- B.T. Express
Infobox Musical artist
Name = B.T. Express
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Brooklyn ,New York ,United States
Occupation =
Genre =Funk , soul,R&B
Years_active = 1974–1987
Label =Scepter Records , Roadshow Records,Columbia Records , Coast To Coast Records (division of CBS/Columbia Records), Earthtone Recording Company, King Davis RecordsB.T. Express (originally named Brooklyn Trucking Express) was a
funk /disco group that had a number of hits in the 1970s.Career
Members of the group included vocalist Barbara Joyce Lomas, brothers Louis and Bill Risbrook, Richard Thompson, lead guitar/vocals Wesley Pike Hall, Jr.,
Carlos Ward and Dennis Rowe. Michael Jones, akeyboardist in the band from 1976–1979, later went solo and recorded under the nameKashif ; he had several R&B hits in the 1980s.B.T. Express were signed in 1974 by internationally known pop artist and music industry veteran Sid Maurer, and former Epic Records promotion man Fred Frank, who were launching their new
record label , Roadshow Records. The first record they released was their #2Billboard Hot 100 song from 1974 "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) " (which also hit #1 on theHot Dance Music/Club Play chart), as well as its follow-up, "Express", (Hot 100 #4).Albums
* "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" (1974) RB#1, U.S.#5
* "Non-Stop" (1975) RB#1, U.S.#19
* "Close to You" (1976) RB#31, U.S.#82
* "Energy to Burn" (1976) RB#11, U.S.#43
* "Function at the Junction" (1977) RB#39, U.S.#111
* "Funky Music" (1977)
* "Shout" (1978) RB#16, U.S.#67
* "B.T. Express" (1980) RB#29, U.S.#164
* "Keep It Up" (1981) RB#49ingles
*"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" (1974) R&B #1 U.S.#2
*"Express" (1975) R&B #1 U.S. #4
*"Peace Pipe" (1975) R&B #5 U.S. #31
*"Give It What You Got" (1975) R&B #5 U.S. #40
*"Shout It Out" (1977) R&B #12
*"Give Up the Funk (Let's Dance)" (1980) R&B #24
*"B.T.I.T." (1981)ee also
*
List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart External links
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