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Friday, March 20, 2015

It's Spring! Time For Some "Sunshine Band"

KC: "That's The Way I Like It"
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND KICKS OFF SPRING WITH SIRIUSXM'S '70s ON 7 FEELING SPRING! FEELING YOU ONE-HOUR SPECIAL 

Yep, it's the first day of Spring! A toast to the Vernal Equinox and of course what says Spring better than Sunshine? KC and the Sunshine Band of course! 

Enjoy my full length interview with da man himself by clicking on this link:


Spring is in the air and who better to ring it in than Harry Wayne "KC" Casey and the sunshiny 'Miami sound' of his Sunshine Band. Celebrating the release of their brand-new album, Feeling You! The 60s, which is available oniTunes, Amazon and stores nationwide, KC of KC and The Sunshine Band stopped by SiriusXM to share the new music and talk about classic hits like "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," "That's The Way I Like It," "Get Down Tonight" and more. Soak up the musical rays and tune in to SiriusXM's '70s on 7on the first day of spring, this Friday, March 20 at Noon ET/PT, for the one-hour special Feeling Spring! Feeling You. 

Upcoming SiriusXM '70s on 7 Airdates:
Friday, March 20 at Noon, 3 p.m. ET/PT
Saturday, March 21 at 1 a.m., 10 p.m. ET/PT
Sunday, March 22 at 4 a.m., 5 p.m. ET/PT

*Listen On Demand with a SiriusXM internet subscription. Details here

Celebrating over forty years since their biggest hits dominated the mainstream pop charts, KC and The Sunshine Band is back, performing over 100 dates per year and recently appearing on national television shows including OWN's Where Are They Now, Bloomberg TV's Taking Stock with Pimm Fox, The Weather Channel's Wake Up With AlThe Better Show, OK! TV, TV One'sUnsung, CNN's The Seventies and more.

"I feel like I'm 24," KC told The Miami Herald in advance to his hometown show March 20 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL. "Forty years later I feel like I'm back in 1975. Coming to 2015, and the 40th anniversary of 'Get Down Tonight' going to No. 1, has been an interesting process. That creative flow we got going in '73, '74, that's what I'm feeling now. I know that in 1984 we wanted to get away from it all, we were tired of it all, but this [new music] has reinvigorated me, and I think I'm writing better than I did back then. Lyrically, I think it's better, [and] it's much more mature. I don't know how to explain it, but it feels good."

Featuring covers of songs by sixties legends like Ben E. King, The Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Aaron Neville and others, KC says this new album Feeling You! The 60s stems from an inspiration to pay tribute to those songs who helped shape him into the revolutionary artist he is today.

With sales of over 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, KC and The Sunshine Band are still known today as one of the most progressive bands of the 70s, as their music is still discovered daily by millions around the world through its continual placement in top box office movies, TV commercials, TV shows and video games, including KINGSMAN: The Secret Service. The film, The Record Man, documenting the life of Henry Stone, features KC and The Sunshine Band in the early days and is currently playing at various film festivals across the country.

KC and The Sunshine Band On Tour:
03.20 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino / Hollywood, FL
03.21 Seminole Casino Immokalee / Immokalee, FL
03.26 Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino / Lemoore, CA
04.11 Busch Gardens / Tampa, FL
04.18 Seven Feathers Casino – Grand Ballroom / Canyonville, OR
04.19 Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom / Snoqualmie, WA
07.04 A Capitol Fourth Independence Day / Washington, DC
07.11 Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre / Peachtree City, GA
07.17 Three Rivers Festival / Ft. Wayne, IN
07.25 Burton Chace Park / Marina Del Rey, CA
08.08 Tropicana / Atlantic City, NJ
08.20 Indiana State Fairgrounds / Indianapolis, IN
08.22 Delta Downs - Delta Center / Vinton, LA
08.28 Monticello Grand Casino / Santiago, Chile
08.29 Monticello Grand Casino / Santiago, Chile
10.03 University of Buffalo Stadium / Buffalo, NY


To learn more about KC and The Sunshine Band and to find more details about their upcoming tour dates, visit heykcsb.com.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

KC and the Sunshine Band Will Be "Feeling You" In 2015



Features Songs by Sixties Legends Bob Dylan, Ben E. King, The Kinks, The Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Aaron Neville & More

Face it everyone loved KC and the Sunshine band at the height of their popularity in pop music. Who could resist songs like "Shake Your Booty" & "I'm Your Boogie Man?"

Well they have a new album of 60's covers coming in 2015, yep KC and the Sunshine Band are going to be "Feeling You" in the New Year, oh yes they are!
 
KC and The Sunshine Band dominated the 1970s, ruling the airwaves with a unique meeting of Caribbean, pop, R&B and latin styles that inspired infectious grooves and the distinctive Sunshine Sound, producing such #1 hits as “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “Boogie Shoes,” "Shake Your Booty,” and many more. Before he impacted the world, teaching them how to boogie, Harry Wayne “KC” Casey was, like the rest of America, being shaped by the music, conflicts, innocence, sex, social and political movements and counterculture of the 1960s.

“The widespread social and political issues of the 1960s was, in part, the inspiration to do something that would make people forget about their problems and be happy,” said Casey. “People were looking for something that would divert their attention from the negative aspects of everyday life surrounding them.”

KC and The Sunshine Band pays tribute to the era on March 10, 2015, with Feeling You! The 60's. The album, part one of the two-part Feeling You project, features covers of songs by sixties legends Bob Dylan, Ben E. King, The Kinks, The Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Aaron Neville and many more (full track listing below).

“I’m excited for my fans to hear this album,” said Casey. “I really went outside of the box vocally and creatively. Feeling You! The 60's is autobiographical, showing how I feel about love, life and the world through the music of that era.”

 Feeling You! The 60's Track Listing:
  1. (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me (4:12)
  2. Oh How Happy (2:58)
  3. Dreams (5:29)
  4. Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (2:51)
  5. Words (3:03)
  6. You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:12)
  7. Both Sides Now (4:03)
  8. Tell It Like It Is (3:08)
  9. Blowin’ In The Wind (5:06) Feat. The Unity On The Bay Choir
  10. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (4:22) Feat. Jason Scheff
  11. You Really Got Me (2:32)
  12. Sweet Soul Music (2:11)
  13. I Hear A Symphony (4:44)
  14. Stand By Me (5:31)
  15. You Keep Me Hanging On (3:35)
  16. Bring It On Home (3:50)
  17. Put A Little Love In Your Heart (3:43)
KC and The Sunshine Band On Tour:
12.27.2014 Paragon Casino Resort / Marksville, LA
12.31.2014 The Venetian / Macao, China
01.22.2014 Community Arts Center / Williamsport, PA
01.23.2015 NYCB Theatre at Westbury / Westbury, NY
01.24.2015 Valley Forge Casino / King of Prussia, PA
02.25.2015 Soul Train Cruise / San Juan, PR
03.20.2015 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino / Hollywood, FL
08.08.2015 Tropicana / Atlantic City, NJ
08.29.2015 Monticello Grand Casino / Santiago, Chile
08.30.2015 Monticello Grand Casino / Santiago, Chile

To learn more about KC and the Sunshine Band and to find more details about their upcoming tour dates, visit heykcsb.com.