The Evolution Of Disco (1/4)

Disco is the precursor to House music & Dance culture as we know it. This episode Jason takes the story right back to the roots, as we look at the turbulent birth of the spaces that allowed Disco to come into being. Soundtracked by the songs from the Stonewall juke box & classic Soul & Funk from the 50s & 60s, the story takes us through the trials & tribulations of the LGBTQ+ community, in New-York & beyond. From police harassment, to government oppression & exploitation from the mafia. The story of The Stonewall uprising is a seminal moment in the history of Gay Liberation & essential in understanding the context of how the Discotheques & DJs that followed were able to make such a lasting impact on popular culture. 

Sources

-Documentaries:

Pump Up The Volume

Hitsville The Making Of Motown

The Stonewall Uprising

Stonewall Forever

The Death & Life Of Marshal P Johnson

Why The US Government Murdered Fred Hampton

Black Panthers - Vanguard Of The Revolution 

Disco: Soundtrack Of A Revolution

Vietnam

-Books

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

Turn The Beat Around

-Films From The Era 

Forrest Gump

Judas & The Black Messiah

BlacKKKlansman

-Spotlight on Queer Stories

Femme

Pride

Dallas Buyers Club

Its A Sin

The Stonewall Uprising

The Death & Life Of Marshal P Johnson

Wojnarowicz - Art AIDS & Newyork In The 80s

The Stonewall Uprising

Stonewall Forever

Paris Is Burning