By Mark Hallum
Bayside will be getting a shake-up Nov. 19 when KC and The Sunshine Band rolls out the disco-era hits at Queensborough Performing Arts Center.
With three No. 1 singles, three triple-platinum albums, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, the band has a 40-year record any rock ’n’ roll fan can respect. KC and The Sunshine Band is the only music group to rival The Beatles by holding four No. 1 pop singles in a 12-month period in 1976 and is best known for the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack for which they won Album of the Year.
Songs die-hard fans and new listeners can expect to hear will be “That’s the Way I Like it,” “Please Don’t Go,” “Get Down Tonight,” “Boogie Shoes,” “Keep it Comin’ Love,” “I’m your Boogie Man,” “Give it Up,” and “Shake Your Booty.”
Harry Wayne Casey, leader of the iconic band and a native of Florida, is widely regarded as the founder of the dance revolution.
“I remember that I always wanted to do something that would make people forget about their problems and be happy,” KC recalled. “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?”
Tickets can be purchased at www.qcc.cuny.edu/
“This legendary band has blended disco and funk for a musical style that has brought joy to millions of people through the decades,” said Susan Agin, executive and artistic director of QPAC. “We’re going ‘old school’ on Nov. 19, when KC & The Sunshine Band brings their popular dance hits to Queens!”
Reach reporter Mark Hallum by e-mail at mhall
