Legends of Disco: Forty Stars Discuss Their Careers

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword by France Joli
• Preface
• Professionals Behind the Scenes
• Alfa Anderson, formerly of Chic—“Le Freak”
• William “Bubba” Anderson, James “Ajax” Baynard, LA Blacksmith, Tyrone Cox, Mark Lipetz and Phil “Flip” Thomas of Crown Heights Affair—“Dreaming a Dream”
• Clare Bathé, formerly of Machine—“There But for the Grace of God Go I”
• Anthony Brooks of Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes—“Bad Luck”
• Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of the Trammps—“Disco Inferno”
• Sarah Dash—“Sinner Man”
• John Davis—“Ain’t That Enough for You”
• Leonard “Butch” Davis and Joe Harris of Double Exposure—“Ten Percent”
• Venus Dodson—“Night Rider”
• Joy Dorris of Lime—“Your Love”
• Bob Esty—“Last Dance”
• Jimmie Bo Horne—“Spank”
• Geraldine Hunt—“Can’t Fake the Feeling”
• Carol Jiani—“Hit’n Run Lover”
• Janice Marie Johnson, formerly of A Taste of Honey—“Boogie Oogie Oogie”
• France Joli—“Come to Me”
• Randy Jones, formerly of Village People—“Y.M.C.A.”
• Shirley Jones, formerly of the Jones Girls—“You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else”
• Denis LePage/Nini Nobless, formerly of Lime—“Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonite”
• Robbie Leslie—Studio 54 DJ
• W. Michael Lewis—“Cocomotion”
• George McCrae—“Rock Your Baby”
• Denise Montana—“#1 Dee Jay”
• Eddie ­O’Loughlin—“Doctor’s Orders”
• Rob Parissi, formerly of Wild Cherry—“Play That Funky Music”
• Bonnie Pointer—“Heaven Must Have Sent You”
• Warren Schatz—“Turn the Beat Around”
• Debbie Sledge, Joni Sledge and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge—“We Are Family”
• Arthur “Pooch” Tavares of Tavares—“Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel”
• Richie Weeks, formerly of Weeks & Co.—“Rock Your World”
• James “D-Train” Williams—“You’re the One for Me”
• Afterword by Henry Stone
• The Turntable: Recommended Listening
• Index