{"id":602,"date":"2024-09-26T16:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/?p=602"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:36:58","slug":"the-disco-hall-of-fame-creating-a-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/the-disco-hall-of-fame-creating-a-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Disco Hall of Fame: Creating a Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">After authoring my second book,&nbsp;<em>Disco Nights<\/em>&nbsp;(2010), about my personal disco experiences growing up in and around New York City\u2014where I worked corporate jobs by day and bartended and danced in the evenings\u2014I sought my next disco project to keep the momentum going.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DiscoNightsNewCovDkShrink-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Disco Nights by Stephen A Welles\" class=\"wp-image-605\" style=\"width:351px;height:auto\" title=\"Disco Nights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DiscoNightsNewCovDkShrink-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DiscoNightsNewCovDkShrink-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DiscoNightsNewCovDkShrink.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a single dad of two great teen sons finishing high school, life had a way of changing mid-flight, so my search for a disco project was put on hold for a few years\u2014until it found me. One spring morning in 2018, with coffee in hand, I stumbled across a news article. I read that at a recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, a rock artist said something to the effect of, \u201cIf they want disco stars to get in the door, then let them start their own Disco Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Man-with-Coffee-and-Disco-News.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Man-with-Coffee-and-Disco-News.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Man-with-Coffee-and-Disco-News-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Man-with-Coffee-and-Disco-News-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Man-with-Coffee-and-Disco-News-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">My first thought was, \u201cWait, there\u2019s no Disco Hall of Fame?\u201d I searched the web and discovered that there had been an exciting Dance Hall of Fame from 2003 to 2005, complete with events, award ceremonies, and live shows. However, it no longer existed. While I found a few cool disco-related websites that are still active in 2024, there was no actual Disco Hall of Fame.    <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cropped-Disco-Hall-of-FameSml-2.png\" alt=\"Disco Hall of Fame\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cropped-Disco-Hall-of-FameSml-2.png 588w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cropped-Disco-Hall-of-FameSml-2-300x51.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I understood the backlash against disco (July 12, 1979) and how it went underground into other dance genres. I also understood the tragedy of the HIV virus at the end of the disco years, which affected so many great people, including two of my close friends. For the last 40+ years until recently, the word \u201cdisco\u201d was taboo. Most people no longer wanted to say the word or be associated with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how could 45 years pass without a Disco Hall of Fame to showcase the positives of disco too? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">For myself and many peers, disco was a daily part of our youth. Now that I\u2019m older, I realize it was one of the most exciting times of my life and the foundation, including the Bronx &amp; Marines, I stand on today, in my mid-60s. Through the years, I\u2019ve spoken to many disco lovers, and the consensus was that disco needs to be honored properly for its music, history, and legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-People-Dancing-HOF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-609\" style=\"width:461px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-People-Dancing-HOF.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-People-Dancing-HOF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-People-Dancing-HOF-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-People-Dancing-HOF-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">As a former corporate manager and lifelong disco lover and dancer on the verge of retirement, I decided to start the Disco Hall of Fame in 2018 as a hobby or pre-retirement project, working on it through the COVID years (2019-2021). I figured, hey, I\u2019m a corporate project manager, I can design websites, I can get licensed. I was part of the disco years in my 20s. Why not? I have the skills to get the job done. So I said, \u201cLet\u2019s do it!\u201d I hoped it would catch on. Unfortunately, despite all the hard work over the past (going on) seven years, it\u2019s been a challenge to get the Disco Hall of Fame acknowledged.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Desk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Desk.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Desk-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s cool. Marines, especially ones from the &#8217;70s Bronx, don\u2019t give up until we accomplish our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">To my disco peers and the stars of yesteryear, everyone\u2019s disco stories are interesting and unique. That\u2019s why God made us all different, with our own life\u2019s journey. I\u2019ve heard many of your stories, listened to your songs, read your books, watched your videos, read your articles, and visited your websites. Fifty years later, I still find it all fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-HOF-with-People.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-696\" style=\"width:579px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-HOF-with-People.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-HOF-with-People-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Disco-Ball-HOF-with-People-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This was my journey to share my and others&#8217; experiences and tell the Disco Hall of Fame\u2019s story from the inside of the dance \ud83d\udd7a floor looking out! \ud83d\udd2e<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/StephenAWellesDiscoNights.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen A Welles Disco 70s\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/StephenAWellesDiscoNights.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/StephenAWellesDiscoNights-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">By the way, I didn\u2019t choose this journey; it chose me. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Keep on Dancing! \ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discohof.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/StephenAWelles2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen A Welles\" class=\"wp-image-282\" style=\"width:194px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Steve @ the Disco Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P.S. I&#8217;ve disabled comments so we don&#8217;t have to deal with Spam.. If you like this article and want to show some love, then please hit the like button below. Thanks for your support &#8211; Steve<\/strong> \ud83d\udd7a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After authoring my second book,&nbsp;Disco Nights&nbsp;(2010), about my personal disco experiences growing up in and around New York City\u2014where I worked corporate jobs by day and bartended and danced in the evenings\u2014I sought my next disco project to keep the momentum going. 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