Harry Wayne Casey | |
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![]() Casey in 2017 | |
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Also known as | KC |
Born | Opa-locka, Florida, U.S. | January 31, 1951
Origin | Hialeah, Florida, U.S. |
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Years active | 1973–present |
Website | heykcsb |
Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name KC, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, with co-founder Richard Finch. Casey has enjoyed success and recognition as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.[1][2][3]
In January 1981, he survived a serious car accident — another car hit his car head-on. He was left partially paralyzed for six months, and had to relearn how to walk, dance, and play the piano, but by the end of the year he was back in the recording studio.[4]
He grew up in Hialeah and graduated from Hialeah High School.[5] In the 1990s and 2000s he split his time between Miami Lakes, Florida and Durham, North Carolina.[6]
Casey appeared in season 25 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.[7]