*On this day in 1974, Carl Douglas began a two-week reign at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Kung Fu Fighting,” a song that was recorded in 10 minutes with only two takes, and was actually a ...

In 1974, the disco song “Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting” shot to the top of the pop music charts in Canada, the U.S., Britain, and Australia. This catchy certified “gold” tune by Carl Douglas ...

Carl Douglas was born in Jamaica and spent some time in Southern California before his family moved to London when he was a teenager. Gifted with a smooth tenor voice that he honed in his church's ...

Essay What originally was supposed to be some campy listening turned into a pretty good investment of ’70s soul and, yes, even disco. Still new on the rental shelves of your local video store is ...

That period of American history when everybody was kung fu fighting? It started 50 years ago this month.