Got a request for this very rare compilation issued in Brazil only. Its only one of a staggering 100 Compilations issued of KC,s hits. All the comps are different but this one is a bit special as its a collection of certain tracks collected together only on this CD. The title Meus Momentos (My Moments) was a 90's Brazilian CD series with 40 artists and bands all now deleted from stock. The band recorded 18 studio albums and 140 x 45,s (if you include the booted ones). Although their records were very commercial i always was attracted to the sound of Howard Casey and his band....KC & The Sunshine Band came from Florida as most of you will know. Their music has been featured at EVERY major sporting
event in the world including the Super Bowl, World Series, Conference
Championships, The NBA, Collegiate Bowl Games National Championship
Games, the NASCAR racing circuit and championships, The World Cup, The
Indianapolis 500, The Kentucky Derby, EVERY Holiday Parade include the
famous Macys Thanksgiving Day parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade,
Political Party Conventions, Presidential Campaigns, and Lots of weddings, confirmations, and bar mitzvahs & partys in the world, just "feel good" music with an irrestible beat. Also featured on more than 200 motion picture film soundtracks.He has been called the "Founder of the Dance Revolution. He is Harry Wayne Casey, better known as the founder and leader of KC and The Sunshine Band. The
music that got people out of their seats and onto the dance floor
originated with humble beginnings in Hialeah, Florida. KC has never
moved farther than 10 miles away from his birthplace and the birthplace
of his legendary music underlines the fact that he is proud that his
"Sunshine Sound" has flourished continuously for over 50 years. He said in an interview "I
remember that I always wanted to do something that would make people
forget about their problems and be happy,” recalls KC. “I always loved
music and I was fortunate enough to grow up in a multi-ethnic area that
exposed me to a lot of different cultures and music...from Pop to Reggae
to Latin. I experimented at trying to put all three types of music
together and the Sunshine Sound was born. Why move from an area that not
only do I love, but owe so much to?' Let's "rewind" back to 1973.
The price of an average home was $32,500 in the USA & £8200 in the UK. The price of an average
automobile was $2,900. The price of a gallon of gasoline was 40 cents a
gallon. The United States was still involved in the Vietnam conflict,
Richard Nixon was the target of the Watergate investigation, University
Students were protesting and rioting, and there was discontent all over
the world with rising unemployment and inflation (so what,s changed ?). People were looking
for something that would divert their attention from the negative
aspects of everyday life surrounding them. During this time, young
Harry Casey did anything and everything that he could do to further his
passion for music. He worked at a local record store, opened boxes at
Tone Record Distributors and hung around a local recording studio just
hoping that somebody would give him a chance to fulfill his biggest
dream...to record a record. That "dream" was answered by a man
named Henry Stone who owned both Tone Distributors and TK Recording
Studios. KC recalls the early days of TK Records: "It was like a big
family and Henry was our Dad." Stone had recorded Ray Charles, John Lee
Hooker and James Brown at the TK Recording Studios and took a liking to
the energetic and optimistic Harry Casey and decided to give him a
chance to make his dream come true...a chance to record. Nobody
would have thought that Henry Stone's insight and Harry Casey's talent
and enthusiasm would make history and make Miami, Florida the hottest
music city on the planet. The "birth" of KC and the Sunshine band was
about to happen and nobody knew that its birth would not only bring the
world legendary music, but influence a whole generation. From clothing
to hairstyles to dance styles to new acceptable words in the English
language, KC and the Sunshine Band had arrived! And what an arrival!
Four Number one Records in a row, Grammy Awards, Peoples Choice Awards,
American Music Awards, and the focus of the music world became Miami,
Florida. Things have changed drastically since 1973. One thing
hasn't changed, though. The infectious, feel good happy music of KC and
the Sunshine Band. What started out as a "dream" is now "legend." Their first record, "Blow Your Whistle", made the top 15 on the R&B chart. Their
second album, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND, was released in 1975, went
triple platinum and contained the #1 hits "Get Down Tonight", "That’s The
Way (I Like It), Boogie Shoes plus "Rock Your Baby". Also in 1975 he won
the American Music Award for Best R&B Artist.KC & The
Sunshine Band became the first act to score four #1 pop singles in one
12-month period since the Beatles in 1964. Three of those singles
crossed over to become #1 R&B, as well. KC’s third album, PART
3, released in 1976, also went triple platinum. The
band’s string of hit singles continued on & on. He
also received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, as well as Producer
of the Year in 1978 for his work on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. In 2001, KC was honored with the NARAS Governor’s Award, the highest honor given by a chapter of the Academy. In 2002 KC received the coveted Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. KC's music is now being sampled by rappers, and whole new generations of fans have been introduced to his music. Harry
Wayne Casey, a true icon of so many generations, gets people up and
dancing, making everyone happy. His place at the top in the music world
is secure and that is as it should be. KC and the Sunshine Band
have been entertaining audiences around the world for over 50 years, and
have sold in excess of 100 million records and "That's The Way They
Like It" uh-huh uh-huh!...taster 2 even spun on the northern Scene!. I bet most of you guys have danced to a track by KC at some occasion or other, i know i did.
AMM
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15 comments:
Great memories from the 70s , thanks AMM .
Thank you for the review mate
A Brazilian edition? Wonderful! Thanks for review, P.
Thanks For KC and The Sunshine Band. The Good Old Days. Excellent review AMM!
Thanks for the review AMM
Thanks AMM for bringing some Sunshine here today.
I've always loved "Please Don't Go" and "Give It Up"...
Thanks, AMM!
Takes me back to some great nights in Edinburgh and London.
thanks for this
Great set yeh dance to a few of these hard to pick a favourite but if pushed Queen of Clubs and I'm your boogie man I think I saw around 3years ago for the third time still was great got bit chubbier put could still put it around the floor Thanks for a great review AMM
Cheers Pedro
nice review AMM thanks
Thank you for the educational review. Good music for all of us to enjoy and dance. Thank you AMM.
Great set bringing back some fine memories.Thanks again AMM
Thanks for the review MM.
cheers,ELtel
Thank you AMM for this fantastic review
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