3/14/2024 0 Comments Richard c finchTheir third LP, Part 3, made it to number five in fall 1976 (singles: the number four hit "I Like to Do It" and the number one hit "I'm Your Boogie Man"). "(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty" was the group's third number one hit, topping the R&B charts for a month during July. In 1976, the band won five Grammys and the reissued "Queen of Clubs" became a U.S. Dead or Alive's cover of "That's The Way I Like It" was their first U.K. TheKC & the Sunshine Band LP went multi-platinum. "That's The Way I Like It," another single from their self-titled album, echoed the success of "Get Down.," going number one R&B and pop in October and November 1975. Their second album, KC & the Sunshine Band, released July 1975, made it to number one R&B and number four pop in summer 1975. The fourth single, "Get Down Tonight," took off, hitting number one R&B in April 1975 and holding the number one pop spot for two weeks on Billboard's charts in August 1975. The band expanded to include eight more musicians and singers. A band was hastily assembled for a European tour in 1975, while a third single from Do It Good, "I'm a Pushover," mid-charted in January. The follow-up, "Sound Your Funky Horn," was also a hit. ,but it took off in Europe due in part to "Queen of Clubs," a Top Ten hit in both England and Germany. The band's debut LP, Do It Good, garnered little attention in the U.S. With an approving nod from TK, Casey and Finch brought in lead guitarist Jerome Smith, drummer Robert Johnson, and conga player Fermin Goytisolo. The Rock Your Baby LP, which hit number seven R&B, also included the number eight hit "I Get Lifted" (whose guitar figure was sampled in a 1991 Guy remix of "D-O-G Me Out") b/w "I Cant Leave You Alone," a number ten hit in fall 1974. The worldwide sales of "Rock Your Baby" totaled over six million singles. Released in early summer 1974, "Rock Your Baby" rolled quickly up the charts holding the number one spot on both the R&B and pop charts for two weeks during July 1974. Henry Stone and TK A&R man Steve Alaimo, seeing that one of KC and Finch's songs was out of KC's singing range, suggested that they give the song to singer George McCrae. The sessions resulted in "Blow Your Whistle," a number 27 R&B hit in fall 1973. The two recorded musical tracks during TK's off hours. After hearing the Bahamas-born, horn-accented junkanoo music played at Clarence Reid's wedding reception, KC had an idea for a new type of dance music. While packing records for shipment, he met Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey who had started working for TK after being a record clerk. Hired at 46 dollars a week, Finch worked in TK's shipping department and eventually became a part-time recording engineer for the label. Finch became interested in audio recording techniques.Ī schoolmate introduced him to singer/songwriter Clarence Reid who recorded for Henry Stone's TK Records. He joined several country bands before joining the band Ball & Chain. In his early teens, Finch got his first electric bass and began to figure out country music bass lines. His musical tastes grew to include soul and country and western music. His favorite group growing up was the Beatles. Finch and Casey also produced George McCrae's six-million seller "Rock Your Baby" and Jimmy Bo Horne's dance classic "Dance Across the Floor." Although known for their disco hits, KC & the Sunshine Band recorded some lovely ballads, such as "All I Want" and "Please Don't Go."īorn January 23, 1954, in Indianapolis, IN, Finch's family moved to Hialeah, FL, when he was an infant. KC & the Sunshine Band's "Boogie Shoes" appeared on the 1977 11-million-selling Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, which held the number one pop spot for 24 weeks in 1978. The duo co-produced six number one pop hits ("Get Down Tonight," "That's the Way (I Like It)," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," "I'm Your Boogie Man," and the sweet ballad "Please Don't Go") and four number one R&B smashes ("Get Down Tonight," "That's the Way (I Like It)," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," and "Keep It Comin' Love"). Bassist/songwriter/engineer Richard Finch co-founded '70s disco superband KC & the Sunshine Band with singer/keyboardist Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey.
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