Various, Ottawan, Gloria Gaynor, Al Hudson & The Partners, The O'Jays, Rose Royce, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Boys Town Gang, Imagination, Odyssey, Mick Jackson, Kelly Marie, Heatwave, The Isley Brothers, Gibson Brothers, Third World, Dan Hartman

D.C. Go-Go

Percussion that never stops: congas, cowbell and crowd chants holding one groove across a whole night.

Philadelphia Soul

Strings, vibes and a four-on-the-floor hi-hat: the soul record that quietly built the disco floor.