Disco
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Gay History – April 26, 1977: Studio 54 Opens in NYC
On this day in 1977, crowds gathered outside 254 West 54th Street in New York City waiting and hoping for…
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Gay History – January 20; 1979: Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” Released. Five Facts You Didn’t Know
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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Remembering Crisco Disco, NYC (Late 1970’s – Mid 1980’s)
Opened in the late 1970's. Crisco's as it was called was an after-hours, milti-floor club in an old converted warehouse…
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Back2Stonewall Sunday Tea Dance – Evelyn Thomas “High Energy” (1984) – VIDEO
Although best known worldwide for her 1980’s Hi-NRG club hits, Thomas recorded and performed in disco, jazz, and gospel music…
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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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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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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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