List of disco artists (S-Z)
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Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
era of the 1970s and some of their most noteworthy disco hits. Numerous artists, not usually considered disco artists, implemented some of the styles and sounds of disco music, and are also included.
See Also: List of disco artists (A-E), List of disco artists (F-K), List of disco artists (L-R), List of disco artists (S-Z)
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- S.S.O.
- "Right Here, Right Now" (1977)
- Saint & Stephanie
- "Have You Ever Heard a Symphony" (1979)
- Saint Tropez
- "On A Rien A Perdre" (1977), "Hold on to Love" (1978), "Fill My Life with Love" (1978), "One More Minute" (1979)
- The Salsoul Orchestra
- "Tangerine" (1975), "Nice 'n' Naasty" (1976), "You're Just the Right Size" (1976), "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)" (1976), "Christmas Medley" (1976), "Run Away" (1977)
- The Salsoul Strings
- "Sun after the Rain" (1978)
- Samantha SangSamantha SangSamantha Sang is a stage name of Australian singer, Cheryl Lau Sang, from Melbourne, who had an earlier career as Cheryl Gray. She had a number eight hit in Australia with "You Made Me What I Am" in 1967. By 1969, she had relocated to United Kingdom and worked with Bee Gees but then returned...
- "You Keep Me Dancing" (1978), "From Dance To Love" (1979)
- Samba Soul
- "Chove Chuva" (1978), "I'm in You" (1979)
- Samona Cooke
- "One-Night Affair" (1978)
- Sandra Feva
- "If You Want It, You Got It" (1979)
- Sandy Mercer
- "Play with Me" (1978), "Now That You're In" (1979)
- Santa EsmeraldaSanta EsmeraldaSanta Esmeralda is a U.S./French Disco group formed in the 1970s, which earned a #1 club hit in 1977 with a cover version of the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".-Mr. "Misunderstood":Leroy Gómez was born in Wareham, Massachusetts of Cape Verdean descent...
- "Don't Let Me Be MisunderstoodDon't Let Me Be Misunderstood"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit...
" (1977), "Sevilla Nights" (1977), "Another Cha-Cha" (1978)
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- SantanaCarlos SantanaCarlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
- "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" (1978)
- Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
& Hot GossipHot Gossip-Formation:Arlene Phillips came to London to learn and teach developing American Jazz dance routines. Employed as a dance teacher, she taught at locations including the Pineapple Dance Studios and the Italia Conti Stage School. In 1974, Phillips started forming the core of a troupe; Italia Conti...
- "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper" (1978), "Adventures Of The Love Crusader" (1979)
- Sarah DashSarah DashSarah Dash is a singer and actress. Her first notable appearance on the music scene was as a member of Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles...
- "Sinner Man" (1978), "(Come and Take This) Candy from your Baby" (1979)
- Saragossa Band
- "Big Bamboo " (1977)
- Sassy
- "Theme from Disco '77" (1977)
- Saturday Night Band
- "Keep Those Lovers Dancing" (1979)
- Scarlet RiveraScarlet RiveraScarlet Rivera is an American violinist. She is best known for her work with Bob Dylan, in particular on his album Desire and as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue.-Early career:...
- "Scarlet Fever" (1978)
- Scherrie & Susaye
- "Leaving Me Was the Best Thing You've Ever Done" (1979)
- Sea LevelSea levelMean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
- "Sneakers (Fifty-Four)" (1979)
- Sex O'Clock USA
- "Baby Come On" (1977)
- Seals & Crofts
- "You're the Love" (1978)
- Sergio FranchiSergio FranchiSergio Franchi was an Italian tenor.Franchi was born in Cremona, Italy. His father wanted him to become an electrical engineer, so he studied both music and engineering simultaneously. The family moved to South Africa in 1952, where Sergio worked part-time as a draftsman, while continuing to study...
- "Laugh You Silly Clown" (1979), "More" (1979)
- Sérgio MendesSergio MendesSérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
- "I'll Tell You" (1978)
- Seventh Avenue
- "New York's on Fire" (1979), "Miami Heatwave" (1979)
- Shadee
- "I Just Need More Money" (1979), "Disco Hall of Fame" (1979)
- ShalamarShalamarShalamar was an American music group, primarily of the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius...
- "Uptown Festival" (1977), "Tossin', Turnin' & Swingin'" (1978), "Shalamar Disco Garden" (1978), "Take That To The Bank" (1978), "The Second Time Around" (1979), "Make That Move" (1980) "A Night To Remember (1982), "Friends" (1982), "Dead Giveaway" (1983)
- ShampooShampooShampoo is a hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair...
- "Harlem Hustle" (1979)
- Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig, Charlotte Crossley
- "Can't Dance (Dance, Dance, Dance)" (1977), "Maiden Voyage" (1977)
- ShawShaw-United Kingdom:*Shaw, Berkshire, a village*Shaw, Wiltshire, a village*Shaw and Crompton, a town in Greater Manchester-United States:*Shaw, Mississippi, a city*Shaw, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood*Shaw, St...
- "How High the Moon" (1976)
- Sheila and B. DevotionSheila (and) B. DevotionSheila & B. Devotion was a disco group fronted by French singer Sheila between 1977 and 1980. This formation briefly reached popularity in Europe and to a lesser extent in the US club circuit during the disco era...
- "Singin' in the Rain" (1977), "You Light My Fire" (1978), "Spacer" (1979)
- Shelbra Deane
- "You Move Me" (1979)
- Sherman Hunter
- "Dancing down the Avenue" (1979)
- Shirley & CompanyShirley & CompanyShirley & Company was an American disco group, consisting of Shirley Goodman , Jesus Alvarez, Walter Morris, Bernadette Randle, Seldon Powell, Jonathan Williams and Clarence Oliver....
- "Shame, Shame, Shame" (1974)
- Shirley BasseyShirley BasseyDame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
- "Copacabana" (1978), "This Is My Life" (1978)
- Shobizz
- "Do It in the Dark" (1979)
- Showdown featuring Sampson
- "What's Your Name" (1977)
- Silver Blue
- "Light My Fire" (1978)
- Silver ConventionSilver ConventionSilver Convention was a German euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention, or Silver Bird.-Career:...
- "Fly, Robin Fly" (1975), "Get Up And Boogie" (1976), "Hollywood Movie" (1978), "Love in a Sleeper" (1979)
- SirenSirenIn Greek mythology, the Sirens were three dangerous mermaid like creatures, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on an island called Sirenum scopuli...
- "Morning Music" (1979)
- Sister Power
- "Give Me Back My Love Affair" (1979)
- Sister SledgeSister SledgeSister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...
- "He's The Greatest Dancer" (1979), "We Are Family" (1979), "Thinking Of You" (1978), "Lost In Music" (1979), "Got To Love Somebody" (1979)
- Skip Mahoaney & the Casuals
- "Running away from Love" (1976), "And It's Love" (1977),
- SkyySkyy (band)Skyy was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1982 hit, "Call Me," as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love."-Career:...
- "First Time Around" (1979), "Disco Dancing" (1979)
- SlaveSlave (band)Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington and Mark Hicks formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975.-Career:Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr...
- "Just A Touch Of Love" (1979)
- SlickSlickSlick may refer to:* A puddle, especially of oil, as in an oil spill* Slick tire, used in motor racing* Slick , a large woodworking chisel...
- "Sexy Cream" (1979), "Feelin' Good" (1979), "Space Bass" (1979), "The Whole World Is Dancing" (1979)
- Soccer
- "Time Out (For Love)" (1978)
- Soiree
- "Close to You" (1979)
- Solar Heat
- "Let's Go Dancing" (1979)
- Sonny RollinsSonny RollinsTheodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
- "Disco Monk" (1979)
- Sophisticated LadiesSophisticated LadiesSophisticated Ladies is a musical revue based on the music of Duke Ellington.After fifteen previews, the Broadway production, conceived by Donald McKayle, directed by Michael Smuin, and choreographed by McKayle, Smuin, Henry LeTang, Bruce Heath, and Mercedes Ellington, opened on March 1, 1981 at...
- "Check It Out" (1977)
- S.O.S. Band
- "Take Your Time(Do It Right)(1980)
- Soul Children
- "Summer in the Shade" (1978)
- Soul SurvivorsSoul SurvivorsSoul Survivors is a 2001 psychological thriller film starring Melissa Sagemiller as a college student named Cassie, whose boyfriend Sean died in a car accident that resulted from her driving after a night of partying...
- "Happy Birthday, America" (1976)
- Soul Train Gang
- "Soul Train Theme" (1976), "Ooh Cha Cha" (1976), "My Cherie Amour" (1977)
- Southern Exposure
- "On Our Way" (1979), "Love Is" (1979)
- Southroad Connection
- "You Like It, We Love It" (1977)
- SpaceSpaceSpace is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum...
- "Carry on, Turn Me On" (1977), "Magic Fly" (1977), "Deliverance" (1978)
- Space Project
- "Beyond Orion" (1978)
- Spiders Web
- "I Don't Know What's on Your Mind" (1976)
- The Spinners
- "Rubberband Man" (1976), "Love or Leave" (1975), "H.E.L.P." (1978), "Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl" (1979), "Disco Ride" (1979), "Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time" 91980)
- Squallor
- "I Love My Disco Baby" (1978)
- Stacy LattisawStacy LattisawStacy Lattisaw is an American R&B, dance, and gospel singer. Since the 1990s, she has exclusively sung gospel music, as a callback to her Christian roots.-Career:...
- "When You're Young and in Love" (1979), "Jump To The Beat" (1980)
- The Staples
- "Dancing at the Disco" (1978)
- Star City
- "I'm a Man" (1978)
- StargardStargard (band)Stargard was an American three-piece female funk band, consisting of original members Rochelle Runnells, Debra Anderson, and Janice Williams. Stargard was best known for their 1977 Norman Whitfield-penned hit song " Which Way Is Up?" which served as a theme for the movie of the same name starring...
- "Disco Rufus" (1978), "Wear It Out" (1979)
- Stephanie MillsStephanie MillsStephanie Dorthea Mills is an American R&B and soul singer, and a former Broadway star.-Career:Mills began her career appearing in her first play at the age of nine. Two years later, Mills won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater a record six times...
- "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'?" (1979), "Put Your Body In It" (1979), "You Can Get Over" (1979), "Never Knew Love Like This Before" (1980), "Sweet Sensation" (1980), "Two Hearts" with Teddy Pendergrass (1981)
- Steve Bender
- "The Final Thing" (1979)
- Stevo
- "Pay the Price" (1979), "Party Night" (1979)
- Tommy Stewart (trumpeter)Tommy Stewart (trumpeter)Tommy Stewart is an American trumpeter, arranger, producer, composer and pianist residing in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a member of several active performing groups, including the Magic City Jazz Orchestra, Cleveland Eaton and the Alabama All-Stars, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars, and Ray...
- "Bump And Hustle Music" (1976)
- The Stewart-Thomas Group
- "To Freak or Not to Freak" (1979)
- Street PeopleThe Street PeopleThe Street People was the name of two American groups to score hits on the US Billboard charts in the 1970s.A group called The Street People hit #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with the song "Jennifer Tomkins". The group's vocalist was Rupert Holmes....
- "Never Get Enough of Your Love" (1976), "Liberated Lady" (1977)
- The StylisticsThe StylisticsThe Stylistics are a soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads, graced by the...
- "Rockin' Roll Baby" (1973), "I Can't Give You Anthing (But My Love) (1975),"Can't Help Falling In Love" (1976), "Lucky Me" (1977), "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1978), "You're The Best Thing In My Life" (1978), "One-Night Affair" (1979), "Fly!" (1979)
- Sumeria
- "Golden Tears" (1978)
- SunnySue and SunnySue and Sunny were a vocal duo and session singers operating in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Although sisters, their full stage names were Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie...
- "Doctor's Orders" (1974)
- SunshineSunshineSunshine is sunlight, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sun, especially in the visible wavelengths.Sunshine may also refer to:-Film and television:*Sunshine , a historical film directed by István Szabó...
- "Take It to the Zoo" (1978)
- The SupremesThe SupremesThe Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
- "He's My Man" (1975)
- "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" (1976)
- "High Energy" (1976)
- Suzanne StevensSuzanne StevensSuzanne Stevens is a Canadian singer, based in Montreal and active during the 1970s and 1980s. She won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year in 1975...
- "Make Me Your Baby" (1975)
- Sweet Cream
- "I Don't Know What I'd Do" (1978)
- Sweet Dreams
- "Hollywood (Disco Star)" (1977)
- Sydney BarnesSydney BarnesSydney Francis Barnes was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the sport's history...
- "Get on up and Dance" (1979)
- The SylversThe SylversThe Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
- "Boogie Fever" (1975), "Hot Line" (1976), "High School Dance" (1976), "Don't Stop, Get Off" (1978)
- SylvesterSylvester James-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:* Mighty Real UK #62* 12 By 12 * Immortal -Singles:-Additional recordings:*Lights Out San Francisco...
- "Love Hangover" (1976), "Down, Down, Down" (1977), "Over and Over" (1977), "Dance (Disco Heat)" (1978), "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1978), "I (Who Have Nothing)" (1979), "Can't Stop Dancing" (1979), "Stars" (1980), "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (1982), "Menergy" (1982), "Don't Stop" (1983), "Take Me To Heaven" (1983)
- Sylvester Johnson
- "Mystery Lady" (1979)
- SylviaSylvia RobinsonSylvia Robinson was an American singer, musician, record producer, and record label executive, most notably known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records. She is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the genre...
- "The Lollipop Man" (1977), "Automatic Lover" (1977)
- Syreeta
- "One to One" (1977), "Loving You" (with Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
) (1979)
- "One to One" (1977), "Loving You" (with Donald Byrd
T
- T-Boy Ross
- "I Want You" (1979)
- T-ConnectionT-ConnectionT-Connection was a funk and disco group from Nassau, the Bahamas, who scored two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1977 and 1979. They did better on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they had five Top 10 hits, including "Do What You Wanna Do", which reached #1, and "Everything Is...
- "Disco Magic" (1976), "Do What Ya Wanna Do" (1977), "Let Yourself Go" (1978), "Saturday Night" (1979)
- Taana GardnerTaana GardnerTaana Gardner is an American disco and post-disco singer who found her success through West End Records from 1979 to the present day. She is also a former member of the Aural Exciters....
- "When You Touch Me" (1979), "Work That Body" (1979)
- Taka BoomTaka BoomTaka Boom is a female R&B and dance music singer and is the younger sister of Chaka Khan and Mark Stevens of Aurra. She sang background vocals for several Parliament albums in the 1970s...
- "Night Dancin'" (1979)
- Tangerue
- "Tangerue" (1979)
- Tasha ThomasTasha ThomasTasha Thomas was an American singer-songwriter and actress, known for her role as Aunt Em in the original Broadway production of The Wiz. Thomas also had a hit single, "Shoot Me ," from her 1979 album, Midnight Rendezvous.-Music career:Thomas was born in Jeutyn, Alaska...
- "Hot-Buttered Boogie" (1979)
- Tata VegaTata VegaTáta Vega is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres.-Early life:...
- "I'm Just Thinking about You Baby" (1979)
- Tavares
- "It Only Takes A Minute" (1975), "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" (1976), "Don't Take Away The Music" (1976), "Whodunnit" (1977), "More Than A Woman" (1978), "Slow Train to Paradise" (1978)
- TC James & the Fist O' Funk Orchestra
- "New York Strut" (1976), "Bumpsie's Whipping Cream" (1978)
- Ted TaylorTed Taylor (musician)Austin Taylor, better known as Ted Taylor was an American soul musician.Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Taylor sang with The Cadets/The Jacks in the 1950s...
- "Ghetto Disco" (1977), "Keepin' My Head above Water" (1979)
- Teena MarieTeena MarieMary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...
- "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" (duet with Rick JamesRick JamesJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
) (1979), "Behind the Groove" (1980), "I Need Your Lovin'" (1980), "Square Biz" (1981), "It Must be Nagic" (1981)
- "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" (duet with Rick James
- Tempest Trio
- "Last Call for Love" (1979), "Love Machine" (1979)
- The TempreesThe TempreesThe Temprees were an American soul vocal trio from Memphis, Tennessee, most popular during the 1970s. The band released several albums under We Produce records, an offshoot of Stax Records...
- "I Found Love on a Disco Floor" (1976)
- Tenderness
- "Gotta Keep on Trying" (1978)
- Teri DeSarioTeri DeSarioTeri DeSario is a singer/songwriter from Miami, Florida. DeSario worked within several music genres out of high school. She was vocalist, played recorder and harp from 1970 - 1977 with a Medieval and Renaissance music group, the Early Music Consort, headed by scholar and Pro Musica member Arnold...
- "Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You" (1978)
- Texico
- "I Wanna Be with You" (1978)
- Thelma HoustonThelma HoustonThelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...
- "Don't Leave Me This Way" (1977), "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" (1979), "Love Machine" (1979)
- Theo Vaness
- "As Long As It's Love" (1978), "Thank God There's Music" (1978), "Magic Dancer" (1979), "I Can't Dance without You" (1979)
- Theresa Brewer
- "Music, Music, Music" (1976)
- Thomas Escovedo
- "Stay with Me" (1976)
- THP Orchestra
- "Shadow of Your Smile" (1976), "Too Hot for Love" (1977), "Music Is All You Need" (1978), "Weekend Two-Step" (1978), "Tender Is the Night" (1978)
- Three Degrees
- "Year Of Decision" (1974), "When Will I See You Again" (1974), "Take Good Care Of Yourself" (1975), "Giving Up Giving In" (1978), "Woman In Love" (1978), "The Runner" (1979), "The Golden Lady" (1979), "Jump The Gun" (1979), "My Simple Heart" (1979)
- Timmy ThomasTimmy ThomasTimmy Thomas is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".-Career:...
- "Touch to Touch" (1977), "Stone to the Bone" (1978), "Freak in, Freak Out" (1978)
- Tina Charles
- "I'm On Fire" (with 5000 Volts5000 Volts5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act that achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina Charles and Martin Jay, with a changing group of session musicians.-Career:...
) (1975), "I Love To Love, But My Baby Just Loves To Dance" (1976), "Dance Little Lady Dance" (1976), "Dr Love" (1976), "Disco Fever" (1976), "Love Bug" (1977), "Time for a Change of Heart" (1977),"I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me" (1977), "Boogie around the Clock" (1979)
- "I'm On Fire" (with 5000 Volts
- Tod Foster
- "I Fell in Love with an Angel" (1979)
- Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
- "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1979)
- Tomiko Jones
- "Let It Flow" (1976)
- Tony MiddletonTony MiddletonTony Charles Middleton is a former English first class cricketer. He played for Hampshire and was named their Cricket Society's Player of the Year in 1992.-External links:*...
- "Lady Fingers" (1976)
- Tony OrlandoTony OrlandoMichael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis , better known as Tony Orlando, is an American show business professional, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the early 1970s. Discovered by producer Don Kirshner, Orlando had songs on the charts in 1961 when he was 16, "Halfway to...
- "Don't Let Go" (1978), "They're Playing Our Song" (1979)
- Tony Rallo & The Midnite Band
- "Burning Alive" (1979), "Fais L'amour" (1979)
- Tony Valor
- "Gotta Get It" (1976), "Ma-Mo-Ah" (1977), "Opus 22" (1978), "Love Has Come My Way" (1978)
- Total Unity
- "Green-Eyed Lady" (1978)
- TotoToto (band)Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
- "Georgy Porgy" (1978)
- Touch
- "Me and You" (1977)
- ToucheTouchéTouché is a fencing term used to acknowledge a hit.Touché may also refer to:* Touché , a German boy band* "Touché" , a song by Godsmack* Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer, a video game* Touché Turtle, a cartoon character...
- "Take a Look (But Don't Touch)" (1979)
- ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
- "On a Rien a Perdre" (1979)
- The TrammpsThe TrammpsThe Trammps were an American disco band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973...
- "Hold Back the Night" (1976), "That's Where the Happy People Go" (1976), "Disco Inferno" (1976), "Disco Party" (1976), "The Whole World's Dancing" (1978)
- TribeTribeA tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
- "Share It" (1976)
- Trini LopezTrini LopezTrini Lopez is an American singer, guitarist and actor.-Career:Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, on Ashland Street in the Little Mexico neighborhood. He began his entertainment career in Dallas playing at the Vegas Club, a nightclub owned by Jack Ruby...
- "Helplessly" (1978)
- Triple "S" Connection
- "Dance Fever" (1979), "My Cherie Amour" (1979), "Dance the Night Away" (1979)
- Troiano
- "We All Need Love" (1979)
- True Image
- "Secret Lover" (1979)
- T.T. Sotto
- "Chorus Line" (1975)
- Tuxedo JunctionTuxedo Junction"Tuxedo Junction" is a song co-written by Birmingham, Alabama composer Erskine Hawkins and saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson. Julian Dash is also credited for the music. The song was introduced by Hawkins's orchestra. Lyrics were by Buddy Feyne...
- "That Old Black Magic" (1978), "Take the 'A' Train" (1979)
U
- Ullanda McCollough
- "Want Ads" (1979)
- Ultimate
- "Ultimate Medley: Touch Me Baby/Dancing in the Night" (1979)
- U.N.
- "Disco Power" (1979), "In the Groove" (1979), "Hot Lover" (1979)
- Universal Robot Band
- "Disco Christmas" (1977), "Dance and Shake Your Tambourine" (1976), "Freak In The Light Of Moon" (1978)
- Universe City
- "Can You Get Down" (1976)
V
- The Valentine Brothers
- "The Sound of Music" (1978), "We Belong Together" (1979)
- The Valverde Brothers
- "Layla" (1977)
- The Vamps
- "Disco Blood" (1977)
- Van Jones & the J's
- "Let's Go Disco" (1979)
- Van Ludwig Orchestra
- "Fiddle Away, Paganini" (1979)
- Van McCoyVan McCoyVan Allen Clinton McCoy was an accomplished musician, music producer, arranger, songwriter, and orchestra conductor. He is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song "The Hustle", which is still played in dance halls and on radio to this day more than thirty years since his death...
- "The Hustle" (1975), "Rhythms of the World" (1976), "Disco Movies" (1978), "Lonely Dancer" (1979), "The Hustle II" (1979)
- The Vast Majority
- "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Disco Slaughter)" (1977), "California-Dreamin'" (1977)
- Vaughn Mason & Crew
- "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" (1980)
- Venise
- "Love Is the Real Thing" (1979)
- VenusVenusVenus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
- "Madison '76" (1976)
- Verónica CastroVerónica CastroVerónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....
- "Yo Creo en el Manana" (1979)
- Vicki Sue RobinsonVicki Sue RobinsonVicki Sue Robinson was an American theatre and film actress and singer, closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music; she is most famous for her 1976 hit, "Turn the Beat Around."-Early life and career:...
- "Turn the Beat Around" (1976), "Never Gonna Let You Go" (1976), "Let the Sun Shine In" (1977), "Hold Tight" (1977), "Daylight" (1978), "Feels So Good It Must Be Wrong" (1979)
- Village PeopleVillage PeopleVillage People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....
- "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" (1977), "In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)" (1977), "Macho Man" (1978), "Y.M.C.A." (1978), "Go West" (1979)
- Vince Tempera
- "Get up, Get on, Get out, Get Off" (1976)
- Viola Wills
- "Gonna Get Along without You Now" (1979)
- Vivian Reed
- "Sweet Harmony" (1978), "Ready and Waitin" (1979)
- Vladimir Cosma Orchestra (featuring Raquel WelchRaquel WelchJo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
)- "L'Animal" (1977)
- Voltage Brothers
- "Lifetime Guarantee of Love" (1978)
- VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
- "Dracula Disco" (1977)
- VoggueVoggueVoggue was a female disco vocal duo from Canada composed of Chantal Condor and Angela Songui.In 1980, the duo released its first self-titled album, which contains the singles "Love Buzz", "Here We Are" and their most successful single, "Dancin' the Night Away". In 1983, a second album was released...
- "Dancing In The Night Away" (1981)
- VoyageVoyage (band)Voyage was a European eurodisco group consisting of lead vocalist Sylvia Mason-James, along with Slim Pezin , Marc Chantereau , Sauveur Mallia and Pierre-Alain Dahan ....
- "Souvenirs" (1978), "Let's Fly Away" (1979)
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- Walter JacksonWalter Jackson (singer)Walter Jackson was an American soul ballad singer who had a string of hits on the US R&B chart between the mid 1960s and early 1980s...
- "Good to See You" (1978), "Give It Up" (1979)
- Walter MurphyWalter MurphyWalter Anthony Murphy, Jr. is an American instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He rose to fame with the hit instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of passages from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, in 1976, when disco was at the height of its...
- "A Fifth of Beethoven" (1976), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1977), "Gentle Explosion" (1978), "Mostly Mozart" (1979), "Classical Dancing" (1979)
- Wardell Piper
- "Win Your Lovin' (1979), "Captain Boogie" (1979)
- Wayne Miranda
- "Oh Baby" (1977), "Helplessly" (1978)
- Wayne St. John
- "Something's Up (Love Me Like the First Time)" (1977)
- Webster LewisWebster LewisWebster Lewis was an American jazz and disco keyboardist.Lewis was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under Gunther Schuller. He started out in jazz working with Tony Williams, George Russell, Bill Evans, Stanton Davis, and the Piano Choir...
- "Do It with Style" (1977), "You Deserve to Dance" (1979)
- Werner Drexler and His Orchestra
- "Los Angeles" (1976), "Hustle Serenade" (1976)
- Wet Willie
- "Weekend" (1979)
- The WhispersThe WhispersThe Whispers are a long-established R&B-dance vocal group from Los Angeles, California, with a consistent track record of hit records dating back to the late 1960s.-Career:...
- "I Fell in Love Last Night (At the Disco)" (1976), "Make It with You" (1977), "Can't Do without Love" (1979), "And the Beat Goes On" (1979)
- WildflowerWildflowerA wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
- "Harlem Nocturne" (1978)
- Wilton FelderWilton FelderWilton Lewis Felder is both a saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of The Crusaders, initially called the Jazz Crusaders. Felder, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, and Stix Hooper founded the group while in high school in Houston...
- "Let's Dance Together" (1978)
- Wilton Place Street BandWilton Place Street BandWilton Place Street Band was an American disco group. The group was an ensemble of studio musicians put together by record producer Trevor Lawrence in Los Angeles, California for the purpose of recording an instrumental disco cover version of the theme tune to "I Love Lucy". The result, "Disco...
- "Disco Lucy" (1976), "Sweet, Sweet Baby Love" (1977), "Gonna Have a Party" (1977)
- WingsWings (band)Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
- "Goodnight Tonight" (1979)
- Winners
- "Get on up and Do It" (1978)
- Witch QueenWitch QueenWitch Queen is mini album/EP by the British goth rock band Inkubus Sukkubus, released in November 2005 as a limited edition, and made re-available in 2007.-Track listing:1. "Witch Queen"2. "Intraveneous"3. "All Hallow's Eve4. "Lady Geneva"5. "Crush"...
- "Witch Queen" (1979), "Bang a Gong" (1979)
- The Wright Brothers Flying Machine
- "Skywriter" (1979)
- The Wonder Band
- "Stairway to Heaven" (1979)
- The Wonderland Band
- "Paradise Island" (1979)
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- Yambu
- "Sunny" (1976)
- YBS
- "Happy Birthday" (1979)
- Yvonne EllimanYvonne EllimanYvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar...
- "(I Don't Know Why) I Keep Hangin' On" (1977), "If I Can't Have You" (1978), "Love Pains" (1979)
- Yvonne FairYvonne FairYvonne Fair was an African American singer, best known for her 1976 recording of "It Should Have Been Me".-Biography:...
- "It Should Have Been Me" (1975)
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- ZdravoZdravo (band)Zdravo was a former Yugoslav euro disco group from Belgrade.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 by the disk jockey Boban Petrović. Having gathered several teenagers and several Belgrade musicians, Petrović intended to form a band which would perform communicative disco music with funk...
- "Vikend fobija" (1978)
- Zack Ferguson
- "AA AA UU AA EE" (1979)
- Zulema Cusseaux
- "Change" (1978), "You've Got Something for Me" (1978)