The Hues Corporation Rocks the Boat

One of the earliest disco hits was “Rock the Boat” — and what a hit it was. Released in 1973, topping the charts in 1974, the song by the California-based The Hues Corporation was a dance track before all else. The group formed in 1969 and hit the mainstream in 1972 when they provided three songs for the now-legendary “blaxploitation” film, Blacula. “Rock the Boat” took them, and disco music soon thereafter, into the pop culture stratosphere. Watch this video and you’ll know why.

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