Harry Wayne “KC” Casey Appears on OWN’s Where Are They Now?, Good Day New York, HuffPost Live, Taking Stock with Pimm Fox, Wake Up With Al, The Better Show, OK! TV, Hallmark’s Home & Family, The Willis Report, CNN’s The Seventies, and Many More In Support
MIAMI, Fla. (March 10, 2014) – The iconic KC and The Sunshine Band takes on the decade that shaped America with the release of their new album, Feeling You! The 60s, in select stores nationwide and on iTunes and Amazon today. Celebrating over forty years since their biggest hits like “Shake, Shake, Shake (Shake Your Booty),” “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way I Like It,” “Boogie Shoes,” and more dominated the mainstream pop charts, the band’s frontman Harry Wayne “KC” Casey is slated to appear on OWN’s Where Are They Now?, Bloomberg TV’s Taking Stock with Pimm Fox, The Weather Channel’s Wake Up With Al, The Better Show, OK! TV, TV One’s Unsung, CNN’s The Seventies, Tuff TV’s Music Mix USA, SiriusXM and many more in support.
Featuring covers of songs by sixties legends like Ben E. King, The Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Aaron Neville and others, KC says this new album stems from an inspiration to pay tribute to those songs who helped shape him into the revolutionary artist he is today.
After an exclusive track premiere on Billboard last week, the full album premiered exclusively on March 9 on Yahoo! Music, and Senior Editor Billy Johnson, Jr. writes, “Feeling You! The 60s is a fun listen. It’s great hearing KC and the Sunshine Band’s interpretations of classics from Sam Cooke, The Kinks, The Supremes and Arthur Conley. What a great era. When I recently met KC, he said he was so excited to share these covers. You can hear his love for the works.”
RELIX Magazine hails, “[Feeling You! The 60s includes] 17 tracks that reinvent some of the decade’s best melodies. They supercharge Otis Redding’s ‘Dreams’ with a funky, driving beat, a jazzy organ interlude and a guitar solo that drops quotes from Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Are You Experienced’ into the mix.” Calling KC’s vocal “jubilant” and the band’s harmonies “sanctified,” J. Poet writes, “They close with a devotional rendition of Jackie DeShannon’s ‘Put A Little Love in Your Heart’ that will move your soul the way the rest of the album moves your body.”
Additionally, The Huffington Post’s Michael Ragogna caught up with KC for a one-on-one interview about what the new album means to KC.
“I’m excited for my fans to hear this new album,” said KC. “Feeling You! The 60s is autobiographical, showing how I feel about love, life and the world through the music of the 60s era. It was the widespread social and political issues of the 1960s that was in part my inspiration to create music that would make people forget about their problems and be happy.”
Tune in this Sunday, March 15 at 9/8 CT to the Oprah Winfrey Network to see KC reflect back on his legendary career on OWN’s Where Are They Now?, and pick up a copy of the latest (March 9) issue of Closer Weekly for a six-page feature and photo spread giving a behind-the-scenes peek at KC’s life at home in his Spanish-style Miami villa. This week, he’ll also appear on Good Day DC, People Now, Fox News Radio, Fox411.com, ABC News Radio and others, and later this year, he’ll be featured on TV One’s Unsung, and CNN’s The Seventies.
Upcoming Airdates:
March 10 at 6:40 a.m. ET | The Weather Channel’s Wake Up With Al
March 10 at 5:30 p.m. ET | Bloomberg TV’s Taking Stock with Pimm Fox
March 12 at 10 a.m. ET | FOX 5’s Good Day DC
March 15 at 9 p.m. ET | OWN’s Where Are They Now
KC recently graced the morning show stages of Good Day LA, Good Day New York, and performed on Hallmark’s Home & Family. He has also appeared on FOX Business’s The Willis Report, Huffington Post Live, among others. With sales of over 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, KC and The Sunshine Band are still known today as one of the most progressive bands of the 70s, as their music is still discovered daily by millions around the world through its continual placement in top box office movies, TV commercials, TV shows and video games. This month, the band celebrates international recognition with 1984 hit “Give It Up” licensed for use in the blockbuster action movie, KINGSMAN: The Secret Service, marking over 200 on-screen musical performances for KC and The Sunshine Band.
Feeling You! The 60s Track Listing:
- (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me (4:12)
- Oh How Happy (2:58)
- Dreams (5:29)
- Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (2:51)
- Words (3:03)
- You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:12)
- Both Sides Now (4:03)
- Tell It Like It Is (3:08)
- Blowin’ In The Wind (5:06) Feat. The Unity On The Bay Choir
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (4:22) Feat. Jason Scheff
- You Really Got Me (2:32)
- Sweet Soul Music (2:11)
- I Hear A Symphony (4:44)
- Stand By Me (5:31)
- You Keep Me Hanging On (3:35)
- Bring It On Home (3:50)
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart (3:43)
Produced by Harry W. Casey & Eric Lue Young for Sunshine Sound Entertainment Inc. except “You Keep Me Hanging On” Produced by Harry W. Casey, Eric Lue Young & Anton Boyarkin.
Arranged by Harry W. Casey, Chris Cadenhead, Stephen Lashley, David Simmons, Jeffery Reeves, Fermin Goytisolo. Horns arranged by Harry W. Casey & Michael Cordone.
Music by KC and The Sunshine Band. Horn Solo on “I Hear A Symphony” by John Reid.
In conjunction with today’s album release, in KC’s hometown of Miami, Director Mark Moormann and Beacon Films, LLC bring the music and career legacy of KC and The Sunshine Band to the Miami International Film Festival in the feature-length documentary, THE RECORD MAN, capturing the life of KC’s long-time producer and record executive Henry Stone.
About KC and The Sunshine Band:
KC and The Sunshine Band aim to serve a single purpose: to create instant happiness through music. For over 40 years the group has done just that, topping the charts with seven No. 1 singles and three triple platinum albums, winning three Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, an American Music Award, and becoming the first act since The Beatles to score four No. 1 pop singles in one 12-month period in 1976. KC and the Sunshine Band’s unique meeting of Caribbean, pop, R&B and Latin inspired infectious grooves and their distinctive Sunshine Sound, impacting the world over and teaching them how to boogie. The band’s infectious sound has given life to countless ad campaigns, hundreds of movie soundtracks and numerous television shows, including the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2014. In 2001, KC was honored with the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences Governor’s Award, the highest honor given by a chapter of the Academy. The band’s infectious sound gives life to countless ad campaigns and hundreds of movie soundtracks. KC and The Sunshine Band has defined dance music and forever influenced music with its timeless sound and mission of getting people out of their seats to celebrate, which is still being fulfilled today.
KC and The Sunshine Band On Tour:
03.20 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino / Hollywood, FL
03.21 Seminole Casino Immokalee / Immokalee, FL
03.26 Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino / Lemoore, CA
04.11 Busch Gardens / Tampa, FL
04.18 Seven Feathers Casino – Grand Ballroom / Canyonville, OR
04.19 Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom / Snoqualmie, WA
07.04 A Capitol Fourth Independence Day / Washington, DC
07.11 Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre / Peachtree City, GA
07.17 Three Rivers Festival / Ft. Wayne, IN
07.25 Burton Chace Park / Marina Del Rey, CA
08.08 Tropicana / Atlantic City, NJ
08.20 Indiana State Fairgrounds / Indianapolis, IN
08.22 Delta Downs – Delta Center / Vinton, LA
08.28 Monticello Grand Casino / Santiago, Chile
08.29 Monticello Grand Casino / Santiago, Chile
10.03 University of Buffalo Stadium / Buffalo, NY
KC and the Sunshine Band is booked by William Morris Endeavor.
To learn more about KC and The Sunshine Band and to find more details about their upcoming tour dates, visit heykcsb.com.
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