Disco
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Gay Disco Music History – July 7, 1979: France Jolie Fills In For Donna Summer On Fire Island and Becomes A Star (Video)
Disco star France Jolie literally lived the old “42nd Street” movie line “of you’re going out a youngster but you…
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The Very Gay and Interesting History of the Almost Lost Tradition of the Sunday Tea Dance
This is one of Back2Stonewall.com’s most popular Gay History posts. We hope that you enjoy revisiting it or…
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PRIDE Anthem 1979: Five Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” – Video
Now we all know that Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” has been the quintessential anthem for the gay community since…
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Merry Christmas! – WATCH: The Donna Summer Special 1980 (Original Master Copy) – Video
Aired on ABC on Jan. 27, 1980. The hour-long special focus’ primarily on Summer and her music also features guests: Twiggy , Robert…
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Crisco Disco Friday Flashback! – Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch “Superman” (1977) – Video
Heard in gay bars, discos, and backrooms EVERYWHERE.
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1970’s Gay Lit Classic “Dancer from the Dance” Gets Director, Set To Begin Production In 2016
The feature film adaptation of Andrew Holleran’s classic 1978 gay novel Dancer from the Dance about a lawyer who gives…
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Back2Stonewall Disco Flashback – Donna Summer’s “Once Upon A Time” (1977) – Suite Remix
Once Upon a Time is the sixth studio album by Donna Summer and was released on October 25, 1977.…
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The Lost Art and History of Gay Disco Fan Dancing Featuring Bret Lacquement (1977) – Rare Video
In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s during the heyday of gay disco not only were you treated to the…
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Back2Stonewall Sunday Tea Dance: “Knock on Wood” by Amii Stewart (1979) – Video
“Knock on Wood” is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd. The Eddie Floyd version…
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Back2Stonewall Sunday Tea Dance 1978: “Mac Arthur Park Suite” by Donna Summer – 17mins, 51 sec.
The multi-million selling vinyl single disco version of “Mac Arthur Park” by Donna Summer was number one on the American pop music sales charts…
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