Ebook: Disco Demolition: the night disco died

In the late 1970s disco music dominated radio airwaves, to the dismay of many rock music fans. To boost attendance, White Sox owner Bill Veeck and Chicago DJ Steve Dahl collaborated to host "Disco Demolition" on July 12, 1979. The plan was to blow up disco records on the field between the games of a double-header. But when the crowd stormed the field, tearing out seats and lighting bonfires, the field was destroyed. The second game was canceled for the first time in Major League Baseball history-- and America's music culture was changed forever.;A illustrated collection of essays and interviews about the "anti-disco rally," Disco Demolition, held on July 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park and organized by Bill Veeck and DJ Steve Dahl.;Introduction / Steve Dahl -- Preface / Dave Hoesktra -- Mike and Bill Veeck -- Janet and Steve Dahl : a team for the ages -- Bridgeport and the South Side -- The 1979 Chicago White Sox -- Chicago rock in a disco world -- Denis DeYoung : Chicagoan and lifelong White Sox fan -- Steve and Garry -- Chicago radio of the late 1970s -- Disco -- Nile Rodgers good times -- Harry Wayne Casey and KC and the Sunshine Band : godfathers of disco -- Nancy Faust : the only live act that night -- Lorelei : the original Loop rock girl -- How Disco Demolition was designed -- How Disco Demolition went down -- Legendary groundskeeper Roger Bossard : the morning after -- Disco Demolition vendors serve memories -- House -- Aftermath.