Where are they now?When the mainstream media and a failing music industry eager for a scapegoat conspired to wipe out an entire musical genre's talent pool, the body count was steep and the devastation from AIDS irrevocable. A few stars nevertheless endured disco genocide, and although their continuing contributions remain mostly confined to the oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. circuit, they live on brightest through their peak-era records, Donna Summer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the late 1970s that earned her the title "Queen Of Disco" and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on the We all know what transpired when the Queen of Disco found God, but Summer has since managed to release another piece of neo-disco perfection every time she seems ready to disappear for good, Her recent AIDS fundraising efforts seem to have restored much of her gay devotional bond, And her singing talent--as proved by her occasional live shows--remains beyond the realm of nostalgia, K.C. The leader of the Sunshine Band saw his lyrically mindless yet rhythmically complex pop megahits like "Get Down Tonight'" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" declared obsolete, then turned to drugs and vanished from view . Harry Wayne Casey's attempt at a comeback has failed on record, but wherever there's a disco revival show, this boogie man keeps it comin', Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 #1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 #9, 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have A Right)" (Hot 100 #42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (Hot 100 The woman behind the most-sung karaoke song ever ("I Will Survive") has been surviving on live appearances, royalties, and substandard rerecordings of her old hits. In 1997 St. Martin's St. Martin's or St. Martins may refer to:
Village People The stalwarts of the disco revival circuit, the Village People--designed by Richie Family Svengali Jacques Morali Jacques Morali (4 July 1946 - 15 November 1991) was a French music producer, who is best remembered for being the creator and driving force behind the disco group, Village People. to represent macho gay archetypes--haven't released a new record in ages but have rarely stopped working, thanks to the near-inexplicable sports-world popularity of "YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. " and their status as reluctant gay icons. Alicia Bridges Tied with Anita "Ring My Bell Ward as the quintessential disco one-hit wonder For other uses, see One hit wonder (disambiguation). In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. The hits of many one-hit wonders are novelty songs that are, to an extent, deliberately short-lived, recorded for humor , the voice of "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" dropped out of the mainstream when disco took a nosedive nose·dive n. 1. A very steep dive of an aircraft. 2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge: Stock prices took a nosedive. Noun 1. , recorded a New Wave-influenced album for an offshoot of the famous Olivia women's music Women's music (or womyn's music, wimmin's music) is the music by women, for women, and about women (Garofalo 1992:242). The genre emerged as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement(Peraino 2001:693) as well as the labor, civil rights, and peace label, and this year came out as a lesbian. Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder (born Giovanni Giorgio Moroder on April 26 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an Academy Award-winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and Donna Summer's right-hand man in the studio, this prolific producer-songwriter-solo artist practically invented electronic disco with Summer's "I Feel Love" and his own From Here to Eternity, After Summer left him behind in the '80s, Moroder continued creating synth-pop hits with Berlin ("Take My Breath Away"), Limahl ("Never Ending Story"), and Human League's Philip Oakey Philip Oakey (born on 2 October, 1955, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England), is a singer best-known as the frontman and co-founder of the popular synthpop band, The Human League. ("Together in Electric Dreams") throughout most of the decade, then fell out of the public eye until the belated American release of his reunion with Summer, "Carry On," won a Grammy this year. Salsoul Orchestra Known as the ultimate disco orchestra, this massive Philadelphia-based ensemble played behind just about every disco act working out of Philadelphia, including First Choice ("Doctor Love"), the O'Jays ("I Love Music"), and the Three Degrees ("When Will l See You Again"), Highly influential on the house scene, the original 31-piece Salsoul Orchestra, along with its main man and ace vibe player', Vince Montana Jr., teamed up with jazz/house act Nuyorican Soul and salsa goddess India for a 1997 hit remake of the orchestra's own "Runaway." Yvonne-Elliman Last year, when New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of dance music station WKTU tried to reunite the acts that appeared on the Saturday Night Fever sound track, the station managed to contact the Bee Gees, the Trammps, Tavares, KC, etc., but couldn't find the singer of "If I Can't "If I Can't" was the fourth and final single from 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Information Released in 2003, it reached #76 in the USA becoming 50 Cent's sixth Hot 100 entry, but nonetheless his weakest charting single to date. Have You" until the reunion concert was rescheduled this year. Turns out that Elliman, who got her start playing Mary Magdalene in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (her recording of "I Don't Know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. How to Love Him" earned her first spot in the Top 40)is now a contented mom and is particularly proud of her award winning pies. Kenny Gamle & Leon Huff Producers-musicians-songwriters par excellence, the chief engineers of the Philly sound were making disco records before they were called disco, then saw their empire rise and fall with the sound, Their label, Philadelphia International, which released dozens of crossover R&B smashes by everyone front Teddy Pendergrass to Lou Rawls, was the most successful African. American-owned business in its heyday, Nowadays they watch the reissues mount. Sister Sledge Disco's ultimate "family" group, the sisters achieved a smidgen more post-disco success than most (the Narada Michael Walden-produced All-American Girls), then lived on through countless remixes of "We Are Family" and "Lost in Music," Kathy Sledge's solo career has never quite exploded, but she still records the occasional one-off gem ("Another Star," "Freedom" with Robert Miles) while her sisters remake their hits in Europe. Boris Midney Simultaneously kitschy a sonically avant-garde, this studio craftsman created Eurodisco masterpieces beloved of gay dancers for groups with such typically anonymous disco monikers as USA-European Connection ("Come Into My Heart") and Beautiful Bend ("Boogie Motion") before he finally hit the Top 40 by producing Festival's recording "Disco Evita." Recently he's tried to make a comeback with hi-NRG acts you've never' heard of (Petroleum Jell, anyone?), but he does have his own Web site www.midney.com. R.I.P. 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