In this candid retrospective of the disco era and sequel to the book FIRST LADIES OF DISCO, 40 men and women who reigned over the dance music industry of the 1970s and 1980s recall their lives and careers before, during and after the genre's explosion. Artists interviewed include Alfa Anderson, formerly of Chic (Good Times); Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of The Trammps (Disco Inferno); Sarah Dash (Sinner Man); producer John Davis (Ain't That Enough For You); Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey (Boogie Oogie Oogie); France Joli (Come To Me); Denis LePage of Lime (Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonite); Randy Jones of Village People (YMCA); Studio 54 DJ Robbie Leslie; Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry (Play That Funky Music); Bonnie Pointer (Heaven Must Have Sent You); producer Warren Schatz (Turn The Beat Around); Debbie, Joni and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge (We Are Family); and many more. Includes special commentary by producer Patrick Adams (In The Bush), singers Precious Wilson (I Can't Stand The Rain) and Teri DeSario (Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You), and the late Henry Stone, founder of T.K. Records. ARRIVES WORLDWIDE APRIL 2016. Preorder now on Amazon worldwide, book depository.com and barnesandnoble.com. E-book coming and Kindle versions follow print version. (Previously independently released by the author as "First Legends of Disco.")
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