KC & the Sunshine Band

Created by multi-faceted Harry Casey ("KC") and Richard Finch in 1973. Also wrote for George McCrae and Jimmy Bo Horne. They signed to Miami's TK label in 1973.

KC & the Sunshine Band produced some of the earliest charting disco orientated music, like "Sound your funky horn" and "Queen of clubs". Their very distinctive disco sound was defined later with songs like "Get down tonight" (with its electronically speeded up guitars), the international smash "That's the way (I like it)" and "Shake shake shake (shake your booty)".

As the disco era offered the 12" single extended mix, TK records began the 12"-only sub-label TK Disco. KC & the Sunshine Band made the most of this new format with the extended version of "I'm your boogie man".

Casey and Finch formed their own label in 1978, Sunshine Sound, which was distributed by TK productions. Here their first release was "Do you wanna go party" (look for this on 12").

Predicting the end of the disco era, the band moved away from disco with their sucessful ballad "Please don't go".

Their track "Boogie shoes" was featured in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. KC & the Sunshine Band's popularity was rejuvenated in the 1980's with the dancefloor classic "Give it up".

I'm your boogie man (TK Disco 12" 32, 1977) Do you feel alright / I will love you tomorrow (Sunshine Sound 12" 202, 1978) Do you wanna go party / (remix) (Sunshine sound 12" SSD 207, 1979)

 

  1. Do it good (T.K. LP, 1974)
  2. KC & the Sunshine Band (T.K. LP, 1975)
  3. Part 3 (T.K. LP, 1976)
  4. Who do ya love (T.K. LP, 1978)
  5. Do you wanna go party (T.K. LP, 1979)

     

  6. Sound your funky horn (T.K., 1973)
  7. Queen of clubs (T.K., 1974)
  8. Shotgun shuffle (T.K., 1975)
  9. Get down tonight (T.K., 1975)
  10. That's the way (I like it) (T.K., 1975)
  11. I'm so crazy ('bout you) (T.K., 1975)
  12. (Shake shake shake) shake your booty (T.K., 1976)
  13. Keep it coming love (T.K., 1976)

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