Harry Wayne Casey

Harry Wayne Casey
Casey in 2017
Casey in 2017
Background information
Also known asKC
Born (1951-01-31) January 31, 1951 (age 73)
Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
OriginHialeah, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Years active1973–present
Websiteheykcsb.com

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, with co-founder Richard Finch. Casey has enjoyed success and recognition as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.[1][2][3]

In January 1981, he survived a serious car accident when another car hit his car head-on. He was left partially paralyzed for six months, and had to relearn 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 September 1969.[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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Craig MacInnis, That's the Way I Like It (The Harry Wayne Casey Story), Team Power Publishing, 2002, ISBN 2-89568-059-0
  3. ^ Sculley, Alan (April 6, 2022). "KC and the Sunshine Band still going strong". Connect Savannah.
  4. ^ "KC: He's Still Your Boogie Man". Sun Sentinel. November 21, 1996.
  5. ^ Baker, Greg (September 19, 1969). "The Boogie Man Is Back". Miami New Times.
  6. ^ VanHecke, Sue (August 28, 1997). "KC COMES TO FESTIVAL AMID ECHOES FROM PAST, NEW ALBUM". The Virginian-Pilot.
  7. ^ "Season 25, Episode 4, Chew and Brew". Food Network.
  8. ^ "Rock Your Baby". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "You Get Me Hot". Discogs. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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