Dolly Parton at her Studio 54 party in 1978. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Parton said she met many of her new famous friends through Sandy Gallin, who became her manager in 1977 ...

I have a certain freedom that others don’t.” Falco was a well-known frequenter of Studio 54, the notorious Midtown nightlife venue that defined the city’s frenzied, drug-fueled disco era.

Studio 54 could be a real zoo. Though many were turned away at the door of the late, great NYC icon — which opened 45 years ago April 26, 1977 — plenty of animals managed to get in.

When music ended and lights came up at the legendary Studio 54 nightclub, the party continued at this 4,200-square-foot duplex loft in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.

Dolly Parton became close with Andy Warhol while frequenting Studio 54 in the 1970s. Parton said she and Warhol didn't drink or "do too many drugs," so they bonded at the club. She also became friends ...