![]() ![]() It topped the R&B chart in April and the Billboard Hot 100 in August. With the release of the self titled triple platinum second album KC and the Sunshine Band in 1975 came the group’s first major U.S. The band’s “Queen of Clubs”, which featured uncredited vocals by McCrae, was a hit in the UK, peaking at #7, and they went on tour there in 1975. However, while working on demos for KC & the Sunshine Band the song, “Rock Your Baby” was created featuring Smith on guitar, and became a number one hit in 51 countries in mid 1974. R&B chart and overseas that TK wanted a follow up single and album. The first few songs, “Blow Your Whistle” and “Sound Your Funky Horn”, were released as singles, and did well enough on the U.S. The initial members were just Casey and Finch, but they soon added guitarist Jerome Smith and drummer Robert Johnson, both TK studio musicians. This was the beginning of the Casey-Finch musical collaboration. He was then introduced to Richard Finch, who was doing engineering work on records for TK. KC originally called the band KC & The Sunshine Junkanoo Band, as he used studio musicians from TK and a local Junkanoo band called the Miami Junkanoo Band. The group was formed in 1973 by Harry Wayne Casey, a record store employee and part-timer at TK Records in Miami. They took their name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey’s last name and the “Sunshine Band” from KC’s home state of Florida. Their most well known songs include the disco hits “That’s the Way “, ” Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, “Keep It Comin’ Love”, “Get Down Tonight”, “Give It Up”, and “Please Don’t Go”. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. The Finch/Casey collaboration produced numerous hits, including, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "Get Down Tonight", "Please Don't Go", "Boogie Shoes" and "I'm Your Boogie Man".KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Finch then assembled the future Sunshine Band members, utilizing his already-established friendships with TK session musicians, the guitarist Jerome Smith and the drummer Robert Johnson. Within weeks of meeting, the Finch/Casey songwriting collaboration began, with their first hit song recorded by Betty Wright and George McCrae ("Where Is the Love" and "Rock Your Baby"). Prior to his introduction to Casey, Finch had already established himself at TK as a skilled engineer, with over 127 singles recorded before the age of 17 (including various tracks for the Allman Brothers and Mother’s Finest). Henry Stone and Clarence Reid introduced him to Harry Wayne Casey, three years his senior, who worked in the shipping department. ![]() Finch started truanting from high school and spending every free moment at TK Records and eventually was hired as a part-time recording engineer for the label. Finch became interested in audio recording techniques and a schoolmate introduced him to the singer-songwriter Clarence Reid from TK Records. He joined several country bands before joining the band Ball & Chain. In his early teens, Finch got his first electric bass guitar 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. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Finch's family moved to Hialeah, Florida, when he was an infant.
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