![]() His desire is to continue in his grandfathers footsteps and bring great support and comfort to bereaved families at their sad time. In September 2015, at 16, another generation of the family joined the funeral home.Īdam Finch, the son of Adam Finch is currently involved in all aspects of the business. Adam now lives in the village of Overstone with his two children Lauren and Adam Jnr He thinks it's very important to keep a personal contact with families from start to finish. Now with over 40 years at the Military Road funeral home he still attend all the first call meetings with families and with nursing homes. Working very closely with his father learned all the aspects of the funeral trade. Richard still lives locally at Millwood Park.īorn in Wootton in 1966 youngest partner Adam was educated at Northampton school for boys then joined the family business in 1982. He prides himself on being a perfectionist within his field. He directs all funerals himself and with over 48 years experience within the business in the aspects of embalming and overseeing all aspects of the last respects progress. Educated at Weston Favell before joining the family business in 1974. Northampton born eldest partner Richard was born in 1958. Richard passed away in 2007 while Nora continued in the business until she passed away suddenly in 2009. The funeral home was constantly updated to bring the very best facilities in Northampton to the deceased and their loved ones and completed the extension in 1992 within includes a dedicated remembrance room and book and a large private car park accomodating over 20 cars. They moved to their present premises in Military Road in 1970. KC and the Sunshine Band.Founder partners Richard and Nora started the business together in 1965 from their first funeral home in Victoria Street.The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) (compilation).Discography KC and the Sunshine Band performing in 2006 Ĭasey appeared in season 25 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. In the 1990s and 2000s he split his time between Miami Lakes, Florida and Durham, North Carolina. He grew up in Hialeah and graduated from Hialeah High School. Casey, who was later told that his mother did not appear at the custody hearing for her children, lived with his father. He was born to an Irish-American father and an Italian-American mother who ended their marriage when he was 10. In the mid-1990s, due to the revived interest in the music and fashions of the 1970s, Casey re-formed the Sunshine Band.Ĭasey was born on January 31, 1951, at the Naval Hospital in Opa-locka, Florida. However, it would later become a Top 20 hit in the United States (1984) when issued on the independent Meca label. " Give It Up" was released as a solo hit, shot to Number One in the UK (but his U.S. ![]() He was left partially paralyzed for six months, and had to re-learn how to walk, dance, and play the piano, but by the end of the year he was back in the recording studio. In January 1981, he survived a serious car accident - another car hit his car head-on. Casey also part-wrote "I Ain't Lyin'" (a UK hit for George McCrae in late 1975).Īs a result of the soaring popularity of new wave and synthpop in the early 1980s, Casey dissolved the Sunshine Band and recorded several pop-oriented solo albums. He also joined Teri DeSario on her hit " Yes, I'm Ready" in 1979. " Boogie Shoes" appeared on the soundtrack album for Saturday Night Fever. Other Casey-Finch favorites include " (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", " I'm Your Boogie Man", " Keep It Comin' Love" and " Please Don't Go". KC and the Sunshine Band became prominent in the United States in 1975 with " Get Down Tonight" and " That's the Way (I Like It)". The band's "Queen of Clubs" was a hit in the UK, peaking at No. However, while working on demos for KC & the Sunshine Band the song " Rock Your Baby" ( George McCrae) was created. R&B chart and overseas that TK wanted a follow-up single and album. The first couple songs, "Blow Your Whistle" (September 1973) and "Sound Your Funky Horn" (February 1974), were released as singles, and did well enough on the U.S. They later added guitarist Jerome Smith (1953–2000) and drummer Robert Johnson, both TK studio musicians. The initial members were just Casey and Finch. Thus began the Casey-Finch musical collaboration. He was introduced to Richard Finch, who was doing engineering work on records for TK Records. Harry Wayne Casey formed KC and the Sunshine Band in 1973. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s. Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name KC, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter.
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