I-KC kanye ne-Sunshine Band yiqembu lomculo laseMelika elazuza ukuduma okubanzi engxenyeni yesibili yawo-1970 yekhulu leminyaka elidlule. Leli qembu lasebenza ezinhlotsheni ezixubile, ezisekelwe emculweni we-funk nowe-disco. Izingoma ezingaphezu kuka-10 zeqembu ngezikhathi ezihlukene zashaya ishadi le-Billboard Hot 100 elaziwayo. Futhi amalungu athole imiklomelo eminingi yomculo ehlonishwayo.
Ukudalwa kweqembu kanye nokuqala kwendlela yokudala yeqembu i-KC kanye ne-Sunshine Band
Iqembu lithole igama ngenxa yamaqiniso amabili. Okokuqala, igama lomholi walo nguCasey (ngesiNgisi kuzwakala "KC"). Okwesibili, i-Sunshine Band iyitemu ye-slang yaseFlorida. Ekugcineni leli qembu lasungulwa ngo-1973 nguHarry Casey.
Ngaleso sikhathi, wayesebenza esitolo somculo futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo esebenza isikhathi esithile endaweni yokuqopha. Ngakho-ke, wayengathola abaculi abanekhono. Ngenxa yalokhu, ukwazile ukuheha abaculi beqembu leJunkanoo ukuba angene eqenjini.
Lapha wahlangana futhi waqala ukusebenzisana nonjiniyela womsindo uRichard Finch, owaletha abaculi abaningi abavela kwilebula ye-TK Records. Ngakho-ke, iqembu lomculo eligcwele ngokugcwele lakhiwe, elihlanganisa umculi wezigubhu, abadlali besiginci, umhleli kanye nomculi.
Kusukela ezingomeni zokuqala, leli qembu lizibonakalise ngokwentengiso. Izibonelo yilezi: Vuthela Ikhwelo (1973) kanye ne-Sound Your Funky Horn (1974). Izingoma zashaya amashadi amaningi aseMelika, zaze zadlulela nangale kweMelika.
Zombili izingoma zishaya amashadi aseYurophu. Leli qembu lazimemezela kanje. Ngemuva kwempumelelo enjalo, abafana bahlela ukuqopha izingoma ezimbalwa futhi baqale ukulungiselela i-albhamu yabo yokuqala. Nokho, konke kwaphumelela nakakhulu.
Ngalesi sikhathi, u-Casey no-Finch baqopha inguqulo yedemo yengoma ethi Rock Your Baby, kamuva eyaba yingoma. Baqhamuke nombono wokwengeza ingxenye yezwi yomculi u-George McCrae engomeni. Ngemuva kokucula komculi, ingoma isilungile futhi ikhishwe njengeyodwa.
Ukwakhiwa kwakudume kakhulu e-USA nakwamanye amazwe amaningi aseYurophu futhi kwaba ngenye yezingoma eziphambili zesitayela se-disco. Amazwe angaphezu kuka-50 "anqotshwe" abaculi ngenxa yale ngoma. Akazange ashiye zonke izinhlobo zamashadi isikhathi eside.
I-albhamu yokuqala ethi Do It Good (1974) yaba irekhodi okukhulunywa ngalo kakhulu, kodwa ikakhulukazi eYurophu. Kuncane okushiwo ngeqembu e-US. Nokho, lokhu kwalungiswa ngokukhululwa kwe-disc elandelayo.
Ukunyuka kwe-KC kanye ne-Sunshine Band
Ngenxa yokuduma kwengoma eyodwa ethi Rock Your Baby, abaculi bathathe uhambo oluncane. Bavakashela amadolobha amaningana aseYurophu ngamakhonsathi, futhi phakathi babhala i-albhamu entsha. I-albhamu yaqanjwa ngegama leqembu.
I-albhamu ethi KC and the Sunshine Band yakhululwa ngo-1975 futhi yakhunjulwa umlaleli waseMelika ngenxa yengoma ethi Get Down Tonight. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, ingoma yathatha indawo yokuqala eshadini le-Billboard. Ekupheleni konyaka, abaculi baze baqokelwa indondo yomculo weGrammy. Abazange bayiwine indondo, kodwa benze umsebenzi oncomekayo kulo mcimbi, okuqinise impumelelo yabo.
Ukukhishwa okulandelayo Ingxenye 3 yaba nezingoma ezimbili eziyimpumelelo ngesikhathi esisodwa: I'm Your Boogie Man kanye (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty. Izingoma zithathe indawo ehamba phambili ku-Billboard Hot 100, zaziswa abagxeki nabalaleli. Ngemva kwalokho, kwakhululwa amanye ama-albhamu amabili aphumelele.
Eyokugcina eshadini ngeminyaka yawo-1970 kwaba ethi Sicela Ungahambi. Ingoma iphezulu kakhulu kumashadi omculo we-pop ne-R&B e-United States kanye namazwe amaningana ase-Europe. Lesi sikhathi kwaba yinguquko eqenjini. Ukufika kwawo-1980 kwaphawula ukwehla kwesithakazelo kuma-disco kanye nokuvela kwezinhlobo eziningi ezintsha.
Ukudala okwengeziwe. 1980s
Khona-ke ilebula ye-TK Records yashabalala, okwathi iminyaka engu-7 ingenakuthathelwa indawo iqembu. Iqembu belifuna ilebula entsha futhi lasayina inkontileka ne-Epic Records. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, kwaqala ukufuna uhlobo olusha nomsindo omusha, njengoba abafana baqonda kahle ukuthi ngeke besakwazi ukuzuza ukuthandwa nge-disco.
Ngemva kokufuna isikhathi eside u-Harry, u-Casey udale iphrojekthi eyedwa futhi wakhulula ingoma ethi Yebo, Ngilungile noTeri de Sario. Ukuqanjwa akufani nomsebenzi wangaphambilini womculi njengengxenye yeqembu. Umsindo othule "wocatshangelwayo" wenze ingoma yaduma ngempela. Wabhala amashadi amaningi isikhathi eside.
Ngo-1981, uCasey noFinch bayeka ukusebenza ndawonye. Kodwa-ke, leli qembu laqhubeka nomsebenzi walo futhi lakhipha ama-albhamu amabili ngesikhathi esisodwa ngo-1981: I-Painter kanye ne-Space Cadet Solo Flight. Kube nenkinga. Womabili ama-albhamu awazange anakwe izethameli. Azikho izingoma ezishadiwe.
Lesi simo silungiswe yiculo elithi Give It Up, elaphuma ngemuva konyaka (libalwa neqoqo elisha labaculi). Ingoma yayidumile eYurophu, ikakhulukazi e-UK, kodwa ayizange inakwe e-US. Ngenxa yalokhu, ama-Epic Records awazange ayikhiphe njengeyodwa, okuholele ekuphambeni phakathi kwelebula noCasey.
Washiya wayosungula inkampani yakhe, iMeca Records. Ngemva kweminyaka emibili ephumelele e-UK, wakhipha ingoma ethi Give It U futhi akazange enze iphutha. Ingoma yaduma e-US futhi. Naphezu kwengoma eshisa izikhotha, i-albhamu entsha yeqembu “yayisehluleki” mayelana nokudayiswa. Ngenxa yazo zonke izehlakalo ezenzekayo, leli qembu layimisa imisebenzi yalo maphakathi nawo-1980.
Ukubuya kweqembu futhi kamuva umsebenzi
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, kwaba negagasi elisha lokuthakasela emculweni we-disco. UCasey ukubone lokhu njengethuba lokuvuselela iqembu futhi wadala kabusha iqembu. Uhehe abaculi abasha abambalwa futhi wahlela izinkambo eziningana. Ngemva kwamakhonsathi aphumelele, kwakhululwa inqwaba yamaqoqo, ahlanganisa izingoma ezintsha nezindala. Ngemuva kweminyaka eyi-10 yokuthula, i-albhamu entsha enobude obugcwele, ethi Oh Yeah!, yakhululwa.
Ukukhishwa kwakamuva kweqembu kuthi I'll Be There for You (2001) kanye ne-Yummy. Womabili ama-albhamu awazange abe yimpumelelo kakhulu mayelana nokuthengiswa, nakuba irekhodi lika-2001 laziswa kakhulu ngabagxeki. Noma kunjalo, iqembu alizange likuthole impumelelo yalo yangaphambili.
