In this candid retrospective of the disco era (and follow-up to the book First Ladies of Disco ), 40 men and women who reigned over the dance music industry of the 1970s and early 1980s recall their lives and careers before, during and after the genre's explosion. Artists interviewed include Debbie, Joni and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge ( We Are Family ); Alfa Anderson, formerly of Chic ( Good Times ); Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of The Trammps ( Disco Inferno ); Sarah Dash ( Sinner Man ); producer John Davis ( Ain't That Enough For You ); Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey ( Boogie Oogie Oogie ); France Joli ( Come To Me ); Denis LePage of Lime ( Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonite ); Randy Jones of Village People ( YMCA ); Studio 54 DJ Robbie Leslie; Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry ( Play That Funky Music ); Bonnie Pointer ( Heaven Must Have Sent You ); producer Warren Schatz ( Turn The Beat Around ); and many more. Includes special commentary by producer Patrick Adams ( In The Bush ), singers Precious Wilson ( I Can't Stand The Rain ) and Teri DeSario ( Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You ), and the late Henry Stone, founder of T.K. Records. Full list of featured artists: Foreword by France Joli Alfa Anderson - formerly of Chic William "Bubba" Anderson, James "Ajax" Baynard, LA Blacksmith, Tyrone Cox, Mark Lipetz, and Phil "Flip" Thomas of Crown Heights Affair Clare Bathé - formerly of Machine  Anthony Brooks of Harold Melvin's Blue Notes  Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of The Trammps  Sarah Dash John Davis - producer Leonard "Butch" Davis and Joe Harris of Double Exposure  Venus Dodson Joy Dorris of Lime Bob Esty Jimmie Bo Horne Geraldine Hunt Carol Jiani Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey France Joli Randy Jones - formerly of Village People Shirley Jones - formerly of The Jones Girls Denis LePage/Nini Nobless - formerly of Lime Robbie Leslie - Studio 54 DJ W. Michael Lewis - producer George McCrae Denise Montana Eddie O'Loughlin - producer Rob Parissi - formerly of Wild Cherry Bonnie Pointer Warren Schatz - producer Debbie Sledge, Joni Sledge and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge Arthur "Pooch" Tavares of Tavares Richie Weeks - formerly of Weeks & Co. James "D-Train" Williams Afterword by Henry Stone - founder of T.K. Records Other books in this dance music series: First Ladies of DiscoLegends of DiscoEurope's Stars of 80s Dance PopEurope's Stars of 80s Dance Pop Vol. 2Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop & EDM "When James Arena first approached me to participate in his book I was immediately impressed with his energy and serious desire to tell a story about a musical era which the 'main stream' had dismissed as a flash in the pan moment. He wanted to tell the story of the people who put their heart, soul and talent into a music and a lifestyle. I'm happy to see how well his book is being received and as with so much in life, 'The only thing new is the history you don't know!' I enjoyed the book." - producer, musician Patrick Adams , (Musique, Sister Sledge, Gladys Knight, The Spinners, etc.) "Arena and the artists not only present the history of the music but the inner workings of the music industry, ever-changing tastes and public perception of the work created. There are so many personal stories of the evolution of many different types of artists and how rhythm & blues, funk and soul and pure pop morphed into the creation of this sometimes scorned moniker of 'disco.' ...Arena's passion for capturing the history of disco is not only interesting to discover, but a worthwhile discovery of all of the artists who created all those 'good times.'" - Bill Biss/ edgemedianetwork.com "Disco is not dead, it's been immortalized..." Beatselector Magazine , double review of First Ladies of Disco & Legends of Disco books, May 2018, issue #13. Official follow-up book to "First Ladies of Disco," which features interviews with Gloria Gaynor, Carol Douglas, Martha Wash, Claudja Barry, Anita Ward, Linda Clifford, Evelyn "Champagne" King and many more.  James Arena is a New York-based author, host and commentator who has been featured on MSNBC, Fox, SiriusXM and other networks. He is the author of the pop culture books  Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM ,  Stars of '90s Dance Pop, Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop, Legends of Disco,  First Ladies of Disco  and  Fright Night on Channel 9  and a recipient of a G.E.M.A. Foundation/City of Philadelphia award for preserving dance music history.