Lost Notes: 1980 - Ep. 7: Grace Jones
Published on Sep 24, 2020, 1:06:00 AM
Total time: 00:29:15
Published on Sep 24, 2020, 1:06:00 AM
Total time: 00:29:15
In 1980, anti-disco sentiment was at a high and Grace Jones was coming off a trilogy of disco albums. If she stayed stagnant, it felt like her career could be swept away. And so out of disco’s death rattle – driven by the discomfort of white male tastemakers – Grace Jones rose, reinforced and reimagined in a new decade freshly obsessed with risk.
This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk. From KCRW and Golden Teapot.