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Rock the Boat

Episode number: 1

Overview: The remarkable story of how a global music phenomenon was born among the gay and black communities in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now

Episode number: 2

Overview: Set against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation, a look at the high watermark of disco in the mid to late 70s, conquering the mainstream and turning black women and gay men into icons.

Stayin' Alive

Episode number: 3

Overview: By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it.