woensdag 16 september 2009

KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give It Up", and "Please Don't Go". They took their name from Casey's last name ("KC") and the "Sunshine Band" from KC's home state of Florida ("The Sunshine State").

1970s

The group was formed by Harry Wayne Casey ("KC"), a record store employee and part-timer at TK Records in Miami. An introduction by Clarence Reid through a mutual friend was the beginning of the Casey-Finch musical connection. The initial members were just Casey and Finch (first starting out as songwriting collaborators), but Casey soon added guitarist Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 - July 28, 2000), and drummer Robert Johnson, both TK studio musicians.

The first few songs, "Blow Your Whistle" (September 1973) and "Sound Your Funky Horn" (February 1974), were released as singles, and did well enough on the U.S. R & B charts and overseas that TK now wanted a follow up single and LP. However, while working on Demos for KC & The sunshine Band the song Rock Your Baby (George McCrae) was created featuring Smith on guitar, and became a number 1 hit in 51 countires in mid-1974, selling 11 million copies worldwide. The band's "Queen of Clubs", which featured uncredited vocals by George McCrae, was a hit in England, peaking at #7, and they went on tour to England in 1975 off that success.

With the release of the self titled triple platinum second album KC and the Sunshine Band in 1975 came the group's first major US hit with "Get Down Tonight". It topped the R&B chart in April and the Billboard chart in August. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also became a number one hit in November 1975 and the group did well at the 1976 Grammy Awards. The 1976 album Part 3 yielded two number one singles: "I'm Your Boogie Man", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" and "Keep It Comin' Love" was number two. Their success lasted until the fifth album and 1979—80; their last chart topping hit was "Please Don't Go" in December 1979, hitting #1 for one week in January 1980, and becoming the first #1 hit of the 1980s. With the declining popularity of disco, the group explored other styles and changed labels, joining Epic Records in 1980 after TK Records went bankrupt.


1980s

In 1981, the partnership between Finch, and Casey came to an acrimonious end. Two years after the release of the previous album, the group released two solo albums with new material, geared toward pop: The Painter and Space Cadet. These albums generated little success, but in 1982, a hit track called "Give It Up" on the album All in a Night's Work (recorded before Casey and Finch split partnership) brought a return to success in the UK, and appeared two years later on the United States Billboard Top 40. The song was also featured on the band's next album, 1984's KC Ten. Epic Records, however, refused to issue the song as a single due to its prior failure in the US. Because of this, a frustrated Casey formed Meca Records, releasing the single himself on this label in a final attempt to garner the song some success in America. It worked, but the album still failed to surpass expectations. This led to the group falling into stasis around 1985 with Casey's retirement.


1990s and beyond

A revival in the interest of disco music in 1991 brought Casey out of retirement. He reformed the group with entirely new members except for the percussionist and began touring once again. Some of the original members of the band are now deceased. The new band has released a large number of compilation albums through Rhino Records, featured along with some newly recorded material. The album Oh Yeah! was released in 1993 after a ten year gap between new albums, excluding compilations.

On July 28, 2000, Jerome Smith (rhythm guitar) died accidentally while working as a bulldozer operator.

In 2001, the band made a brief comeback into the music scene after an eight-year lull with the release of a new album titled I'll Be There For You. The album was praised by critics, but it failed to generate any impact on the charts or in sales. More recently, the group had an appearance in the 2003 remake of the movie The In-Laws.

Several KC/Finch songs have been included in the Dance Dance Revolution series of dance video games. "That's the Way (I Like It)" was included in the original Dance Dance Revolution, "Shake Your Booty" was in Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix and "Get Down Tonight" was in DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution. The song "Keep It Comin' Love" was on the soundtrack of the movie, Blow, about 1970s and 1980s cocaine smuggler George Jung. Additionally, many KC/Finch songs, most frequently "I Get Lifted," have been sampled for hip hop songs. 2005 "I'm Your Boggie Man" was featured in a rollerskating sequence in the movie "Roll Bounce"

KC sang "Get Down Tonight" on American Idol on April 22, 2009 and, with his band, performed many of his greatest hits for the IBM Impact Smart SOA Conference on May 6, 2009 at The Venetian (Las Vegas) .


Discography

Albums


Selected compilations


KC and the Sunshine Band (album)


KC and the Sunshine Band is the second studio album of the hugely successful disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album contained three major hit songs—"That's the Way (I Like It)", "Get Down Tonight", and "Boogie Shoes".

This album was re-released in 1994 by Rhino as KC and the Sunshine Band ...And More. This reissue contained additional tracks from prior to 1975, along with two 1980's-era remixes.

"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song written by H.W. (KC) Casey and Richard Finch, and recorded and released in 1975 by KC and the Sunshine Band for their eponymous second album. The song was considered risque at the time because of the obvious meaning behind the title as well as its chorus with multiple "uh-huhs" and its verses. It became their second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit number one on more than one occasion during a one month period which it did between November and December 1975. It topped the U.S. pop chart for one week and was replaced by "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention. It returned to number one for an additional week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed its three-week run. The single also spent one week at number one on the soul singles chart. It is considered by many as one of the most popular of the disco era.
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status quo




Status Quo, also known as The Quo or just Quo, are an English rock band whose music is characterized by their distinctive brand of boogie rock.

The group's origins were in "The Scorpions" founded by schoolboys Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in 1962. After a number of lineup changes, the band became "The Status Quo" in late 1967, finally settling on the name "Status Quo" in 1970. They have recorded over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock group in history. 22 of these have reached the UK Top Ten.

History

Formation

The origins of Status Quo were in the rock and roll freakbeat band "The Spectres" formed in 1962. Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster met at Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Catford, and were members of the same orchestra. They started a band called The Scorpions, later changing the name to "The Spectres". Rossi and Lancaster played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich, London. In 1963 they added drummer John Coghlan. They began writing their own material and after a year met Rick Parfitt who was playing with a cabaret band called The Highlights. By the end of 1965 Rossi and Parfitt, who had become close friends, made a commitment to continue working together. On July 18, 1966 The Spectres signed a five-year deal with Piccadilly Records, releasing two singles that year, 'I (Who Have Nothing)' and 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' (written by Alan Lancaster), and one the next year called '(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet' (a song originally recorded by New York psychedelic band The Blues Magoos) - All three singles failed to make an impact on the charts.

Early years

By 1967, the group had discovered psychedelia and changed their name to Traffic (later amended to Traffic Jam, to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood's Traffic). At this time the line-up also included organist Roy Lynes. They released another single "Almost But Not Quite There" which was also a flop. In late 1967 the band became The Status Quo, and in January 1968 they released the psychedelic-flavoured "Pictures of Matchstick Men". Rick Parfitt was invited to join the band just as the song hit the UK Singles Chart, reaching Number 7. "Matchstick Men" also became their only Top 40 hit single in the United States. Though the follow up was the unsuccessful single, "Black Veils of Melancholy", they had a hit again the same year with the poppy, Marty Wilde penned "Ice in the Sun", which climbed to Number 8. Although the group's albums have been released in the United States throughout their career they have never achieved the same level of success and fame there that they have enjoyed in their home country. After the breakthrough, the band management hired Bob Young as a "roadie" and tour manager. Over the years Young became one of the most important songwriting partners for Status Quo.

After their second album Spare Parts failed to impact commercially, the band, disillusioned with their musical direction, abandoned pop psychedelia and Carnaby Street fashions in favour of a hard rock/boogie sound, faded denims and T-shirts, an image which was to become their trademark throughout the 1970s. Lynes left the band in 1971, to be replaced (in the studio) by guests including keyboard player Jimmy Horowitz and Tom Parker. By 1976, ex-The Herd and Judas Jump member Andy Bown was brought in to cover keyboards - although as he was contracted as a solo artist with EMI he was not credited as a full-time member until 1982.

Success

After two well-received but relatively poor selling albums in 1970 and 1971 their major breakthrough came when they signed with the well-respected heavy rock and progressive label Vertigo. Their first album for Vertigo, Piledriver was released in 1972 and heralded an even heavier, self-produced sound. This album was essentially the stylistic template for each album they released up until Blue for You in 1976. During this period, and throughout the rest of the 70s, they became one of the UK's leading rock bands, gaining a faithful following due to their relentless touring and energetic live gigs. Quo's more popular songs from this era include "Paper Plane" (1972), "Caroline" (1973), "Down Down" (1975), "Rockin' All Over the World" (1977) and "Whatever You Want" (1979). "Down Down" topped the UK singles chart in January 1975 becoming their only British number one single to date. Quo have now sold in excess of 118 million records worldwide.

Changes in lineup

From 1977 onwards, the band's sound became more polished as they began to employ outside producers. These included Pip Williams, Roger Glover, who was the first outside producer to work with Quo since Pye's John Schroeder in the early 1970s and produced 'Wild Side of Life' and its B-side "All Through The Night" in 1976; and John Eden. Sales remained high in the UK throughout the 1980s, but tensions within the band saw founding member John Coghlan leaving the band late in 1981. His replacement was Pete Kircher from the 1960s pop band Honeybus. This line-up played its last full-length gig in 1984 at the Milton Keynes Bowl, although the band were contracted to record more albums. Status Quo's final appearance with the Kircher line-up opened the Live Aid charity event at Wembley in July 1985.


That year, Rossi recorded and released two solo singles with long-time writing partner Bernie Frost. Parfitt also recorded a solo album, Recorded Delivery, with bass player John "Rhino" Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich. The album remains unreleased, although some tracks were reworked and released sporadically as Status Quo B-sides until 1987.

In the summer of 1985, Rossi, Parfitt and Bown, along with Edwards and Rich, started work on a new Status Quo album. Lancaster, who by this time had more or less settled in Australia, took out a legal injunction to stop the band from using the Status Quo name on any records, citing his increasing musical differences with the group, notably during the sessions for the 1983 album Back to Back. The specific dispute concerned two tracks which became hit singles for the group around that time. Lancaster had written the track "Ol' Rag Blues", but was angered when the producers chose to release a version with Rossi singing the lead vocal in preference to the one sung by himself. He also objected to the track "Marguerita Time", which he thought unduly corny and too pop-oriented for the band. This was underlined by his non-appearance on either the performance of the song on Top Of The Pops or its promotional video. The injunction also prevented the release of a single, "Naughty Girl", for which a catalogue number was issued by Vertigo.

An out-of-court settlement was made in January 1986, enabling the new Status Quo to continue recording the In The Army Now album, of which "Naughty Girl" was reworked as "Dreamin'". Lancaster remained in Australia, and in 1986 joined an Australian super group, The Party Boys, which featured Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo, John Brewster of The Angels and Kevin Borich, but achieved little success outside Australia. Lancaster left Status Quo formally in 1987.

The late 80s and 90s

On July 12 1986 they played at Queen`s Live at Wembley '86 concert.The commercially successful In the Army Now album was released in 1986, the single of the same name becoming one of the band's biggest selling UK singles, reaching number 2. The following album, Ain't Complaining, released in 1988, was less successful but did produce the hit single "Burning Bridges" which got to number 5. This was later re-recorded (with new lyrics) in April 1994 with Manchester United F.C. as "Come on You Reds" technically giving the band their second UK Number 1, although the single was released as 'by Manchester United'.

The early-to-mid-1990s saw falling album sales for the band. Don't Stop (1996), and Famous in the Last Century (2000) consisted almost entirely of cover versions, (with the only exception being the title track to the latter). The former brought some chart success for Quo with covers of Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop" and The Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun". The band became involved in an acrimonious dispute with Radio 1 after the station refused to include the "Fun Fun Fun" single on the radio station's playlist.

Parfitt underwent quadruple by-pass surgery in 1997 but was able to make a full recovery and returned with a performance at the Norwich City Football Club ground three months later. Rich left in 2000 and was replaced by Matt Letley. Andrew Bown also took a year off at the same time following the death of his wife, and was temporarily replaced on stage by Paul Hirsh, formerly of Voyager.

Status Quo in the 2000s

Francis Rossi in Örebro, Sweden on July 18, 2007.

In recent years Status Quo have retained their loyal fan base in the United Kingdom, as well as their big followings in Scandinavia and mainland Europe, most notably in the Netherlands.

In November 2000, the band played a gig at Grandchester in Outback Australia performing on a carriage of Australia's Orient Express, the Great South Pacific Express.

In September 2005, a contestant on the long-running BBC television quiz programme Mastermind chose Status Quo as his specialist subject. That same year Rossi and Parfitt made cameo appearances in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street in a storyline which involved them being sued by the notorious layabout Les Battersby, and performing live at his wedding as compensation.

In December 2005, it was announced that Parfitt had been taken ill and was undergoing tests for throat cancer. All subsequent dates of the UK tour were cancelled as a result. However, the growths in Parfitt's throat were later found to be benign and were successfully removed. In May 2006 a fully recovered Parfitt and the band returned to the NEC Birmingham to play the show that they had postponed in December. This was their 40th show at the venue, and was recorded for a DVD, entiltled "Just Doin' It".

On the 1 July 2007, they performed in front of 63,000 people at the newly built Wembley Stadium as part of the Concert for Diana, and they also appeared on Tiswas Reunited, in which the band got the usual greeting of custard pies whilst playing the song Gerdundula.

Their latest studio album, In Search of the Fourth Chord, was released on the band's own Fourth Chord label in September 2007 in the UK and on Edel Records in the rest of Europe. Produced by veteran producer Pip Williams, who had worked with Quo in the studio since 1977, the album was only moderately successful.

In 2008, they teamed up with German techno group Scooter to record a jumpstyle version of their 1979 single "Whatever You Want" entitled "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)". In December 2008, they released their 75th single and first ever Christmas single, entitled "It's Christmas Time", which peaked at No.40 in the UK Singles Charts.

In August 2009, Status Quo returned to Northern Ireland to play in Carrickfergus, celebrating 60 years of partnership. Other acts included Imelda May, Simon McBride and Jools Holland.

Glastonbury 2009

Rick Parfitt in Örebro, Sweden on 18 July 2007

Status Quo played at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival on 28 June, and at the separately held Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza in August 2009.


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The Soul Children


The Soul Children was an American soul music group.

Career

This Memphis, Tennessee Stax Records mainstay was formed by Norman West (formerly of The Del-Rios), and included the talents of John Colbert aka J. Blackfoot, Anita Louis and Shelbra Bennett. The group was formed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter in order to fill the gap that Sam & Dave had left after parting from the Atlantic record label. They scored 15 R&B hits between 1968 and 1978.

Norman R. West, Jr., a country preacher's kid, grew up in Louisiana, and whereby singing in his father's church and any other church where his father was asked to preach, Norman and his brothers (Joe, James, Robert) were there to offer a few songs. Norman also was a member of various quartets and groups in his formative years before he began sneaking out and singing in local clubs, then later formed The Soul Children.

'J. Blackfoot' is a nickname Colbert picked up during his early years, due to his habit of walking without footwear on the tarred sidewalks of Memphis during the hot summers. He spent six months as lead singer with a new line-up of The Bar-Kays after the original members were killed with Otis Redding in a plane crash. He later launched a solo career as J. Blackfoot with the single "Taxi", which climbed into the R&B Top Ten in 1984.

Both Norman West and J. Blackfoot are still touring performing to date with their solo careers. Norman West is due to release a new single in 2008 called 'Long Ride Home.'


Singles

  • Stax 0008 : "Give 'Em Love" / "Move Over"
  • Stax 0018 : "I'll Understand" / "Doin' Our Thang"
  • Stax 0030 : "Tighten Up My Thang" / "Take Up The Slack"
  • Stax 0050 : "The Sweeter He Is Pt. I" / "Pt. II"
  • Stax 0062 : "Hold On, I'm Coming" / "Make It Good"
  • Stax 0075 : "Put your World in My World" / "Finish Me Off"
  • Stax 0086 : "Let's Make A Sweet Thing Sweeter" / "Finish Me Off"
  • Stax 0102 : "Gonna Get Away From It All" / "Ridin' On Love Merry-Go-Round"
  • Stax 0119 : "Hearsay" / "Don't Take my Sunshine"
  • Stax 0132 : "Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness" / "Just The One I've Been Looking For"
  • Stax 0152 : "It Ain't Always What You Do" / "All That Shines Ain't Gold"
  • Stax 0170 : "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing" / "Poem On The School House Door"
  • Stax 0182 : "I'll Be The Other Woman" / "Comeback Kind Of Love"
  • Stax 0218 : "Love Makes It Right Pt. I" / "Pt. II"
  • Stax 0230 : "What's Happening Baby Pt. I" / "Pt. II"
  • Stax 3206 : "Can't Give Up A Good Thing" / "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
  • Stax 3214 : "Who You Used To Be" / "Believing"

Albums

  • Soul Children - Stax 2018 (1968)
  • Best of Two Worlds - Stax 2043 (1971)
  • Genesis - Stax 3003 (1972)
  • Friction - Stax 5507 (1974)
  • Finders Keepers - Epic (1976)
  • Where Is Your Woman Tonight? - Epic (1977)
  • Open Door Policy - Stax (1978)
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roek williams


Roek Williams, pseudoniem van Roek Willemze (Amsterdam, 20 september 1943 - Los Angeles, 7 april 2005) was een Nederlandse zanger.

In 1961 start hij de band Roek Williams & The Fighting Cats. Nadat hij in 1968 solo gaat komt er in 1973 succes met Elsje en Annemieke. In 1976 flopten zijn platen Nachtzuster en M'n beste vriend. Hierna stopt hij zelf met zingen, maar hij blijft wel in de muziekindustrie werkzaam. Hij werkte onder meer samen met André Hazes. In 1983 emigreert Roek Williams naar Los Angeles waar hij op 7 april 2005 sterft aan kanker.

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rob de nijs


15 jaar Rob de Nijs

Philips 6677051
co-Producer: Boudewijn de Groot
  • De liefste die ik ken (2:03) (G. Goffin / C. King)
  • Ritme van de regen (2:28) (J. Gummoe / R. Anthony / Lodewijk Post)
  • Anna Palowna (3:24) (B. Boronov / arr. P. Seeger / H. Angulo)
  • Loop naar de maan (2:31) (E. Giacci / Giangrano / J. Bulterman)
  • Wit satijn (2:33) (L. Crane / G. Ross / W. Rex)
  • Troela, troela troel-la (2:25) (F. Berlipp / arr. Ström / J. Bulterman)
  • King of the road (2:38) (R. Miller / H. Geelen)
  • Fever (2:32) (J. Davenport / E. Cooley)
  • Tutte frutti (2:42) (D. La Bostrie / Joe Lubin / R. Penniman)
  • Charms (2:17) (H. Greenfield / H. Miller)
  • Rozen, rozen (3:20) (R. Gijbert / D. Gaymmy / P. Goemans)
  • Blue velvet (2:45) (B. Wayne / L. Morris)
  • Afscheid (2:16) (P. Goemans)
  • Jan Klaassen de trompetter (3:11) (Boudewijn de Groot / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Meisje in Engeland (4:39) (Astrid Nijgh / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Leonardo (3:20) (Boudewijn de Groot / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Als je niet meer verder kunt (2:36) (Boudewijn de Groot / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Dag zuster Ursula (2:28) (Boudewijn de Groot / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Onweer (4:00) (E. Broughton / arr. P. Souer / Ruud Engelander)
  • Malle Babbe (4:13) (Boudewijn de Groot / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Zet een kaars voor je raam (3:22) (D. Williams / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Bier is bitter (3:34) (Rob de Nijs / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Ik laat je vrij (3:56) (G. M. Schönberg / Th. de Winter)
  • De meermin (3:54) (Rob de Nijs / W. Ertvelt)
  • Marijke (2:44) (Boudewijn de Groot / Lennaert Nijgh)
  • Lome dag (3:58) (L. Reed / T. Beishuizen)
  • Seizoenen (4:13) (Rob de Nijs / W. Ertvelt)
  • Het werd zomer (4:07) (J. Helder / C. Heilburg / Joost Nuissl)
Robert (Rob) de Nijs (Amsterdam, 26 december 1942) is een Nederlands zanger en acteur.
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