Music History Events: Disco
July 4, 1988 Kylie Minogue releases her debut album, Kylie, featuring her hit cover of "The Loco-Motion." The album marks a rebirth of disco, a genre Minogue proudly embraces.
June 26, 1979 The Village People become the first disco act to play Madison Square Garden.
February 3, 1979 "Y.M.C.A." by The Village People goes to #2 in America, where it stays for three weeks, unable to overtake fellow disco stalwarts "Le Freak" and "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" In many other territories, including Australia, Canada and the UK, the song goes to #1.
February 28, 1978 The Village People play their first concert, performing at 2001 Odyssey in New York City, the setting for Saturday Night Fever.
August 30, 1975 The disco-riffic "Get Down Tonight" by KC & The Sunshine Band goes to #1 in America, the first of five chart-toppers for the group.
February 14, 1970 On what some consider the first day of disco, DJ David Paul Mancuso hosts the "Love Saves The Day" party at his apartment in New York City. Later branded "The Loft," his parties are a place for dancing and uninhibited self-expression, a precursor to Studio 54 and similar nightclubs.
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