Half a century after the drug-fueled, DJ-driven, glamour-drenched musical phenomenon of disco was born at a New York City loft party, disco s musical and fashion influences live on in popular culture. This is a frolicking, entertaining, yet serious tribute to the overlooked art form of disco, which has never been given its proper due, nor taken its true place in the historic struggle for LGBTQ+, gender, and racial equality. Painting a vivid portrait of this provocative era, DeCaro explores the cultural importance of disco and how the music and dance that originated in queer Black and Latin clubs of the day became a mainstream phenomenon, changing our culture along the way. With glamorous photos from disco s heyday up through today, DeCaro examines disco s pervasive influence on pop culture over the last fifty years exploring disco in film and television as well as in fashion and interior design. Through entertaining texts as well as interviews with artists and celebrities of the era, such as Donna Summer and Grace Jones, among others this book champions the diverse origins of disco while celebrating its influence on today s groundbreaking artists such as Lady Gaga, Duo Lipa, and Miley Cyrus. A must for all lovers of music, style, and pop culture.

About the Author
Frank DeCaro s work has appeared in myriad publications including the New York Times Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Vogue, and the Advocate. He is also the author of Rizzoli s Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business.

Reviews
"The book is not merely a celebration of the music itself, but of the larger cultural movement disco represented." - MINDED PODCAST

"DeCaro paints a dazzling portrait of disco's journey from underground clubs to mainstream global phenomenon, profoundly altering pop culture. This volume is rich with glamorous photographs spanning from disco's zenith to the present and explores its influence across film, television, fashion, and design." - INDULGE

"This gorgeous, oversize, hard-bound book with its prismatic cover featuring a scantily clad Disco Queen is bursting its cover with tons of photos and text including first-hand accounts and experiences." - BOYCE MCCLAIN COLLECTOR'S CORNER

"Disco provides both a look into the past, through archival photographs and interviews with luminaries like Donna Summer, and an analysis of the genre's influence on pop culture over the decades." - THEM

"Author DeCaro dishes details on "Can't Stop the Music" and other disco kitsch in his photo-packed book, which includes a simultaneously appalling and irresistible chapter on disco's infiltration of network TV." - BAY AREA REPORTER

"Through vivid imagery, interview, and more, this explores how this era has impacted the last 50 years and how it has been seen in films, TV, fashion, and interior design." - ATHLEISURE MAG ONLINE

"...a thoroughly researched and lovingly-written tome published by Rizzoli that joyfully celebrates a style and subculture that still influences everything from music to fashion to interior design." -
MUSE BY CLIOS



Book Information
ISBN 9780847899616
Author Frank DeCaro
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications