Harry Wayne Casey

Harry Wayne Casey
Harry Wayne Casey
	Casey in 2017
Background information
Also known as	KC
Born	January 31, 1951 (age 73); Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
Origin	Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Disco; funk; blue-eyed soul; R&B;
Occupations	Record producer; musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals; keyboards;
Years active	1973–present
Website	heykcsb.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.^[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

Do It Good (1974)
KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)
The Sound of Sunshine (1975)
Part 3 (1976)
Who Do Ya Love (1978)
Do You Wanna Go Party (1979)
Space Cadet Solo Flight (1981)
The Painter (1981)
All in a Night's Work (1982)
KC Ten (1983)
Oh Yeah! (1993)
I'll Be There for You (2001)
Yummy (2007)

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

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.

External links

Official website
Harry Wayne Casey at AllMusic
Band history
Harry Casey Interview at NAMM Oral History Library (2017)

[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, 1990). "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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v t e KC and the Sunshine Band
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey Maria De Crescenzo Anika Ellis Fermin Goytisolo Robert E. Lee David Simmons Chris Cadenhead Jeffery Reeves Steve Lashley John Reid Michael Cordone Fernando Diaz Miles Fielder Kenetha Morris Janell Burgess Richard Finch Jerome Smith Robert Johnson Oliver C. Brown Mike Lewis Vinnie Tanno Ken Faulk Margaret Reynolds Beverley Champion Jeanette Williams
Studio albums	Do It Good (1974) KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) The Sound of Sunshine (1975) Part 3 (1976) Who Do Ya (Love) (1978) Do You Wanna Go Party (1979) Space Cadet Solo Flight (1981) The Painter (1981) All in a Night's Work (1982) KC Ten (1984) Oh Yeah! (1993) I'll Be There for You (2001) Yummy (2007)
Live albums	Get Down Live! (1995)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1980) The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) 25th Anniversary Collection (1999) In a Mellow Mood (2005)
Singles	"Get Down Tonight" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "Rock Your Baby" "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" "I'm Your Boogie Man" "Keep It Comin' Love" "Boogie Shoes" "It's the Same Old Song" "Please Don't Go" "Yes, I'm Ready" "Give It Up"
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