*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 ...

It's hard to imagine what it must've been like to wander into a cheap second-run theater in the '70s and to get a first glance of kung-fu cinema. The kung-fu movie tradition arguably started around ...

That period of American history when everybody was kung fu fighting? It started 50 years ago this month. “Everybody was kung fu fighting” (sing, if you want) is the opening salvo in the Carl Douglas ...

The nine-note tune made famous in Carl Douglas' 1974 song has served as a stereotype of Asian music since the 19th century. How The 'Kung Fu Fighting' Melody Came To Represent Asia Since this is a ...

Police arrested a singer on racism charges after a man reportedly of Chinese descent complained about his performance of the song "Kung Fu Fighting," according to reports. Simon Ledger, 34, told ...