Ep. 1: Disco Doesn't Suck

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Ep. 1: Disco Doesn't Suck

FromFor the Record: The 70s

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28 minutes

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Oct 17, 2018

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Disco and the 70s had a love-hate relationship. Why? Who loved it, who hated it, and what did Stonewall and the beginning of the gay rights movement have to do with any of this?

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Oct 17, 2018

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An audio documentary of 1970s music and history. This podcast examines the intersection of a wide variety of musical genres, including pop, rock, country, country-pop, disco, punk, and soul with the events and people that helped shape the 70s and beyond.

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Ep. 1: Disco Doesn't Suck: Disco and the 70s had a love-hate relationship. Why? Who loved it, who hated it, and what did Stonewall and the beginning of the gay rights movement have to do with any of this? by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 10 - How 70s Radio Created Boston and Queen...and The Ramones? by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 7 - Women Who Rocked The 70s: Rock and roll was a man's world in the 1970s. Would that have been any different if Janis Joplin had not died just as the 70s were beginning? The world will never know but what is known is that women in the music industry faced challenges that men did... by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 2: Countryish Music of the 1970s: How Country Radio Killed Traditional Country Music by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 5 - Anti-Nixon Songs of the 70s: Songwriters Take on the President by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 6 - How 50s White Flight Led to 70s Hip Hop: The 70s gave birth to hip hop but hip hop was conceived in the 50s. After World War II, "white flight" left many cities in a state of poverty and neglect. The Bronx was the epitome of the results of this mass migration and young African American... by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 12 - The Birth of the 1979 No Nukes Concert by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 15 - Why 11 Fans of The Who Died in Cincinnati in 1979 by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 8 - Songs of the 70s: The Gay Pride Episode by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 9 - Vietnam War Songs of the 1970s by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 13 - Soul Train: Peace, Love, and Soul in the Seventies by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 16 - 70s Funk: Free Your Mind and Your Ass will Follow by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 11 - Revisiting the 1950s in the 1970s by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 23 - Women of Country Music in the 70s by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 14 - Waylon, Willie, and the Boys: 70s Outlaw Country by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 21 - Rockin' the Vote: 70s Rock and Politics by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 19 - Mercy, Mercy, Me: 70s Songwriters and Mother Earth by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 24 - Loud, Louder, Loudest: 70s Heavy Metal by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 20 - I Hear a Symphony: 70s Progressive Rock by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 25 - The Hispanic Influence on 70s Popular Music by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 22 - Power to the People: The Music of the Black Power Movement by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 18 - Take This Job and Shove It: 70s Work and Music by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 3 - Nostalgia, Race, and Rebels in 70s Southern Rock by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 27 - That's Entertainment! TV Variety Shows of the 70s by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 4 - Music of the 70s (Sexual) Revolution by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 28 - Soundtracks of the 70s by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 26 - Starmen: Glam Rock of the 70s by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 29 - Every Little Thing is Gonna Be All Right: The Influence of 70s Reggae by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 45 - Oh, Canada! Canada's Rock Music Industry in the 70s: In the 1970s, it was not easy for Canadians to produce and distribute music that would be widely received by American or Canadian audiences. Their was the issue of cost and, maybe even more importantly, the issue of credibility. Canada's content laws... by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 30 - The Sweet Sound of 70s Bubblegum Music by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 50 - The Travolta Trilogy: Saturday Night Fever, Grease, and Urban Cowboy by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 49 - Austin City Limits and the 70s Country Music Revolution: Free form country folk rock science fiction gospel gum existential bluegrass guacamole opera music. by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 48 - The "Worst" of the 70s? The Music of 1974: The year 1974 shoulder much of the blame for the so-called worst music of not only the 1970s, but the worst of all time. Is this true? While we know that 1974 had much good to offer, is it true that it also had the worst of the worst? If so, does it... by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 46 - The Chaos and Music of the Ozark Music Festival of 1974: What could possibly happen to make a music festival be tagged as "3 Days of Sodom and Gomorrah?" How about toilets on fire? Drugs being sold as openly as sex? Young rock fans strolling naked through the streets of Sedalia, Missouri as they ditched... by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 44 - Streaking, Werewolves, Sharks, & Drinking: 70s Novelty Songs: There is no single type of novelty song, although they all have something that distinguishes them. Sometimes it is the topic and sometimes it is the format, but a novelty song that endures should also be a good piece of music. Novelty songs were... by For the Record: The 70s
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Ep. 1: Disco Doesn't Suck

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