KC ndi Sunshine Band ndi gulu lanyimbo la ku America lomwe linatchuka kwambiri mu theka lachiwiri la zaka za m'ma 1970 zaka zapitazo. Gululi linkagwira ntchito m'mitundu yosakanikirana, yomwe idachokera ku nyimbo za funk ndi disco. Oposa 10 a gululi panthawi zosiyanasiyana adagunda tchati chodziwika bwino cha Billboard Hot 100. Ndipo mamembalawo adalandira mphotho zambiri zanyimbo zapamwamba.
Kulengedwa kwa gulu ndi chiyambi cha njira yolenga ya gulu KC ndi Sunshine Band
Gululi linapeza dzina lake chifukwa cha mfundo ziwiri. Choyamba, dzina la mtsogoleri wake ndi Casey (mu Chingerezi amamveka "KC"). Kachiwiri, Gulu la Sunshine ndi liwu lodziwika bwino ku Florida. Gululo linakhazikitsidwa mu 1973 ndi Harry Casey.
Pa nthawiyo, ankagwira ntchito m’sitolo ya nyimbo ndipo nthawi yomweyo ankagwira ntchito yaganyu pa situdiyo yojambulira. Chifukwa chake, adapeza oimba aluso. Chifukwa cha izi, adakwanitsa kukopa oimba a gulu la Junkanoo kulowa m'gulu.
Apa anakumana ndipo anayamba kugwirizana ndi injiniya womveka Richard Finch, amene anabweretsa oimba angapo kuchokera chizindikiro TK Records. Choncho, gulu lathunthu la nyimbo linalengedwa, lomwe linaphatikizapo drummer, guitarists, arranger ndi vocalist.
Kuchokera mu nyimbo zoyamba, gululi ladziwonetsera lokha malonda. Zitsanzo ndi Limbani Likhweru Lanu (1973) ndi Limbani Lipenga Lanu Losangalatsa (1974). Nyimbozi zidagunda ma chart angapo aku America, mpaka kupitilira America.
Nyimbo zonsezi zidagunda ma chart aku Europe. Umu ndi momwe gululo lidadziwonetsera. Pambuyo pa kupambana koteroko, anyamatawo adakonzekera kujambula nyimbo zina zingapo ndikuyamba kukonzekera Album yawo yoyamba. Komabe, zonse zidayenda bwino kwambiri.
Panthawiyi, Casey ndi Finch adajambula nyimbo ya Rock Your Baby, yomwe pambuyo pake idadziwika bwino. Iwo adabwera ndi lingaliro lowonjezera gawo la mawu a wojambula George McCrae ku nyimboyi. Woimbayo ataimba, nyimboyo idakonzeka ndikutulutsidwa ngati imodzi.
Zolembazo zidadziwika kwambiri ku USA komanso mayiko angapo aku Europe ndipo zidakhala imodzi mwazotchuka kwambiri mumayendedwe a disco. Mayiko opitilira 50 "adagonjetsedwa" ndi oimba chifukwa cha nyimboyi. Sanasiye mitundu yonse ya matchati kwa nthawi yaitali.
Chimbale choyambirira cha Do It Good (1974) chidakhala cholankhulidwa kwambiri, koma makamaka ku Europe. Zochepa zomwe zidanenedwa za gululi ku US. Komabe, izi zidakonzedwa ndikutulutsidwa kwa chimbale chotsatira.
Kukwera kwa KC ndi Sunshine Band
Chifukwa cha kutchuka kwa nyimbo ya Rock Your Baby, oimbawo adayenda pang'ono. Anayendera mizinda ingapo ya ku Ulaya ndi makonsati, ndipo pakati pawo analemba chimbale chatsopano. Chimbalecho chinatchedwa dzina la gululo.
Chimbale cha KC and the Sunshine Band chinatulutsidwa mu 1975 ndipo omvera aku America adakumbukiridwa chifukwa cha nyimbo ya Get Down Tonight. M'miyezi ingapo, nyimboyi idatenga 1st pa chart chart ya Billboard. Kumapeto kwa chaka, oimbawo adasankhidwa kuti alandire mphotho yapamwamba yanyimbo ya Grammy. Sanapambane mphoto, koma anachita bwino kwambiri pamwambowo, zomwe zinalimbikitsa kupambana kwawo.
Kutulutsa kotsatira Gawo 3 kunali ndi nyimbo ziwiri zopambana nthawi imodzi: Ndine Wanu Boogie Man ndi (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty. Nyimbozi zidatenga malo otsogola mu Billboard Hot 100, zidayamikiridwa ndi otsutsa komanso omvera. Pambuyo pake, ma Albums awiri opambana adatulutsidwa.
Nyimbo yomaliza kuyimba m'ma 1970 inali Chonde Musapite. Nyimboyi idaposa ma chart ambiri a nyimbo za pop ndi R&B ku United States komanso mayiko angapo aku Europe. Nthawi imeneyi inasintha kwambiri gululi. Kubwera kwa zaka za m'ma 1980 kunawonetsa kuchepa kwa chidwi cha disco ndi kutuluka kwa mitundu yambiri yatsopano.
Kupanga zina. 1980s
Kenako chizindikiro cha TK Records chinasokonekera, chomwe kwa zaka 7 sichinalowe m'malo mwa gululo. Gululi linali kufunafuna chizindikiro chatsopano ndipo linasaina mgwirizano ndi Epic Records. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, kufufuza kwa mtundu watsopano ndi phokoso latsopano kunayamba, popeza anyamatawo adamvetsetsa bwino kuti sangathenso kutchuka ndi disco.
Atafufuza kwa nthawi yayitali Harry, Casey adapanga pulojekiti payekha ndikutulutsa nyimbo ya Inde, Ndine Wokonzeka ndi Teri de Sario. Zolembazo sizili zofanana ndi ntchito yapitayi ya woimba ngati gawo la gululo. Phokoso labata "lolingalira" linapangitsa kuti nyimboyi ikhale yodziwika kwambiri. Adalemba ma chart ambiri kwa nthawi yayitali.
Mu 1981, Casey ndi Finch anasiya kugwira ntchito limodzi. Komabe, gululi lidapitiliza ntchito zawo ndikutulutsa ma Albums awiri nthawi imodzi mu 1981: The Painter ndi Space Cadet Solo Flight. Panali vuto. Ma Albamu onsewa anali osazindikirika ndi omvera. Palibe nyimbo zomwe zalembedwa.
Zinthuzi zidakonzedwa ndi nyimbo ya Give It Up, yomwe idatulutsidwa patatha chaka (ikuti idapangidwa ndi gulu latsopano la oimba). Nyimboyi inali yotchuka ku Europe, makamaka ku UK, koma idadziwika ku US. Chifukwa cha izi, Epic Records sanaitulutse ngati imodzi, zomwe zinapangitsa kuti pakhale kusiyana pakati pa chizindikirocho ndi Casey.
Anasiya kupanga kampani yake, Meca Records. Zaka ziwiri atachita bwino ku UK, adatulutsa nyimbo ya Give It U ndipo sanalakwitse. Nyimboyi idayambanso kutchuka ku US. Ngakhale kuti nyimboyi inagunda, chimbale chatsopano cha gululi chinali "cholephera" pankhani ya malonda. Chifukwa cha zochitika zonse zomwe zikuchitika, gululo linayimitsa ntchito zake pakati pa zaka za m'ma 1980.
Kubwerera kwa gulu ndipo kenako ntchito
Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1990, panali chidwi chatsopano cha nyimbo za disco. Casey adawona uwu ngati mwayi wotsitsimutsa gulu ndikukonzanso gululo. Anakopa oimba angapo atsopano ndipo adakonza maulendo angapo. Pambuyo pa ma concert opambana, magulu angapo adatulutsidwa, omwe anali ndi nyimbo zatsopano ndi zakale. Pambuyo pa zaka 10 za chete, chimbale chatsopano chautali, Oh Yeah!, chinatulutsidwa.
Zotulutsa zaposachedwa za gululi ndi I'll Be There for You (2001) ndi Yummy. Ma Albamu onsewa sanali opambana kwambiri pankhani yogulitsa, ngakhale mbiri ya 2001 idayamikiridwa kwambiri ndi otsutsa. Komabe, gululi silinapeze chipambano chake chakale.
