The Twelve Inch #203 - The B-Side : Beats, Acapella & Dub: Le Freak, Chic & The Disco Universe of Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards The Twelve Inch 203 : Le Freak (Chic)

One of the biggest disco hits ever written started with two words shouted by a doorman.

Not very polite words.

Nile Rodgers turned them into Le Freak.

This week’s Twelve Inch explores the story.

Side A = the history
Side B = the rabbit holes.

#DiscoHistory #Chic #LeFreak

And Pé… what was Billboard’s Dance #1 exactly 40 years ago? 😁
Val Young’s If You Should Ever Be Lonely.

Pushed by Rick James at Motown as the Black “Marilyn Monroe” — this was her dancefloor peak.💃

#DanceMusic #music #BillboardDance #DiscoHistory #Motown #RickJames #GeorgeClinton #TheTwelveInch

You’ll Learn

• How High Energy emerged from disco, post-punk, and early electronic scenes in the late 1970s and early 1980s
• Why the LGBTQ community embraced pulsating 4/4 beats, soaring vocals, and ecstatic arrangements

#HighEnergy #DiscoHistory #LGBTQ

https://youtu.be/m1GDA17poIo

You’ll Learn

• How High Energy emerged from disco, post-punk, and early electronic scenes in the late 1970s and early 1980s
• Why the LGBTQ community embraced pulsating 4/4 beats, soaring vocals, and ecstatic arrangements

#HighEnergy #DiscoHistory #LGBTQ

youtu.be/m1GDA17poIo

Hamilton Bohannon had helped shape the sound of the dancefloor, but his 1978–1979 albums felt less inspired — and many never even got a digital reissue later on.

#Bohannon #DiscoHistory

Today marks 15 years since the passing of Bobby Farrell, the electrifying performer of Boney M. His energy, dance moves, and stage presence defined the disco era and still light up dance floors worldwide.

#ticosound #latinoamerica #BoneyM #DiscoHistory

There are a few Madonna tracks you probably don’t remember that well.
This one actually hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart on this day in 1987, then quietly vanished into the archives.

💃 “Causing a Commotion.”

Here’s a reminder 👇

#Madonna #music #DanceMusic #OnThisDay #Billboard #DiscoHistory

0 years ago, everyone thought DeBarge might be the next Jacksons — their label sure did. It didn’t pan out, but they had their moments: in ’85 You Wear It Well hit No.1 on Billboard’s Club Play chart — and their music on Miami Vice. 💿🌴 #80s #DiscoHistory #music #musicsky

🇧🇷 From Paris to Philly: How “Brazil” by The Ritchie Family Set Disco on🔥and 🇫🇷 on It's Way to Become a Disco Powerhouse The Twelve Inch 188 : Brazil (The Ritchie Family)

One story I left out this week: Jacques Morali was obsessed with making “pure joy” disco. He’d stop a take if the singers weren’t smiling, literally. 😄

“Smile in the studio, smile in the groove,” he’d say. And you can hear it. ✨

#DiscoHistory #JacquesMorali #StudioStories #TheTwelveInch
#music

🚀 On this day in 1977, space disco took off—topping the UK dance charts for 4 weeks. You can clearly see where Daft Punk got their inspo. Do you know other tracks by the band? 🪩✨

#SpaceDisco #DaftPunk #DiscoHistory
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Some disco tracks just won’t let you sit still. Joe Tex’s “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More” was one of spring ’77’s big floor-fillers—and on this day 48 years ago, it hit #1 on the Billboard Disco Action chart. #JoeTex #DiscoHistory #1977 #DanceFloorClassic #OnThisDay #music #musicsky

🕴️ How the Mob Got Mixed Up with Disco: The Rise and Fall of Jacques Fred Petrus, the man behind Change and "A Lover's Holiday" The Twelve Inch 168 : A Lover's Holiday (Change)

🕴️ How the Mob Got Mixed Up with Disco: The Rise and Fall of Jacques Fred Petrus, the man behind Change and "A Lover's Holiday"
#DiscoHistory #ItaloDisco #DanceMusic #music #musicsky

In ’75, The Wiz ruled Broadway, and its music lit up the dancefloor. Before MJ & Diana it was Consumer Rapport who brought “Ease On Down The Road” to the top of the disco charts.

What’s your favorite version of this classic?

#DiscoHistory #TheWiz #Vinyl #DanceClassics #OnThisDay #music #musicsky

On this day in 1981, Change hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart with Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Life. Which one is your favorite ? This is mine #OnThisDay #DiscoHistory #disco #music #musicsky
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49 years ago today, Donna Summer’s “Try Me, I Know We Can Make It” hit No. 1 on the U.S. Dance Charts — a triumphant follow-up to “Love To Love You Baby,” crafted by Moroder and Bellotte for A Love Trilogy.

#DonnaSummer #DiscoHistory #GiorgioMoroder #disco #music #musicsky