Besides the Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band is probably the first band that comes to mind when struck with disco fever.
Frontman, Miami native and founder Harry “KC” Casey has kept crowds dancing over the past four decades — and helped keep a slew of cheesy cover bands in business — performing ’70s feel-good hits: “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way I Like It,” “Boogie Shoes” and others.
His re-formed Sunshine Band (with mostly new members) has been touring non-stop, making appearances at the Super Bowl and other major events. The group puts on a high-energy show with 15 people on stage at a time – two dancers, two singers, guitar, bass, two keyboards, four horns, drums and percussion.
This article appears in Dec 23-29, 2010.