American Experience 35x9 - War on Disco

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over thespectacular rise of disco music. Originating in undergroundBlack and *** clubs, disco had unseated rock as America's mostpopular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fansviewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture thatemphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A storythat's about much more than music, The War on Disco exploreshow the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural dividethat to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. Thehostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot brokeout at "Disco Demolition Night" during a baseball game inChicago.