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Infobox musical artist | name = Fatback Band| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias = Fatback| origin = New York City , United States | genre = Funk , disco , R& B , post-disco Citation needed|date=December 2009| years_active = 1970–present http://www.fatbackband.com/ The Fatback Band. The Fatback Band. Retrieved on 2012-05-12.| label = Perception Records
Event
Spring
Cotillion Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.fatbackband.com/ www.fatbackband.com| current_members = Bill "Fatback" Curtis
Cordell "Pete" Everett
Ed Jackson
Isabella Dunn Gordon
Ledjerick Todd Woods
George Williams
Darryl McAllister
Bob "Zoot" James| past_members = Earl Shelton
Gerry Thomas
Johnny Flippen
Johnny King
Billy Hamilton
Wayne WilfordThe Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback ) is an United States|American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their Top Ten Rhythm and blues|R& B hits, "(Do The) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", and "Backstrokin'". Their 1979 single " King Tim III (Personality Jock) " is sometimes considered the first hip hop single.

History


Formed in New York City in 1970, The Fatback Band was the concept of Bill Curtis, an experienced session musician|session drummer , inspired to merge the "fatback" jazz beat of New Orleans into a funk band. In addition to Curtis, the band's initial line-up included guitarist Johnny King, bassist Johnny Flippin, trumpet player George Williams, saxophonist Earl Shelton, flautist George Adams, and keyboardist Gerry Thomas. The band specialized in playing "street funk". The group also later included conga player Wayne Woolford, vocalists Jayne and Gerry, Deborah Cooper saxophonist Fred Demerey, guitarist Louis Wright and George Victory.

The Fatback Band signed to Perception Records and had a hit single that summer with "Street Dance". The single reached the Top 30 on the United States|US Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B record chart|chart , but failed to cross over to the Billboard Hot 100|pop chart , a pattern the group would follow for the rest of their career. The band released the albums ''Let's Do It Again , People Music , and Feel My Soul before signing to Event Records in 1974.

In the mid-1970s, the band incorporated jazz elements and moved more towards a disco sound resulting in the singles, "Keep On Steppin'", "Yum, Yum (Give Me Some)", and "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop". The singles proved popular in dance clubs, but did not do as well on R& B chart until the spring of 1976 when "(Do The) Spanish Hustle" came close to the Top Ten. "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop" birthed the development of Line dance|line dancing .Citation needed|date=April 2011
Now recording for Spring/Polydor, the group continued with the singles, "Party Time", "The Booty", and "Double Dutch". Late 1977 brought a name change to Fatback, and in 1978 they found their first Top Ten single with "I Like Girls". The song " King Tim III (Personality Jock) " is often considered to be the first commercially released hip hop music|rap single, having shipped just a week before The Sugarhill Gang|The Sugarhill Gang's " Rapper's Delight " in October 1979. http://books.google.com/books? id=LldOLnIQ66cC& pg=PR22& dq=king+tim+iii+first+rap+single& hl=en& ei=xPD7TNSCMIScOorf2dUK& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=8& ved=0CEUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage& q=king%20tim%20iii%20first%20rap%20single& f=false Icons of hip hop: an encyclopedia of the movement, music, and culture, Volume 1, Mickey Hess, p.xxii, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007, ISBN 0-313-33903-1, ISBN 978-0-313-33903-5

In 1980, Fatback had a pair of their biggest hits with "Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money)" and "Backstrokin'". Also finding the charts in the 1980s were "Take It Any Way You Can't It", "I Found Lovin'", and "Spread Love", with singer Evelyn Thomas , in 1985. Whilst American pop success proved elusive, the group made regular appearances in the UK Singles Chart , including the Top Ten twice with "(Do The) Spanish Hustle" and "I Found Lovin'".cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 196

Keyboardist Gerry Thomas was simultaneously a member of The Jimmy Castor Bunch , so the band elected to remain close to the New York area instead of extensive touring. They had substantial success in South America , especially in Brazil (with "Money", and "Backstrokin'").

Band members


Current


  • Bill "Fatback" Curtis – drums (1970–present)

  • George Williams – trumpet (1970–present)

  • Ledjerick Todd Woods – trumpet (2002–present)

  • Ed Jackson – saxophone (early 1980s–present)

  • Cordell "Pete" Everett – bass, vocals (1998–present)

  • Bob "Zoot" James – keyboard

  • Darryl McAllister – guitar

  • Isabella Dunn Gorgon – vocals


    • Past


  • Billy Hamilton – organ, keyboard (1970–1972)

  • Earl Shelton – saxophone (1970–1979)

  • Johnny King – guitar, vocals (1970–1979)

  • Johnny Flippen – bass, percussion, vocals (1971–1983)

  • Gerry Thomas – keyboard (1971–1985)

  • George Adams – flute (1972–1974)

  • Wayne Wilford – percussion (1973)

  • Fred Demery – saxophone (1977, 1979–1981)

  • George Victory – guitar (1977, 1979–1981, 1983)

  • Deborah Cooper – backing vocals (1977–1979)

  • Michael Walker – vocals (1981, 1983)

  • Robert Damper – keyboard (1983–1987)

  • Linda Blakely – vocals (1983–1987)


    • Discography


    Albums


    Col-beginCol-2
  • ''Let's Do It Again (1972)

  • People Music (1973)

  • Feel My Soul (1974)

  • Keep On Steppin (1974)

  • Yum Yum (1975)

  • Raising Hell (1975)

  • Night Fever (1976)

  • NYCNYUSA (1977)

  • Man With The Band (1977)

  • ''Fired Up 'N' Kickin (1978)

  • Brite Lites/Big City (1979)

  • Fatback XII (1979)


    • Col-2
  • Hot Box (1980)

  • 14 Karat (1980)

  • Tasty Jam (1981)

  • Gigolo (1981)

  • On The Floor With Fatback (1982)

  • With Love (1983)

  • Is This The Future (1983)

  • Phoenix (1984)

  • So Delicious (1985)

  • Live (1987)

  • ''Tonight's An All-Nite Party (1988)

  • Remixed (2003)

    • Col-end

    Singles


  • "Soul March" (1973), Perception - #69 US R& B

  • "Street Dance" (1973), Perception - #26 US R& B

  • "Njia (Nija) Walk" (1973), Perception - #56 US R& B

  • "Keep On Steppin'" (1974), Event - #50 US R& B

  • "Wicki Wacky'" (1974), Event - #94 US R& B

  • "(Hey I) Feel Real Good (Part One)" (1975), Event

  • "Yum Yum (Gimme Some)" (1975), Event - #80 US R& B; #40 UK Singles Chart|UK

  • "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop" (1975), Event - #37 US R& B; #18 UK

  • "(Do The) Spanish Hustle" (1976), Event - #12 US R& B / #101 US Pop; #10 UK

  • "Party Time" (1976), Spring - #84 US R& B; #41 UK

  • "Night Fever" (1976) - #38 UK

  • "The Booty" (1976), Spring - #32 US R& B

  • "Double Dutch" (1977), Spring - #22 US R& B; #31 UK

  • "Master Booty" (1977), Spring - #88 US R& B

  • "I Like Girls" (1977), Spring - #9 US R& B / #101 US Pop

  • "Freak the Freak Funk (Rock)" (1977), Spring - #36 US R& B

  • "You're My Candy Sweet" (#67 R& B)/" King Tim III (Personality Jock) " (1979), Spring - #26 US R& B

  • "Love in Perfect Harmony" (1979), Spring - #59 US R& B

  • "Gotta Get Some Hands On Some (Money)" (1979), Spring - #6 US R& B

  • "Backstrokin'" (1980), Spring - #3 US R& B

  • "(To be) Without Your Love" (1980), Spring

  • "Let's Do It Again" (1980), Spring - #55 US R& B

  • "Angel" (1981), Spring - #67 US R& B

  • "Take It Anyway You Want It" (1981), Spring - #19 US R& B

  • "Kool Whip" (1981), Spring - #64 US R& B

  • "Rockin' to the Beat" (1981), Spring - #50 US R& B

  • "She's My Shining Star" (1982), Spring - #76 US R& B

  • "The Girl is Fine (So Fine)" (1983), Spring - #28 US R& B

  • "Is This the Future? " (1983), Spring - #43 US R& B

  • "I Found Lovin" (1984) - #7 UK (and #55 UK in 1986)

  • "Call Out My Name" (1985), Cotillion - #70 US R& B

  • "Lover Undercover" (1985), Cotillion

  • "Girls on My Mind" (1985), Cotillion - #79 US R& B; #69 UK

  • "The Legendary Fatback Band-Second Generation" (2005)

  • "Spread Love" (1985), Spring - #88 US R& B


    • References


    Reflist

    External links


  • http://www.fatbackband.com The Fatback Band Official Site

  • http://www.billcurtismusic.com Bill Curtis Official Site

  • http://www.soulinterviews.com/fatback-band-bill-curtis-2011/ The Fatback Band / Bill Curtis 2011 Interview at Soulinterviews.com


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