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2. Echols, Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture.
3. Jackson, A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul.
4. Ibid.
5. Dannen, Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business.
6. Jackson, A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul.
7. “For the Love of Money,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_Money.
8. Jackson, A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul.
9. Ibid.
10. Tom FitzGerald, “A Hall of Fame Hitmaker Finds Happiness and Harmony in Bellingham,” Seattle Times, February 15, 2018, https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/thom-bell-a-hall-of-fame-hitmaker-with-more-than-30-gold-records-has-found-happiness-and-harmony-in-bellingham/.
11. Jackson, A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul.
12. “Earl Young Explains His Revolutionary Disco Drum Beat!” YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsf51_a1ceI.
13. Jackson, A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul.
14. Mark Skillz, “DJ Hollywood: The Original King of New York,” Medium, November 19, 2014, https://medium.com/cuepoint/dj-hollywood-the-original-king-of-new-york-41b131b966ee.
15. Echols, Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture.
16. Jarnow, Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America.
17. Brewster and Broughton, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.
18. “David Mancuso & The Loft,” Maestro, 2003, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FftLQPE9TqU.
19. Lawrence, Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979.
20. Top 40 Weekly, https://top40weekly.com/1973-all-charts/.
21. Lawrence, Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979.
22. Ibid.
23. “The Hustle,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustle (dance).
24. Hermes, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever.
25. “Do the (Salsoul) Hustle: Big Break Celebrates Salsoul Records Legacy with Four Reissues,” The Second Disc, August 4, 2017, https://theseconddisc.com/2012/10/do-the-salsoul-hustle-big-break-celebrates-salsoul-records-legacy-with-four-reissues/.
26. Hermes, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever.
27. Will González, “Yankee Stadium Fielded a Memorable Night of Music in 1973,” ESPN, September 22, 2008, http://www.espn.com/espn/hispanicheritage2008/news/story?id=3596100.
28. “Barry White,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_White#cite_note-9.
29. “Rock the Boat,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_Boat_(The_Hues_Corporation_song).
30. George McCrae, http://www.georgemccrae.com/?p=295.