Music-Disco
Morris Eugene Day (1956- )
Multi-talented musician Morris Eugene Day was born on December 13, 1956, in Springfield, Illinois, to LaVonne Daugherty. When he was...
Evelyn “Champagne” King (1960- )
Iconic disco era singer Evelyn King was born on July 1, 1960, in New York, New York to Johnniea and...
Cheryl Lynn (1957- )
The American disco, R&B, soul vocalist Cheryl Lynn was born Lynda Cheryl Smith on March 11, 1957, in Los Angeles,...
The Gap Band (1974-2010)
The Gap Band was an R&B and Funk band founded in 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and comprised the multi-instrumentalists Wilson...
Gloria Fowles/Gloria Gaynor (1943- )
American singer Gloria Fowles is best known by her stage name Gloria Gaynor. She was born on September 7, 1943...
Earth, Wind & Fire (1970-2013)
Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is multi-genre band that spans across R&B, soul, jazz, disco, funk, rock, and Latin musical...
The Afro-Beat in Russia: The Influence of Black Music on Russian Popular Culture, 1890-2002
In the following article, Russian DJ Ivan Tchijevsky describes exclusively for BlackPast.org the long history of black music and black...
Barry White/Barry Eugene Carter (1944-2003)
Barry Eugene Carter, commonly known as Barry White, was a three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger. His music focused primarily...
Chic (1977- )
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers both had experience with music coming out of Stuyvesant High School in New York City, New York as trained jazz musicians....
