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Music Storytellers -KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
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KC and the Sunshine Band - 


ALBUMS:
1974            Do It Good
1975            KC and the Sunshine Band
1975            The Sound of Sunshine
1976            Part 3
1978            Who Do Ya (Love)
1979            Do You Wanna Go Party
1981            Space Cadet: Solo Flight
1981            The Painter
1984            KC Ten
1993            Oh Yeah!
2001            I'll Be There for You
2007            Yummy

Formed: 1973 in Miami, FL
Years Active: 70 's 
Genre: R&B

The Bee Gees may have been the undisputed disco kings of the late '70s, but KC & the Sunshine Band weren't far behind. From the mid- to late '70s, the multi-member and racially integrated group led by bandleaders Harry Wayne "KC" Casey and Richard Finch racked up some of the era's biggest and instantly recognizable dance hits. Casey and Finch first met in 1972 while both were employed by TK Records in Miami, FL, where among other chores, Casey served as a personal secretary and booking agent for artist Timmy Thomas. KC & the Sunshine Band officially formed in 1973, but a debut single, "Blow Your Whistle," sunk from sight upon release. But it was another Casey/Finch original, "Rock Your Baby," that R&B artist George McCrae scored a hit with in 1974 as KC & the Sunshine Band began issuing further albums and singles, quickly scoring big hits on their own. The group then began an impressive run of disco hits: 1977's "Shake Shake Shake (Shake Your Booty)," "I'm Your Boogieman," "Keep It Comin' Love," "Boogie Shoes" (the latter included on the monster-selling soundtrack to the hit John Travolta disco movie, Saturday Night Fever), 1979's "Do You Wanna Go Party," and 1980's "Please Don't Go." Despite earning nine Grammy nominations (receiving three awards) and selling millions of records, KC & the Sunshine Band were still susceptible to the backlash that disco bands felt by the dawn of the '80s, eventually leading to dwindling sales and the group's split by the early '80s (although KC scored a moderate solo hit in 1983 with "Give It Up"). Come the '90s, an appreciation of everything '70s swept across the U.S., which led to a renewed interest bands from the era, prompting KC & the Sunshine Band to re-form for concert performances. That decade saw the release of countless KC "hits" collections and even an episode of VH1's popular Behind the Music series that studied the group's ups and downs.

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/KC_&_the_Sunshine_Band/Biography/
| Closed on 11/02/12 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | Locker Room, Music | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll
13 Fans 
8%a. 10 (Awesome band)
23%b. 7-9 (Liked them a lot)
23%c. 5-6 (They were ok)
15%d. 1-4 (No Interest / Never heard of him)
31%e. DISCO SUCKS!

  
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#1 | 227 days ago

Ehhh.

They had a few good songs that I liked

That's the Way (uh-huh, uh-huh), I like it (uh-huh, uh-huh)
Shake, Shake, Shake.....Shake, Shake, Shake.......Shake your booty
Baby Please Don't Go
Get Down Tonight
Boogie Shoes
1-4 (No Interest / Never heard of him)  
#2 | 227 days ago
unopescatore (+)

what's this Disco week???.....break out some BLOW man!!!!!! devil
#3 | 227 days ago

great for their time......the 70'S..........DISCO SCENE............yes
#4 | 227 days ago

This is why I dont like Disco!!
DISCO SUCKS!  
#5 | 227 days ago

" do a lil dance, make a lil love, get down tonight!!!!
7-9 (Liked them a lot)  
#6 | 227 days ago

They were OK....I don't like disco, but I sometimes find myself humming their songs after hearing them on satellite radio 70's on 7 or 80's on 8...
DISCO SUCKS!  
#7 | 227 days ago

  They were a good band...

  Some of my favorite were :     That's the Way
                                                  Shake Your Booty
                                                  I'm Your Boogie Man
                                                  Please Don't Go
7-9 (Liked them a lot)  
#8 | 227 days ago

Drivel. Pure Drivel.
1-4 (No Interest / Never heard of him)  
#9 | 225 days ago

They were at my Grad Night @ Disneyland with Earth Wind & Fire! It was an awesome night, but they are one band that really should stay in the past.
5-6 (They were ok)  

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