Jay-Z to score ‘Gatsby’: 10 white movies with black soundtracks

Jay-Z to score 'Gatsby': 10 white movies with black soundtracks

Saturday Night Fever

Too easy? So what. The classic soundtrack to the 1977 disco epic and John Travolta vehicle may be known predominantly for making the Bee Gees megastars, but there are a bevy of disco and R&B acts that turn in spectacular, era-defining music. From Kool & the Gang to Tavares to Philly soul instrumentalists MFSB, this was the biggest album of its era for a reason. (And let’s not pretend that Black folks don’t love the Bee Gees.)


 

 

 

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Todd "Stereo" Williams, entertainment writer based in New York City. He co-founded Thirty 2 Oh 1 Productions, an indie film company.
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