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The Fatback Band, also known as Fatback was a popular 70s and 80s Funk band.
The Fatback Band members at the start was Bill Curtis (drums), Gerry Thomas on keyboard, George Williams (trumpet), Johnny King (guitar), Johnny Flippin (bass), Earl Shelton (saxophone) and George Adam (flute).
They released their first album in 1971 entitled Let’s Do It Again, followed in 1973 by 4Street Dance and Fatbackin’ (Perception Records), and then they issued some singles on Event Records, a subsidiary of Spring/Polydor. But initial sales were slim until (Do The) Spanish Hustle (1976), was a moderate hit.
Not only was their King Tim III (Personality Jock), 1979 widely known as the first hip hop single, pre-dating by a few weeks the issue of Sugarhill Gang’s big seller, “Rapper’s Delight”, but (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop predated the pre-21st Century line dance craze created by Marcia Griffith with The Electric Boogie and its sequels.
In the 1980s, Fatback had several more hits, including “Take It Any Way You Can’t It”, “I Found Lovin’” and “Spread Love”.
Being that keyboardist Gerry Thomas was simultaneously a member of The Jimmy Castor Bunch, the band elected to remain close to the New York area instead of touring around the country, which kept them from reaching the heights they should have attained. However, they had substantial success in South America, especially in Brazil (with “Money”, and “Backstrokin’”). The band is still currently touring and actively recording new material.
The Fatback Band members at the start was Bill Curtis (drums), Gerry Thomas on keyboard, George Williams (trumpet), Johnny King (guitar), Johnny Flippin (bass), Earl Shelton (saxophone) and George Adam (flute).
They released their first album in 1971 entitled Let’s Do It Again, followed in 1973 by 4Street Dance and Fatbackin’ (Perception Records), and then they issued some singles on Event Records, a subsidiary of Spring/Polydor. But initial sales were slim until (Do The) Spanish Hustle (1976), was a moderate hit.
Not only was their King Tim III (Personality Jock), 1979 widely known as the first hip hop single, pre-dating by a few weeks the issue of Sugarhill Gang’s big seller, “Rapper’s Delight”, but (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop predated the pre-21st Century line dance craze created by Marcia Griffith with The Electric Boogie and its sequels.
In the 1980s, Fatback had several more hits, including “Take It Any Way You Can’t It”, “I Found Lovin’” and “Spread Love”.
Being that keyboardist Gerry Thomas was simultaneously a member of The Jimmy Castor Bunch, the band elected to remain close to the New York area instead of touring around the country, which kept them from reaching the heights they should have attained. However, they had substantial success in South America, especially in Brazil (with “Money”, and “Backstrokin’”). The band is still currently touring and actively recording new material.
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Reetqa wrote:
"Spanish Hustle" is one of my favorite tracks :p
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TippinMyStuff wrote:
Fatback Band track COOL live ;)
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thedudeabides67 wrote:
One of theme tunes of my 'teens........
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GREAT TRACK!
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Madmarelucy wrote:
I could listen to this song all day
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dustcakeboy wrote:
Do The Bus Stop = funk par excellence
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solt87 wrote:
Keep it funky! and greetings to all the lockers! (unfortunately im not one of them...)
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Yes the Fatback Band. Yes. www.mypace.com/outabodies
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beezer_b wrote:
Got to Learn How to Dance, Njia (Nija) Walk, Wicky Wacky... too many tunes.
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hey, I like girls too! Maybe I should hang out with these guys =)
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Funky MF's
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