Steve Dahl
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discoBacklash and decline in popularityUrged on by Steve Dahl, a local rock radio deejay, fans brought disco records to a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers in exchange for reduced admission. The records were then blown up on the field to a crowd of thousands chanting anti-disco slogans. Defended…
Read MoreUrged on by Steve Dahl, a local rock radio deejay, fans brought disco records to a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers in exchange for reduced admission. The records were then blown up on the field to a crowd of thousands chanting anti-disco slogans. Defended…
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Disco Demolition NightSteve Dahl and Mike VeeckChicago radio host Steve Dahl was one of those people suddenly on the outside. In December 1978 Dahl had lost his job spinning rock albums for the city’s radio station WDAI when the station followed the trend toward a new direction: disco. He moved on to WLUP, where…
Read MoreChicago radio host Steve Dahl was one of those people suddenly on the outside. In December 1978 Dahl had lost his job spinning rock albums for the city’s radio station WDAI when the station followed the trend toward a new direction: disco. He moved on to WLUP, where…
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