Harry Wayne Casey

American musician and record producer (born 1951)

Harry Wayne Casey

Casey in 2025

Background information
Also known as| KC
Born|  (1951-01-31) January 31, 1951 (age 74)
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
Member of| KC and the Sunshine Band
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, 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]

## Biography

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He grew up in Hialeah, Florida and graduated from Hialeah High School in September 1969.[4]

In January 1981, he survived a serious car crash when another car hit his vehicle 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.[5]

In the 1990s and 2000s he split his time between Miami Lakes, Florida and Durham, North Carolina.[6]

## Discography

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KC and the Sunshine Band performing in 2006

* 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

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* 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

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Songwriter: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch

* "Rock Your Baby"[7] (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"[8] (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

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* TK Records
* Henry Stone
* Hamilton Bohannon

## References

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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. ^ Baker, Greg (September 19, 1969). "The Boogie Man Is Back". Miami New Times.
5. ^ "KC: He's Still Your Boogie Man". Sun Sentinel. November 21, 1996.
6. ^ VanHecke, Sue (August 28, 1997). "KC COMES TO FESTIVAL AMID ECHOES FROM PAST, NEW ALBUM". The Virginian-Pilot.
7. ^ "Rock Your Baby". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
8. ^ "You Get Me Hot". Discogs. 1979. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

## External links

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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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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

1960s|

* "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" – Otis Redding & Steve Cropper (songwriters) (1968)
* "Color Him Father" – Richard Lewis Spencer (songwriter) (1969)

1970s|

* "Patches" – Ronald Dunbar & General Johnson (songwriters) (1970)
* "Ain't No Sunshine" – Bill Withers (songwriter) (1971)
* "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield (songwriters) (1972)
* "Superstition" – Stevie Wonder (songwriter) (1973)
* "Living for the City" – Stevie Wonder (songwriter) (1974)
* "Where Is the Love" – Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch & Betty Wright (songwriters) (1975)
* "Lowdown" – Boz Scaggs & David Paich (songwriters) (1976)
* "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia (songwriters) (1977)
* "Last Dance" – Paul Jabara (songwriter) (1978)
* "After the Love Has Gone" – David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin (songwriters) (1979)

1980s|

* "Never Knew Love Like This Before" – Reggie Lucas & James Mtume (songwriters) (1980)
* "Just the Two of Us" – Bill Withers, William Salter & Ralph MacDonald (songwriters) (1981)
* "Turn Your Love Around" – Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather & Bill Champlin (songwriters) (1982)
* "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson (songwriter) (1983)
* "I Feel for You" – Prince (songwriter) (1984)
* "Freeway of Love" – Jeffrey E. Cohen & Narada Michael Walden (songwriters) (1985)
* "Sweet Love" – Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson & Gary Bias (songwriters) (1986)
* "Lean on Me" – Bill Withers (songwriter) (1987)
* "Giving You the Best That I Got" – Anita Baker, Randy Holland & Skip Scarborough (songwriters) (1988)
* "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (songwriters) (1989)

1990s|

* "U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer, Rick James & Alonzo Miller (songwriters) (1990)
* "Power of Love/Love Power" – Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross & Teddy Vann (songwriters) (1991)
* "End of the Road" – Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons (songwriters) (1992)
* "That's the Way Love Goes" – Janet Jackson,  Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (songwriters) (1993)
* "I'll Make Love to You" – Babyface (songwriter) (1994)
* "For Your Love" – Stevie Wonder (songwriter) (1995)
* "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" – Babyface (songwriter) (1996)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (songwriter) (1997)
* "Doo Wop (That Thing)" – Lauryn Hill (songwriter) (1998)
* "No Scrubs" – Kandi Burruss, Kevin Briggs & Tameka Cottle (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "Say My Name" – Beyoncé, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelly Rowland (songwriters) (2000)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
* "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" – Erykah Badu, Glenn Standridge, James Poyser, Madukwu Chinwah, Raphael Saadiq, Lonnie Lynn & Robert Ozuna (songwriters) (2002)
* "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter & Rich Harrison (songwriters) (2003)
* "You Don't Know My Name" – Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004)
* "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey, Johntá Austin, Manuel Seal Jr. & Jermaine Dupri (songwriters) (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry, Johntá Austin & Mary J. Blige (songwriters) (2006)
* "No One" – Alicia Keys, George M. Harry & Kerry "Krucial" Brothers (songwriters) (2007)
* "Miss Independent" – Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen & Ne-Yo (songwriters) (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Shine" – John Legend (songwriter) (2010)
* "Fool for You" – CeeLo Green, Melanie Fiona & Jack Splash (songwriters) (2011)
* "Adorn" – Miguel Pimentel (songwriter) (2012)
* "Pusher Love Girl" – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2013)
* "Drunk in Love" – Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosley, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko (songwriters) (2014)
* "Really Love" – D'Angelo, Gina Figueroa & Kendra Foster (songwriters) (2015)
* "Lake by the Ocean" – Hod David & Musze (songwriters) (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
* "Boo'd Up" – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane (songwriters) (2018)
* "Say So" – PJ Morton (songwriter) (2019)

2020s|

* "Better Than I Imagined" – Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson (songwriters) (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
* "Cuff It" – Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq (songwriters) (2022)
* "Snooze" – Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas III (songwriters) (2023)
* "Saturn" – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang (songwriters) (2024)

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