KC's music has been featured at EVERY major sporting event in the world including the Super Bowl, World Series, Conference Championships, The NBA, Collegiate Bowl Games National Championship Games, the NASCAR racing Circuit and Championships, The World Cup, The Indianapolis 500, The Kentucky Derby, EVERY Holiday Parade include the famous Macys Thanksgiving Day parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Political Party Conventions, Presidential Campaigns and nearly EVERY wedding, confirmation, and  bar mitzvah in the world. This is the music that got people out of their seats and onto the dance floor, but, originated with humble beginnings in Hialeah, Florida. KC has never moved farther than 10 miles away from his birthplace and the birthplace of his legendary music underlines the fact that he is proud that his "Sunshine Sound" has flourished continuously for over 37 years. "I remember that I always wanted to do something that would make people forget about their problems and be happy,” recalls KC.  “I always loved music and I was fortunate enough to grow up in a multi-ethnic area that exposed me to a lot of different cultures and music...from Pop to Reggae to Latin. I experimented at trying to put all three types of music together and the Sunshine Sound was born. Why move from an area that not only do I love, but owe so much to?'

the early days

Let's "rewind" back to 1973. The price of an average home was $32,500. The price of an average automobile was $2,900.  The price of a gallon of gasoline was 40 cents a gallon.  The United Stales was still involved in the Vietnam conflict, Richard Nixon was the target of the Watergate investigation, University Students were protesting and rioting, and there was discontent all over the world with rising unemployment and inflation.  Just as it is today, during tough times, people find themselves looking for something to divert their attention from the negative aspects of everyday life surrounding them and leave it all behind if just for a little while.

Growing up in South Florida, Motown was a huge influence on KC with their constant string of great hit songs and artists that dominated AM radio at the time.  Music was all over the sunny streets and could be heard on the beachs, blasting out of car windows and acting as the soundtrack for everyone that lived in the area during the sixties.  Punchy horns and tight arrangements were one of the signatures in these sounds that captured listeners of all kinds, throughout the world. Strangely enough the sound that KC became known for came together in a round about way, after KC was attending a party with another recording artist he was then managing. Timmy Thomas was fresh off his own hit "Why Can't We Live Together" at that time and both artists were absorbing the energy of the night. Performing at the party was a lively, Bahamian style Junkanoo band that caught the ears of the soon to be creator of the memorable music the Sunshine band would be known worldwide for. Many of the songs surprisingly came together very quickly as KC spent time between other acts recording sessions tinkering on a piano kept in a side room of the studio.

During this period, young Harry Casey did anything and everything that he could do to further his passion for music. He worked at a local record store, opened boxes at Tone Record Distributors and hung around a local recording studio just hoping that somebody would give him the opportunity to fulfill his biggest dream of releasing his own record. That "dream" was answered by a man named Henry Stone who owned both Tone Distributors and TK Recording Studios. KC recalls the early days of TK Records: "It was like a big family and Henry was our Dad."  Stone had recorded Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker and James Brown at the TK Recording Studios and took a liking to the energetic and optimistic Harry Casey. Henry decided to finally give him a chance to make his dreams a reality with the chance to record and produce his own music at last. Back then, KC And The Sunshine Band were the most successful promulgators of the boisterous, tropically funky dance music known as The Miami Sound. Formed in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida and originally named KC And The Sunshine Junkanoo Band. Tthe first single incorporated horns, whistles and maintained the energy and fun associated with these Caribbean sounds. From the first record the band ruled both the Pop and R&B charts, as well as the dance floors throughout the '70s. With funky warm and vibrant tones, the brass oriented disco flavor that comprised the backbone of KC And The Sunshine Band's sound was flexible enough to incorporate the hodgepodge of additional styles that KC soaked up in Miami; Motown, Funk, Latin percussion, Caribbean spice, Southern soul, and groovin' pop hooks all seeped into the mix to create a tasteful blend of homegrown music that is purely KC.

Nobody would have thought that Henry Stone's insight and Harry Casey's talent and enthusiasm would make history and make Miami, Florida the hottest music city on the planet.  The "birth" of KC and the Sunshine band was about to happen and nobody knew that its birth would not only bring the world legendary music, but influence a whole generation. From clothing to hairstyles to dance styles to new acceptable words in the English language, KC and the Sunshine Band had arrived!  And what an arrival!  Four Number one Records in a row, and the focus of the music world became Miami, Florida.

Things have changed drastically since 1973. One thing hasn't changed, though.  The infectious, feel good happy music of KC and the Sunshine Band. What started out as a "dream" is now "legend." Their first record, BLOW YOUR WHISTLE, made the top 15 on the R&B chart.  Their second album, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND, was released in 1975, went triple platinum and contained the #1 hits GET DOWN TONIGHT, THAT’S THE WAY (I LIKE IT), BOOGIE SHOES and ROCK YOUR BABY.  Also in 1975 he won the American Music Award for Best R&B Artist.

In 2002 KC received the coveted Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. KC's music is now being sampled by rappers, and whole new generations of fans have been introduced to his music. Harry Wayne Casey, a true icon of so many generations, gets people up and dancing, making everyone happy, his place at the top in the music world is secure and that is as it should be.

In 2008, KC celebrated 35 years in the entertainment industry.  He’s been honored with a Grammy Awards, Peoples Choice Awards, American Music Awards and countless others.  Over the years, KC’s songs have been heard internationally in commercials, at sporting events and Olympic Ceremonies and in such TV shows as Desperate Housewives, American Bandstand’s 50th Anniversary Party, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars as well as numerous blockbuster movie features.  KC and the Sunshine Band continue to perform to sold out concerts all over the world. The music KC and the band created can be felt in much of the pop music currently being heard today.  This influence crosses over genres and truly transends time as most of their fans would aggree.

KC and The Sunshine Band are performing at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 31st. Tthis is in association with the great work done by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  KC recently visited the hospital and it was a great and rewarding experience which brought smiles and joy to everyone's faces. The Band have been entertaining audiences around the world for over 37 years, and have sold in excess of 100 million records so far.

"That's The Way They Like It" uh-huh uh-huh! We couldn't agree more, KC and The Sunshine Band, brings happiness and smiles to fans every they perform as they continue to spread the joy. Keep it going for a long time to come and don't stop cause your millions of fans like it too.

KC and The Sunshine will be appearing LIVE
at the Seminole Hardrock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida on Jan 3rd.
Special guest Tavares will also be appearing
Be sure to come out and leave all your cares behind for a great night of fun
Tickets cost $39, $49, $59 and $69*; all seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online
at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time.