Radio Disco

The name of this music has been derived from the term discotheque, as this music was generally played at the nightclubs where people used to dance all night. Disco is inspired by the funk and soul music. The beats of the music are very fast, appropriate for creating a dancing atmosphere.

Disco remained popular till the early 1980s. If you are a die-hard fan of disco, then you should log on to Radio Disco to listen to the greatest hits of the 70's and 80's. This online radio station is available 24 hours of the day, 7 days of the week. The sound quality is great and no matter where you are, you can listen to your favorite artists and bands free of cost. There were few stars and bands that made disco popular. Some of them are


Barry White: Disco made Barry White one of the most popular names in the music. He was born in Texas on 12 September 1944. His greatest hit was ‘Love Theme' which reached number 1 on the pop charts. After the success of this single, there was no looking back for Barry White. Many more hits followed like I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To, I Belong To You, Let The Music Play and Just The Way You Are.

Donna Summer: Donna is known as the ‘Queen of Disco'. She was born on 31 December, 1948 in Boston. She was inclined to music very early in her life and used to sing in churches. She rose to fame with the release of her 16-minute disco song ‘Love to love you Baby'. She won an Oscar for her song ‘Last dance' for the movie, Thank God Its Friday. She is the winner of 5 Grammy awards. She is truly the star of disco and her music is a craze among all disco music lovers.


Bee Gees: Bee Gees is a band of three brothers, Barry, Robin, and Maurrice Gibb, who have won 7 Grammy awards. They were one of the most powerful forces in making the disco popular. With the release of their single ‘You should be dancing', they achieved new stardom. After this, they worked on the soundtrack of the movie, ‘Saturday Night Fever'. The singles of this album like Night Fever, More Than A Woman, How Deep Is Your Love and Staying Alive were well received by the audience and reached the number 1 position on the charts. 30 million copies of this album were sold making it one of the best selling albums. Some singles of this album remained on the music charts for more than 2 years. This album was one of the turning points in the history of disco. It infused a new life into disco and made it more popular.


Anna Weber Radio Disco and disco music Besides the above, many other artists like Gloria Gaynor and bands like ABBA and Earth, Wind and Fire have contributed to disco. http://radio-disco.com