Once disco became ubiquitous, once morning-radio jock Rick Dees and basketball star Meadowlark Lemon had released disco records, and once moms and aunts were taking hustle classes, these skeptics turned insane. Insane is the only way to characterize the riot that ensued after Dahl blew up disco records in center field at Comiskey Park. In a five-year period from 1975 to 1979, the Bee Gees had 13 songs in the Top 20, including six consecutive No. Except for the Beatles, no group had ever been bigger in the U.S. than the Bee Gees were. But throughout “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” Barry Gibb — now Sir Barry Gibb — appears to be a bit shell-shocked.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 11, 2020 00:21 UTC