Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco (59 page)

Mars

Marsh, Dave

Martha & the Vandellas

Martin, Carlos

Martin, Jay

Martin, Luci

masculinity

Mason, Barbara

Mason, Vaughan

Mass Production

Mastermind

Masters At Work

Matmos

Matta-Clark, Gordon

Mattachine Society

Matthews, Eric

Maximum Joy

May, Derrick

MC5

McCormack, Ed

McCoy, Van

McCrae, George

McCrae, Gwen

McCullers, Carson

McDonald, Ralph

McDougal, Weldon III

McFadden, Gene

McFarlane, Rodger

McGilpin, Bob

McGriff, Jimmy

McGuire, Richard

McLean, Penny

McPhatter, Clyde

“Me Decade”

mechanical rhythms: and black music; and Eurodisco; and marching band sound; and Moroder

Mekas, Jonas

Melly, George

Melton, Elva

Melvin, Harold

Memphis Jug Band

Merman, Ethel

Merritt, Howard

Merry, Jimmy

Meters

Metro Area

MFSB Orchestra: beginnings of; and Belolo; as house band of Philadelphia International Records; members of, shift to Salsoul label; records of; and T.K. label

Miami, Florida

Miami sound

Michael, George

Michael Zager Band

Micioni, Paolo

Midler, Bette

Midney, Boris

Miezitis, Vita

Mighty Tomcats

Mimms, Garnet

Minelli, Liza

Minneapolis funk

Minnelli, Liza

Miracles

Miranda, Carmen

mix.
See also specific DJ or song

Mizell brothers

Modeliste, Joseph “Zigaboo”

Mods

Moment of Truth

Monardo, Meco

Monroe, Bill

Montana, Vince

Montclairs

Monteagudo, Frank

Montgomery, Wes

Moods

Moonglows

Moore, Bobby

Moore, Rudy Ray

Morali, Jacques

Morgan, Glen

Morgan, Julia

Moribito, Susan

Moroder, Giorgio: and automating the beat; and disco in early twenty-first century; and Eurodisco; and Hi-NRG; and Italo-disco; and punk disco

Morricone, Ennio

Morse, Tiger

Motley’s Boys

Motown: and automating the beat; and disco-soul; and Eurodisco; and Hi-NRG; and prehistory of disco; and San Francisco sound; and soul in United Kingdom; and twelve-inch singles

Moulton, Tom

Mountain

MTV

Mudd Club (New York City)

Munich Machine

Munich Philharmonic

Munich sound

Musique

Musto, Tommy

Nairobi Afro Band

Nam June Paik

Nance, Kevin

Napier-Bell, Simon

Nayobe

Neptunes

Neu!

Nevada, Gaz

New Jack Swing

New Jersey, clubs in

New Kids on the Block

New Order

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Wave

New York Citi Peech Boys

New York City: as center of disco; clubs in; Cohn’s views about discotheque culture in; and decline of disco; demographic changes in; and disco craze; economy of; overview about; power failures in; problems facing; terrorism in;
see also specific club or bathhouse

New York City (vocal group)

New York Dolls

New York Rubber Rock Band

Newman, Colin

Niblock, Phill

Nichols, Wade

Nixon (Richard M.) era

No Wave

Noel, Terry

Nordine, Ken

Normal

Norman, Jeremy

Northern Soul

nostalgia

’N Sync

Numan, Gary

Number of Names, A

Oak Ridge Boys

O’Brien, Glenn

O’Dell, Dick

Odyssey

Oh Romeo

O’Harro, Mike

O’Jays

Olatunji, Babatunde

Oliver, Gwendolyn

O’Neil, Sue

Oquendo, Manny

Originals

Orlando, Bobby

Orloff, Gene

Osibisa

Ostrow, Steve

Otis, Shuggie

Ottawan

Owles, Jim

Pacine, Paul

Pagano, Tony

Page, Gene

Page, Jimmy

Pallas, Laura

Palmer, Earl

Palmer, Robert

Palmieri, Eddie

Pampianelli, Richard

Panda, Andy

Paradise Garage (New York City)

Parikhal, John

Paris, France.
See
France

Parker, Alan

Parker, Dennis

Parker, Melvin

Parker, Paul

Parker, Walter

Parliament

Parsons, Alan

Parsons, Chuck

Parsons, Gram

Parton, Dolly

Passenger

Passion & Pain

Pat the Cat

Pate, Johnny

Patti Jo

Paul, Billy

Paycheck, Johnny

Pearls

Peck, Abe

Peebles, Ann

Pendergrass, Teddy

Penguins

Pennington, Barbara

Pentagons

Pepitone, Joe

Peppermint Lounge (New York City)

Peppers

Peretti, Hugo

Perren, Freddie

Perrey, Jean-Jacques

Perry, Fred

Perry, Lee “Scratch”

Persuaders

Pervis, Claude

Pet Shop Boys

Pettibone, Shep

Philadelphia International Records; and automating the beat; and CBS; decline of; and disco-soul; early years of;
see also
Gamble, Kenny; Huff, Leon; MFSB Orchestra

Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra

Philly soul.
See also
Philadelphia International Records

Philly sound: and disco craze; and disco-soul; and Italo-disco; and Salsoul Records; and subgenres of disco

Phreek

pickanniny caricature

Pickett, Wilson

Picking, Johnny C.

Pieper, Rudolf

Pierce, Bradley

Pigbag

PiL

Pine, Seymour

Pink Floyd

Planet Patrol

Plant, Robert

Pointer Sisters

politics.
See also
civil rights movement; Nixon (Richard M.) era; race; Reagan (Ronald) era; Vietnam War

Pop Group

postpunk

President Eisenhower

Presley, Elvis

Preston, Peter

Principato, Salvatore

prog rock

psychedelic era

Public Enemy

Public Image Limited

Puente, Tito

Pulsallama

Punches Delegates of Pleasure

punk

Quant, Mary

Quashie, Mike

Queen

Quindlen, Anna

Quine, Robert

R&B (rhythm & blues); and decline of disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco-soul; and San Francisco Sound; and subgenres of disco

Rabbit, Eddie

race; and country music; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and DJs; and gay disco; in New York City; race riots; in South;
see also
African Americans

Radcliffe Joe

radio

Radio

Rae, Fonda

Ragavoy, Jerry

Rainey, Ma

Ramones

Rand, Mary

Randolph, Luther

Rapture

Rare Earth

Rawls, Lou

Ray, Don

Reagan (Ronald) era

record industry

Record Pool

Redd, Gene

Redding, Otis

Reed, Lou

Reeves, Jim

reggae

Reich, Steve

Reinhardt, Django

Renaldo, Don

Rhodes, Fender

Rhodes, Izora

Rhythm Makers

Rich, Frank

Riley, Teddy

Rinder & Lewis

Rinder, Laurin

Ringwald, Trip

Riperton, Minnie

Ripple

Riser, Paul

Rispoli, Claudio

Ritchie Family

Ritenour, Lee

Rivera, Richie

Roach, Max

Robb, Paul

Roberts, Kev

Robertson, Frank

Robie, John

Robinson, Jackie

Robinson, Marty

Robinson, Smokey

Robinson, Vicki Sue

Robotnick, Alexander

Rochester Philharmonic

rock; and automating the beat; and disco craze; and disco-soul; and prehistory of disco; prog; punk

Rodgers, Nile.
See also
Chic

Rodriguez, David

Rodriguez, José

Rogers, Kenny

roller disco

Rollerena

Rolling Stones

Rome, Ritchie

Romero, George

Romero, Luis

Ronettes

Ronnie Jones & the Nightimers

Rose, Felipe

Rosner, Alex

Ross, Diana

Ross, Jenny

Rother, Michael

Rotten, Johnny

Roussos, Demis

Roxy Music

Royce, Rose

RSO

Rubell, Steve

Rubin, Jerry

Ruffin, David

Ruffin, Jimmy

Rufus

Rushen, Patrice

Ruskin, Mickey

Russell, Arthur

Rydell, Bobby

Ryder, Mitch

Sade

Sadistic Mika Band

Safire, William

Saint, The (New York City)

Saint Tropez

salsa

Salsoul Orchestra

Salsoul Records

Salt-N-Pepa

Sample, Joe

San Francisco, California

Sanborn, David

Sanctuary, The (New York City)

Santana, Omar

Sant’Angelo, Giorgio di

Sapphires

Sarko, Anita

Satton, Lon

Saturday Night Fever
(film)

Saunderson, Kevin

Savage, Jon

Savarese, Tom

Scaggs, Boz

Schatz, Warren

Schlachter, Marvin

Schrager, Ian

Schulman, Bruce

Schwartzberg, Allan

Scott, Douglas “Smokey”

Scott-Heron, Gil

Scott, Tee

Scott, Wayne

Scroggins sisters

Section

Seeds

Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Sevilla, Mickey

sex: and automating the beat; and characteristics of disco; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco and the “Me Decade”; and fashion; and freestyle; and German Swing Kids; and mechanical rhythms; “naughty but nice”; and prehistory of disco; and punk

Sex Pistols

sexuality: and admission to discotheques; and bathhouses; and Fire Island; and gay pride movement; and Hi-NRG; and San Francisco sound;
see also
gays

Seymour, Mary

Sha Na Na

Sha-Rae, Billy

Shaft, John

Shalamar

Shannon

Shapiro, Brad

Sharp, Dee Dee

Shaw, Marlena

Sheldon, Sandi

Sherman, Terry

Shirelles

Shirley and Company

Shondells

Short, Bobby

Shriekback

Shury, Gerry

Siano, Nicky

Side Effect

Sidran, Benk

Siegfried (aka James White)

Sigerson, Davitt

Silver Convention

Silvetti

Simon, Carly

Simon, Joe

Simonetti, Claudio

Simpson, Valerie

Sinclair, John

Sine

Sison, Tom

Sister Sledge

Skipworth & Turner

Slack

Slater, N. G.

Slave

Sleeping Lions

Slits

Sly & the Family Stone

smiley face trope

Smith, Bessie

Smith, David

Smith, Gene

Smith, Huey “Piano”

Smith, Jack

Smith, Jimmy

Smith, Kenny

Smith, Patti

Smoggs

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

social class

Socolov, Will

Sokoloff, David

sophisto soul

soul: and automating the beat; and Black middle class; and disco; and disco craze; in England; and prehistory of disco; and salsa; and San Francisco sound; and smiling faces trope of 1970s; sophisto; and subgenres of disco; sweet; in United Kingdom;
see also
Northern Soul; Philly soul; Philly sound;
specific artist

Soul City Symphony

Soussan, Simon

South, American

Space

Spain, Bernard

Spain, Murray

Spandau Ballet

Spar, Peter

Sparks

Spector, Phil

Spencer, Gloria

Sphinx Project

Spinners

Spring

Springfield, Dusty

stamp, disco

Staple Singers

Stargell, Willie “Pops”

Starland Vocal Band

Starliters

Starr, Edwin

Starr, Ringo

Start, Edwin

Staton, Candi

Steam

Steber, Eleanor

Stein, Howard

Steinberg, Saul

Stevens, Cat

Stevens, Guy

Stevens, Ian

Stevens, Rick

Stevenson, Borden

Stewart, Amii

Stewart, Billy

Stewart, Rod

Stewart, Vanetta

Stigwood, Robert

Stock, Aitken & Waterman

Stone, Henry

Stone, Sly.
See also
Sly & the Family Stone

Straub, Bill

street music

Streetmark

Streisand, Barbra

Strictly Rhythm

Strivelli, Frankie

Strong, Barrett

Stuard, Jimmy

Stubbs, Levi

Studio 54 (New York City): celebrities at; and crime; and decline of disco; and disco craze; and disco in early twenty-first century; and disco-soul; and disco as theater; and disco underground; DJs at; Edwards and Rodgers at; elitism of; and “I Will Survive” story; as image of disco; as model for others; nostalgia for; opening of; and prehistory of disco; as “salon”; and San Francisco sound

Styles, Johnny

Stylistics

Sugarhill Gang

Suicide

Summer, Donna: and automating the beat; and decline of disco; and disco underground; and Eurodisco; and hip-hop; launching of U.S. career of; popularity of; and San Francisco sound

Sumner, Bernard

Sun

Sun Ra