Chic Music

Origin: New York, NY

Decades: 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's

There can be little argument that Chic was disco's greatest band; and, working in a heavily producer-dominated field, they were most definitely a band. By the time Chic appeared in the late '70s, disco was already slipping into the excess that eventually caused its downfall. Chic bucked the trend by stripping disco's sound down to its basic elements; their funky, stylish grooves had an organic sense of interplay that was missing from many of their overproduced competitors. Chic's sound was anchored b... Read More

Parliament

Duran Duran, Grace Jones, Jamiroquai, Luscious Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Queen, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Dayton, Herbert, and Deborah Harry