First Legends of Disco: 40 Stars Discuss Their Careers in Classic Dance Music
"In my year-in-review column, I gushed over James Arena's collection First Ladies of Disco. The New York-based writer has another superb anthology on the era with First Legends of Disco. Here, he expands the scope to get a fuller perspective on the influential time with input from producers, bands, DJs and of course divas behind multiple disco staples...This year we celebrate the 40-year anniversary of disco and Arena's latest provides a valuable view to this  period." -- David Byrne, Pop Making Sense/Windy City Times"There's not a chapter among the 31 contained withinFirst Legends of Discothat doesn't provide informative and colorful observation of the subject at hand...Arena has once again delivered an impressively researched, vastly encompassing volume of information on one of the 20th century's most influential and innovative styles of music." - Justin Kantor, Blogcritics.org