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KC and the Sunshine Band to play at Pala

PALA – Rhythm and blues and funk legends KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at

8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, at Pala Casino Spa & Resort's Starlight Theater.

KC and the Sunshine Band are still as widely popular now as they were when they first danced into the music scene 40 years ago. Harry Wayne Casey, KC for short, developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion groove, giving fans an impressive string of hits like "Get Down Tonight," "That's The Way (I like it)" and "Shake Your Booty."

KC and the Sunshine Band – with sales of over 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award – was one of the most progressive bands of the 70s and is credited with changing the sound of modern pop music.

KC and the Sunshine Band play over 100 live shows annually, circling the country and playing dates regularly throughout Europe, Australia and South America. In 2008, KC celebrated 35 years of entertaining, writing songs, performing around the world and he has no intention of stopping. KC's songs have stood the test of time, and thousands of fans spend the entire concert on their feet, dancing and shaking their booties.

The band released its latest single, "Movin' Your Body," June 2, 2017. Written by KC, the song impacted the Billboard Dance Chart at No. 46 giving him his fourth consecutive Billboard Dance charting single.

"With all the tension in the world right now, I wanted to write a song to help people escape and leave their worries behind," KC said. "I want people to get onto the dance floor and shake their booty, like we did in the old days and are still doing today."

The deluxe remix collection features hot versions of the single served up by a who's-who of dance floor deliverers, including the legendary Tony Moran and Brian Cua, Ralph Rosario, Eric Kupper, Bob Rosa, LA Rush, Vauxhill, Joe Gillan, Serbiscan and Mark Hagan.

KC and the Sunshine Band released, "Feeling You! The 60s," in March 2015, their first album in over a decade. The album is a tribute to the era that shaped KC into the revolutionary artist he became in the 70s, as a young person becoming acquainted with the world around him. Just like the rest of America during that time, he was shaped by the music, conflicts, innocence, sex, social and political movements and counterculture of the era – which led to him founding the Dance Revolution and teaching the world how to boogie.

"The widespread social and political issues of the 1960s was, in part, the inspiration to do something that would make people forget about their problems and be happy," KC said. "People were looking for something that would divert their attention from the negative aspects of everyday life surrounding them."

Part one of the two-part "Feeling You!" project, the release featured covers of songs by 60s legends Bob Dylan, Ben E. King, The Kinks, The Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Aaron Neville and many more.

"I'm excited for my fans to hear this album," KC said. "I really went outside of the box vocally and creatively. "Feeling You! The 60s" is autobiographical, showing how I feel about love, life and the world through the music of that era."

Tickets are now on sale with no service charge at the Pala Box Office, http://www.palacasino.com and (877) 946-7252. Tickets also are available at http://www.startickets.com and (800) 585-3737.

 

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