A discothèque is an entertainment venue or club with recorded music, played by "Discaires" (Disk jockeys), rather than an on-stage band. The word derives from the French word discothèque (a type of nightclub). Discothèque is a portmanteau coined around 1941 from disc and bibliothèque (library) by La Discothèque, then located on the Rue de la Huchette street in Paris (Jones + Kantonen, 1999). Previously, most paid entertainment in public venues used live bands. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Recreation. ... A club is generally an association of people united by a common interest or goal, as opposed to any natural ties of kinship. ... Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. ... Disc jockey at a nightclub. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... It has been suggested that Disco Bar be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that blend (linguistics) be merged into this article or section. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record album from the 1960s A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 5 km/ 3 mi behind. ...

Today the term discothèque is usually synonymous with nightclub. The term "Disco" was originally a 60s US abbreviation of discothèque, a place where "disco music" was played. It has been suggested that Disco Bar be merged into this article or section. ... Disco is a genre of music that originated in discothèques. ...

Some historical discothèques

• La Discothèque in Paris (on rue Huchette), opened 1941 (Occupying German authorities shut down Paris' dance halls)
• Whisky à Go-Go, in Paris, opened in 1947 by Paul Pacine
• Chez Regine in Paris' Latin Quarter, opened by Regine Zylberberg in 1957
• La Discothèque in London opened in 1960
• Ad Lib in London, opened in 1963 by Nicholas Luard and Lord Timothy Willoughby
• Le Club in NYC, opened in 1960 by Olivier Coquelin, a French expatriate
• Peppermint Lounge in NYC, 1961
• Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California, opened in 1964. One of the centers of the 1966 Sunset Strip police riots. (The Miracles recorded the song Going to a Go-Go in 1966).
• Arthur in NYC, opened by Sybil Burton in 1965 at the site of the defunct El Morocco
• Electric Circus on St. Mark’s Place, a hippie discothèque opened in 1967
• L’Interdit in NYC
• Il Mio (an Italian discoteca) in NYC
• Shepheard’s in NYC
• The Loft in NYC, opened in 1970 by David Mancuso
• Studio 54 in NYC, operated by Steve Rubell; depicted in the 1998 film 54; parodied in the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember as Studio 69.
• Cheetah in NYC at Broadway and 53rd St.
• Whisky a Go Go in Chicago
• La Dom, downstairs from Electric Circus, run by Andy Warhol
• Aux Puces in NYC, one of the first gay discos
• The Sanctuary in NYC, the most famous early 1970s gay disco (part of the movie Klute was filmed there)
• Down The Street in Asbury Park, New Jersey, open until 1999

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Disco

Main article: Disco

The term disco is derived from discothèque. It generally refers to a specific style of music and dance that coincided with this cultural landmark. Disco is a genre of music that originated in discothèques. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ...

See also

• nightclub
• disco
• List of nightclubs
• Hot Dance Music/Club Play, a Billboard chart starting in 1974 (originally called Disco Action)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States) (begins with 1974)
• 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
• Regine Zylberberg
• Go-Go dancer

It has been suggested that Disco Bar be merged into this article or section. ... Disco is a genre of music that originated in discothèques. ... The following is a list of notable nightclubs from around the world. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The April 6, 1986, La Belle discotheque bombing was a terrorist attack on a West Berlin discotheque that was frequented by U.S. soldiers. ... Regine Zylberberg was the inventor of the discotheque. ... Go-Go dancers are scantily-clad erotic dancers who dance on stages in an erotic revue, or on elevated platforms or in bird cages above the crowd in clubs, bars or discothèques to set the tone or increase the energy of a dance floor. ...

External links

• American Heritage: Disco (history)
• History of the Discotheque
• Village Voice article "King of Clubs", story of Mancuso's The Loft