| Popis: |
The chapter opens with a rationale for starting with the simultaneous emergence of disco and the Stonewall uprising. San Francisco’s first important DJ and record producer, Johnny “Disco” Hedges is introduced, and his move from Ohio with his partner and his involvement in the early disco scene in the city are described. The formation of Loverde, one of the key cabaret acts in the city’s gay scene and disco’s increasing importance in gay San Francisco life are detailed. A discussion of the bars and nightclubs that opened in the mid-1970s includes a description of the city’s three primary gay neighborhoods and the rise of the Castro. The final section details the emergence of the clone and the priorities of that subculture—“the Four Ds: Disco, Drugs, Dish, Dick”—discussing the relevance of each one to the emergence of the San Francisco sound. |
