- Jerome Smith (musician)
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Jerome Smith Born June 18, 1953 Died July 28, 2000 (aged 47)
Miami, Florida, U.S.Genres Disco, pop, funk Occupations Musician Instruments Guitar Years active 1973–2000 Labels TK Records, Sunshine Sound Records, Rhino Associated acts KC and the Sunshine Band, Blowfly Website http://www.kcsbonline.com/ Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 – July 28, 2000) was a guitarist at TK Records in Miami, Florida, who was a member of KC and the Sunshine Band.
His rhythm guitar playing was a key part of the band's propulsive disco sound, first gaining international attention on George McRae's hit recording of their song "Rock Your Baby" (for TK) in 1975.
Smith's high-pitched, restless guitar solo on "Get Down Tonight", KC and the Sunshine Band's first US #1 single, resembled the sound of a synthesizer. It was achieved by speeding up the solo guitar track against a normal-speed rhythm guitar track in the studio.
With the group he recorded five No. 1 songs, including "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" and "I'm Your Boogie Man".
He was also sought after as a session guitarist, playing on 10 albums by the disco burlesque artist Blowfly and touring in America with the Australian group the Divinyls.
In the 1990s he contributed to the soundtrack of the television show Melrose Place.
He died on July 28, 2000, in an accident on a construction site in Miami where he was working as a bulldozer operator.[1][2]
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Members Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey • Richard Finch • Jerome Smith • Eugene TimmonsStudio albums Do It Good (1974) • KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) • The Sound of Sunshine (1975) • Part 3 (1976) • Who Do Ya (Love) (1978) • Do You Wanna Go Party (1979) • Space Cadet: Solo Flight (1981) • The Painter (1981) • All in a Night's Work (1982) • KC Ten (1984) • Oh Yeah! (1993) • I'll Be There for You (2001) • Yummy (2007)Live albums Get Down Live! (1995) • Live: Get Down Tonight (1998)Compilation albums Greatest Hits (1980) • Their Greatest Hits (1983) • The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1990) • The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band: Special Editions (1994) • I'm Your Boogie Man and Other Hits (1997) • Shake, Shake, Shake and Other Hits (1997) • 25th Anniversary Collection (1999) • VH1 Behind the Music: The KC & the Sunshine Band Collection (2001) • The Essentials (2002) • In A Mellow Mood (2005) • The TK Years (2009)Singles "Blow Your Whistle" (1973) • "Sound Your Funky Horn" (1974) • "Queen of Clubs" (1974) • "I'm a Pushover" (1975) • "Get Down Tonight" (1975) • "Shotgun Shuffle" (1975) • "That's the Way (I Like It)" (1975) • "I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)" (1975) • "Rock Your Baby" (1976) • "I Get Lifted" (1976) • "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" (1976) • "I Like to Do It" (1976) • "I'm Your Boogie Man" (1977) • "Keep It Comin' Love" (1977) • "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (1977) • "Boogie Shoes" (1978) • "Black Water Gold" (1978) • "It's the Same Old Song" (1978) • "Do You Feel All Right" (1978) • "Who Do Ya Love" (1978) • "Do You Wanna Go Party" (1979) • "Please Don't Go" (1979) • "I Betcha Didn't Know That" (1979) • "Let's Go Rock and Roll" (1979) • "Por Favor No Te Vayas" (1979) • "Yes, I'm Ready" (1979) • "Dancin' in the Streets" (1980) • "Make Me a Star" (1980) • "Space Cadet" (1980) • "Red Light" (1981) • "Love Me" (1981) • "It Happens Every Night" (1981) • "(You Said) You'd Gimme Some More" (1982) • "Don't Run (Come Back to Me)" (1982) • "Give It Up" (1983) • "Are You Ready" (1984) • "Game of Love" (1990) • "Please Don't Go" (92 House Remix Version) (1992) • "Megamix (The Official Bootleg)" (1993) • "Will You Love Me in the Morning?" (1993) • "2 Live Party" (1998) • "I'll be There for You" (2001) • "All That Good Stuff" (2001) • "Higher Love" (2001)Related topics DiscographyCategories:- KC and the Sunshine Band members
- American disco musicians
- American funk musicians
- American soul musicians
- Musicians from Florida
- 1970s musicians
- 1980s musicians
- Grammy Award winners
- Epic Records artists
- 2000 deaths
- 1953 births
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