Disco Artists & the Gear They Use

Ricky Bailey

Composer · Delegation

Kathy Bryant

Delegation

Greg Henderson

Guitarist, Music Producer

Steve Matthews

Keyboardist · Hot Chocolate

Vic Thomas

Keyboardist · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Ron Kersey

Music Producer · The Salsoul Orchestra

Maizie Williams

Singer · Boney M.

Willie Woods

Guitarist · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Bernard Williams

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Roosevelt Brodie

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Jesse Gillis Jr.

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Greg Henderson

Music Producer

Reggie Tsiboe

Singer · Boney M.

Peter Mayes

Music Producer · Pnau

Edward "Sonny" Bivins

Singer · The Manhattans

Harsey Hemphill

Singer · The Manhattans

Brian Satterwhite

Bassist · Hot Chocolate

Tim Maia

Singer

Frank Reed

Singer · The Chi-Lites

David Ruffin

Singer · Artists United Against Apartheid

Arthur Young

Composer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Bobby Boyd

Singer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Alexander Bard

Singer, Guitarist · Army of Lovers

DJ Demp

DJ · Earth, Wind & Fire

Stan Johnson

Keyboardist · Crown Heights Affair

Yvette "Corvette" Marine

Mary Jane Girls

Millie Jackson

Singer

Joseph Phillips

Drummer · Atlantic Starr

Pam Hutchinson

Singer · The Emotions

T.J. Tindall

MFSB

Vincent Montana Jr.

Composer · MFSB

Tina Charles

Singer · Northern Lights

Larry James

Drummer · Fat Larry's Band

María Mendiola

Baccara

Annette Beard

Singer · Martha and the Vandellas

John Bonnie

The Salsoul Orchestra

John Lorck

Drummer · Martin Circus

Steven Greenberg

Music Producer · Lipps, Inc.

Nadia Sohaei

Trans-X

Howard King

Mtume

Philip Field

Keyboardist, Composer · Mtume

Jean-François Leroy

Martin Circus

Courtlen Hale

Chapter 8

Lenny Zakatek

Singer · The Immortals

Laurie Ann Gill

Trans-X

Bunny Debarge

Singer · DeBarge

Ray Ransom

Composer · Brick

Jimmy Brown

Singer · Brick

Tom Browne

Gwen McCrae

Singer

Bohannon

Kim Johnson

Singer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Ketil Mosnes

Bassist · Datarock

Hazel Payne

Guitarist · A Taste of Honey

Perry L. Kibble

Composer · A Taste of Honey

Denis LePage

Music Producer · Kat Mandu

Tom Mæland

Keyboardist · Datarock

Richard Lee

Guitarist · Kleer

Paul Crutchfield

Drummer, Keyboardist · Kleer

Norman Durham

Composer · Kleer

Ray Martinez

Singer, Drummer · The Andrea True Connection

Vadim Zilberstein

Singer, Guitarist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Per-Christian Frantzen

Singer · Datarock

Donna McGhee

Singer · Fatback Band

Leon Ware

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Joe La Greca

Music Producer · Kat Mandu

Louis Aldebert

Singer, Keyboardist · Saint Tropez

Dennis Rowe

BT Express

Leon Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Ken Johnston

The Andrea True Connection

Sherry Scott

Singer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Foster Sylvers

Bassist · The Sylvers

James Anthony Carmichael

Music Producer · Instant Funk

Keren Woodward

Singer · Bananarama

Kim Miller

Composer · Instant Funk

Larry Davis

Instant Funk

Joseph Bersani

Keyboardist · The Andrea True Connection

Robert Brookins

Singer, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Thomas Browder

Music Producer · Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

Robin Russell

Drummer · The New Birth

Kathleen Dyson

Singer, Guitarist · Kat Mandu

Jean Mandengue

Singer, Bassist · Osibisa

Brenda Joyce Evans

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Calvin Stephenson

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Leif Garrett

Singer · We Are Family Collective

DJ Whitney Fierce

Hercules & Love Affair

John Whitehead

Music Producer · McFadden & Whitehead

Dennis Coffey

Guitarist · The Funk Brothers

Mike McKnight

Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Andy Butler

Hercules & Love Affair

Del Richardson

Singer, Guitarist · Osibisa

Morris Pleasure

Bassist, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Kim Ann Foxman

Singer · Hercules & Love Affair

James “Ajax” Baynard

Singer · Crown Heights Affair

LA Blacksmith

Singer · Crown Heights Affair

Emmanuel Rentzos

Keyboardist · Osibisa