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Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars.
“I actually kind of created disco. I mean, disco was just a name but even house music followed us.” Before Young got involved in the music business, he weathered a rough childhood in North Philly.
Patrick Joseph Cowley (October 19, 1950 – November 12, 1982) was an American disco and hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist, best known for his collaborations with disco singer Sylvester. Along with Giorgio Moroder, he has been credited as a pioneer of electronic dance music. [1] [2]
Dubbed the "Father of Disco", [5] [6] [7] Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] His work with synthesizers had a significant influence on several music genres such as hi-NRG , Italo disco , synth-pop , new wave, house, and techno music.
"Disco: The Soundtrack of a Revolution," airing on PBS Tuesday, ties the music not just to its place in the evolution of pop but to the liberation movements of the time.
In the 1950s, rock and roll became the popular dance music. The late 1960s saw the rise of soul and R&B music. Dominican and Cuban New Yorkers created the popular salsa dance in the late 1960s which stemmed from the Latin music genre of salsa. The rise of disco in the early 1970s led to
Numerous artists, not usually considered disco artists, implemented some of the styles and sounds of disco music, and are also included. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those that have been on a major label).
Around the same time, the disco-influenced electronic style of dance music called house music emerged in Chicago. The name was derived from the Warehouse Club in Chicago, where resident DJ Frankie Knuckles mixed old disco classics and Eurosynth pop. House music is essentially disco music with electronic drum machine beats.