco Monday, October 30 at 9pm on WITF TV or with the PBS or WITF app!
Explore the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco as shallow and superficial. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago.
Watch American Experience: War on Disco Monday, October 30 at 9pm on WITF TV or with the PBS or WITF app!
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