Event Description

A Night at the Disco is a celebration of groundbreaking dance music from 1970–’79. An unprecedented collection of photographs of more than 100 artists, illuminating the styles and sounds from a decade that sparked a global phenomenon in music and culture. Exclusive comments from Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder, founding members of CHIC, Labelle, The Trammps, Village People, Earth, Wind & Fire, and dozens more artists, songwriters and producers, offering fascinating insights that tell the stories behind the beats. From underground New York clubs to discothèques across the globe, A Night at the Disco illustrates how artists spanning soul, pop, disco, funk, jazz and rock defined nightlife during the 1970s and influenced popular music to the present day.

Christian John Wikane is a NYC-based writer who has interviewed 500+ recording artists. He is a Contributing Editor at PopMatters, Co-producer of Unscripted: Conversations with Christian John Wikane, and Consultant on Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over (CNN), Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO), and the Emmy-nominated Tina Turner documentary, TINA (HBO).

Join Christian for this special book signing where he will interview Cassandra Wooten and Cheryl Mason-Dorman of The Ritchie Family, one of several Philadelphia-based groups featured in A Night at the Disco. Produced by Jacques Morali, The Ritchie Family scored three #1 disco hits during the 1970s: “Brazil,” “The Best Disco in Town,” and selections from their classic album African Queens.