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American musician and record producer (born 1951)
Harry Wayne Casey
Casey in 2017
Also known as KC Born (1951-01-31 ) January 31, 1951 (age 73)
Opa-locka, Florida , U.S.Origin
Hialeah, Florida , U.S. Genres Occupation(s) Record producer musician songwriter Instrument(s) Years active 1973–present Website
heykcsb .com
Musical artist
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.
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[2]
[3]
In January 1981, he survived a serious car accident — another car hit his car head-on. He was left partially paralyzed for six months, and had to re-learn how to walk, dance, and play the piano, but by the end of the year he was back in the recording studio.
[4]
He grew up in
Hialeah and graduated from Hialeah High School.
[5] In the 1990s and 2000s he split his time between
Miami Lakes, Florida and
Durham, North Carolina .
[6]
Casey appeared in season 25 of
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives .
[7]
Discography
KC and the Sunshine Band performing in 2006
Selected compilations
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1980) (compilation)
The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) (compilation)
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1990) (compilation)
KC and the Sunshine Band...and More (1994)
Part 3... and More (1995)
Get Down Live! (1995) (live)
Shake, Shake, Shake and Other Hits (1997)
I'm Your Boogie Man and Other Hits (1997)
Yummy in My Tummy (1998) (live)
As songwriter
Songwriter: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
"
Rock Your Baby "
[8] (1974) -
George McCrae
"Gimme Some" (1975) -
Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Dance Across the Floor" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Get Happy" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"I Wanna Go Home with You" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Don't Worry About It" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"It's Your Sweet Love" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Let Me" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Ask the Birds and the Bees" (1978) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"You Get Me Hot"
[9] (1979) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Goin Home for Love" (Foster/Casey/Finch/Horne) (1979) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"I Get Lifted" (1979) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
"Without You" (1979) - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
See also
References
^ Randolph Heard, "An Interview with KC [Harry Wayne Casey]", in Shelton Waldrep, ed., The Seventies: The Age of Glitter in Popular Culture (London: Routledge, 2013), 283-92.
ISBN
1136690611
^ Craig MacInnis, That's the Way I Like It (The Harry Wayne Casey Story) , Team Power Publishing, 2002,
ISBN
2-89568-059-0
^ Sculley, Alan (April 6, 2022).
"KC and the Sunshine Band still going strong" .
Connect Savannah .
^
"KC: He's Still Your Boogie Man" .
Sun Sentinel . November 21, 1996.
^ Baker, Greg (September 19, 1990).
"The Boogie Man Is Back" .
Miami New Times .
^ VanHecke, Sue (August 28, 1997).
"KC COMES TO FESTIVAL AMID ECHOES FROM PAST, NEW ALBUM" .
The Virginian-Pilot .
^
"Season 25, Episode 4, Chew and Brew" .
Food Network .
^
"Rock Your Baby" . 45cat.com . Retrieved February 17, 2023 .
^
"You Get Me Hot" .
Discogs . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
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