“I’m Coming Out” was meant to be a gay liberation song but the song’s writer and producer Nile Rodgers didn’t tell Diana Ross that. Which led to a whole thing. It’s a crazy story. The origin of the song is fascinating but more interesting is how disco in general was part of the gay rights movement. We chart the rise of disco and look at the way it dovetailed with the struggle for LGBTQ rights and how being gay is so different for Sylvester than for Tyler the Creator.
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Wesley Morris, Critic, New York Times
Craig Seymour, Music Critic and Activist
Nile Rodgers, Record Producer and Chic Founder
Bill Coleman, Artist Manager
DJ Jellybean Benitez, Deejay
Nelson George, Filmmaker and Author
Credits:
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
- Writer: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
- Label: Motown Records
- Publisher: Chic Music, Inc
Chic - Le Freak
- Writer: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Publisher: Chic Music & Cotillion Records
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
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- Label: Fantasy
- Publisher: Bee Keeper Music, Tipsyl Music
Barry White - You’re The First, My Last, My Everything
- Writer: Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe & Barry White
- Label: 20th Century Fox Records
- Publisher: SaVette Music Co.
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
- Writer: Pam Sawyer & Marilyn McLeod
- Label: Motown Records
- Publisher: Jobete Music Co. INC
A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
- Writer: Perry Kibble & Janice Marie Johnson
- Label: Capitol Records
- Publisher: On Time Music, INC
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- Label: Casablanca, Oasis
- Publisher: Saturday Music and Cafe Americana
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- Label: Island
- Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Candi Stanton - Young Hearts Run Free
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- Label: Warner Bros.
- Publisher: Ghati Music Inc
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
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- Label: Polydor Records
- Publisher: Perren-Vibes Music Co.
Tyler the Creator - I Ain’t Got Time
- Writer: Tyler, The Creator
- Label: Columbia Records
- Publisher: Columbia Records & Sony Music Entertainment
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