
Flashback: What the Hell Were the Rock Music Awards in 1975?
As disco began to take over popular music, rock’s power players found a less-than-foolproof antidote: a glitzy, cheeseball, insane new spectacle

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As disco began to take over popular music, rock’s power players found a less-than-foolproof antidote: a glitzy, cheeseball, insane new spectacle

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