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Primary sources|date=February 2007Infobox musical artist| name = Starbuck| background = group_or_band| years_active = 1974& ndash;1980| origin = Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , United States|U.S. | genre = Rock music|Rock , Pop music|pop | label = Private Stock Records United Artists Records|United Artists AVI| past_members = Bruce Blackman David Snavely Bo Wagner Johnny Walker Elgin Wells Sloan Hayes David Shaver Jimmy Cobb Tommy Strain Ron Norris Kenny Crysler Darryl Kutz Bob Gauthier Starbuck was a rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974 by keyboardist / singer|vocalist / record producer Bruce Blackman and marimba player Bo Wagner. Both Blackman and Wagner, along with guitarist Johnny Walker, had previous success with Mississippi-based "sunshine pop" group Eternity's Children, scoring a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Mrs. Bluebird" in the summer of 1968.
Starbuck's debut single (music)|single , " Moonlight Feels Right ", reached the #3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles record chart|charts in 1976. Although the band never re-created the success of their debut, several of their songs did chart in the Billboard Top 100 and their 1977 release "Everybody Be Dancin'" reached #38.
From 1976 to 1980, the band toured with popular groups of the era including Electric Light Orchestra|ELO , KC & the Sunshine Band , Hall & Oates and Boston (band)|Boston . TV appearances included The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special , American Bandstand , The Merv Griffin Show , Dinah! , The Mike Douglas Show and Solid Gold (TV series)|Solid Gold .
Discography
Albums
1976 Moonlight Feels Right (78 Billboard Album Chart)
1977 Rock and Roll Rocket (182 Billboard Album Chart)
1978 Searching For A Thrill
Singles
1976 Moonlight Feels Right (3 Billboard Singles Chart, 2 Adult Contemporary Chart)cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=230
1976 I Got To Know (43 Billboard Singles Chart)
1976 Lucky Man (73 Billboard Singles Chart)
1977 Everybody Be Dancin (38 Billboard Singles Chart)
1978 Searching For A Thrill (58 Billboard Singles Chart)
1983 The Full Cleveland
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.moonlightfeelsright.com Moonlight Feels Right (Bruce Blackman's official Starbuck site)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php? fbid=1421547034385& set=a.1421526793879.42059.1703996793 Photo of Starbuck, 1976-1977
DEFAULTSORT:Starbuck (Band) Category:Musical groups established in 1974 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1980 Category:Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
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