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Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

How the squalid streets of '70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world - punk, disco and hip hop.

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  • John Cale

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    Jayne County

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  • Richard O'Brien

    Richard O'Brien

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  • Richard Hell

    Richard Hell

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  • Chris Stein

    Chris Stein

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How the squalid streets of '70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world - punk, disco and hip hop.

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