When music fans got the chance to vote on the worst songs of the 1970s, one track that had been a major hit stood out above ...
Rick Dees is a radio personality of international stardom who grew up in North Carolina. He’s the host of the nationally syndicated Weekly Top 40 Countdown and a former late night comic. He’s also the ...
Five days before his song "Disco Duck" hit #1, Rick Dees was fired. At the time, Dees was working as a DJ on the Memphis AM station WMPS. He'd recorded "Disco Duck" as a sort of side-hustle goof, but ...
The Eagles were known for their classic rock and country songs. People don’t associate them with disco music. Despite this, they released a famous disco song in the 1970s. Here’s a look at why their ...
It’s not every day Seattle’s Morning News anchor Linda Thomas asks for a little afternoon delight…luckily, she means the song. It’s one of the stinkers singled out by Rolling Stone Magazine in a new ...
The voice of “Rick Dees in the Morning!” has spoken to a generation of Southern Californians during their drive to work. After putting himself on the musical map by selling 6 million copies of the ...
The era of the novelty song has long since passed. There’s no way that “Disco Duck” would have charted high if it were released today, and it would likely have just made it as a TikTok sound for a ...
I can’t imagine ever hating this delightful disco tune, but some listeners in recent years have had criticisms of it. “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas, released in 1974, boasts a notably East ...
Rick Dees is a radio personality of international stardom who grew up in North Carolina. He’s the host of the nationally syndicated Weekly Top 40 Countdown and a former late night comic. He’s also the ...