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The band was formed in 1973 by Harry Wayne Casey (KC) and Richard Finch. Casey was a record store employee and part-timer at TK Records in Hialeah, Florida The band was originally called KC & The Sunshine Junkanoo Band because KC used studio musicians from TK and a local Junkanoo band called the Miami Junkanoo Band.
- 1973–1983, 1991–present
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Harry Wayne Casey, Maria De Crescenzo, Anika Mungin, Fermin Goytisolo, David Simmons, J Whitt, Steve Lashley, John Reid, Cisco Dimas, Miles Fielder, Felipe Lamoglia, Michael Joy
Nov 25, 2017 · Claims to fame: The most popular disco band of all time. Instrumental in getting disco music onto pop radio. Brought a heavy funk flavor to what had been a poppy genre. Mixed Latin funk and Caribbean "Junkanoo" rhythms into American dance music. Helped turn disco into a party music.
Jun 20, 2016 · Originally called KC and the Sunshine Junkanoo Band, it comprised of Casey, the Miami Junkanoo Band and some studio musicians from the label he was working at. The Junkanoo band sprun from a cultural tradition called the Junkanoo parade which occurs in the Bahamas and cities across the USA with Caribbean-American populations.
The R&B stations in America were first to the party, jumping on his debut single, "Blow Your Whistle," released as KC and the Sunshine Junkanoo Band in 1973. Next it was the UK, where "Queen Of Clubs," now as KC and the Sunshine Band, went Top 10 in 1974.
Vocalist/keyboard player Harry Wayne Casey (‘KC’) started out singing in church and in various little local talent shows around Miami. He formed the Sunshine Band – originally named K.C. & the Sunshine Junkanoo Band – with bassist Rick Finch.
As songwriter. See also. References. External links. Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name KC, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.
