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The Fatback Band
Band, *1970 US, Fayetteville, New York
R&B/Soul
Disco - funk band Formed in 1970, New York City. Active in the 70's and 80's - they released an impressive 22 albums in two decades time, at labels Spring Records, Event Records Inc., Perception Records (5) and Cotillion. They were the band concept of innovative drummer Bill Curtis that wished to merge the "fatback" jazz beat of New Orleans into a funk band. They had seminal hits like "(Do The) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", and "Backstrokin'". Their 1979 single "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is sometimes considered the first hip hop single.
Members
 | Reuben Wilson org, ep *1935 US |
 | Donna McGhee bvoc |
 | Gerry Thomas key, tr US |
 | Deborah Cooper bvoc, voc US |
 | Bill Curtis perc, dr, voc *1932 US |
 | Linda Blakely voc, bvoc |
 | Samm Culley key, perc |
 | George Victory g, bvoc |
 | George Adams ts, fl 1940-1992 US |
 | Johnny Flippin b, voc |
 | George Williams tr, voc |
 | Earl Shelton sax, ts, voc |
 | Richard Cornwell tb US |
| Avonn |
 | Johnny King g, voc US |
 | Michael Walker voc, bvoc |
| Calvin Duke key US |
| Fred Demery sax, bvoc |
 | Robert Damper key, syn, ep |
 | Ed Jackson as, sax, fl |
| John DeBerry voc |
 | Freddie Campbell voc |
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Of Perception & Today Records | Black Ivory / The Fatback Band | 2012 | Single |
| Going To See My Baby / Street Dance | The Fatback Band | 2009 | Album |
| Plays House Music (Music To Pump U Up) | The Fatback Band | 2008 | Compil. |
| Feel The Fire (Remixes) | The Fatback Band | 2007 | Single |
| Let The Drums Speak | Bah Samba Featuring The Fatback Band | 2005 | Album |
| Original Funk - The Best Of | The Fatback Band | 2005 | Compil. |
| Hustle! (The Ultimate Fatback 1969-84) | The Fatback Band | 2004 | Compil. |
| Peace, Love Not War | The Fatback Band | 2004 | Album |
| The Legendary Fatback Band Second Generation | The Fatback Band | 2004 | Compil. |
| Fatback Remixed | The Fatback Band | 2003 | Album |
| 1972-1974 | The Fatback Band | 2003 | Compil. |
| Essential 70s Funk Recordings | The Fatback Band | 2003 | Compil. |
| Remixed | The Fatback Band | 2003 | Album |
| Ain't Nobody / I Found Lovin' | Rufus & Chaka Khan / The Fatback Band | 2003 | Album |
| Mellow | The Fatback Band | 2002 | Compil. |
| Funky | The Fatback Band | 2002 | Compil. |
| I Found Lovin' / I Need Your Lovin' / Goin' To See My Baby | The Fatback Band / Teena Marie | 2001 | Album |
| Fatbackin' (The Perception Sessions) | The Fatback Band | 2000 | Compil. |
| Street Dance | The Fatback Band | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Fattest Of Fatback | The Fatback Band | 1997 | Compil. |
| 6 Twelves - The Extended Fatback Band | The Fatback Band | 1995 | Compil. |
| 21 Karat Fatback (The Best Of) | The Fatback Band | 1995 | Compil. |
| (Are You Ready), The Best Of | The Fatback Band | 1995 | Compil. |
| Bus Stop | The Fatback Band | 1990 | Album |
| I Found Lovin' (Live) / I Found Lovin' (You What! Megamix) | The Fatback Band / Steve Walsh | 1989 | Album |
| Funk Masters | The Fatback Band | 1989 | Compil. |
| Tonite's An All-Nite Party | The Fatback Band | 1988 | Album |
| All-Nite Party | The Fatback Band | 1988 | Album |
| Fatbacks Greatest Hits - Crucial Cuts | The Fatback Band | 1988 | Compil. |
| Sky High / Spanish Hustle | Jigsaw / The Fatback Band | 1988 | Single |
| Naughty Dancer | The Fatback Band | 1987 | Album |
| (Feel The) Rhythm Of The Night | The Fatback Band | 1987 | Album |
| Sunshine Lady / Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money) | The Fatback Band | 1987 | Album |
| Body Talk | The Fatback Band | 1987 | Album |
| Live | The Fatback Band | 1987 | Album |
| Bus Stop | The Fatback Band | 1986 | Album |
| Spanish Harlem / (Let Your) Body Talk | Ben E. King / The Fatback Band | 1986 | Album |
| So Delicious | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Album |
| Girls On My Mind | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Album |
| Fatback's Greatest Hits | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Compil. |
| I Found Lovin' / Is This The Future? / Spanish Hustle | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Album |
| She's A Go-Getter | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Single |
| Is This The Future? / Wicky Wacky | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Single |
| Lover Undercover | The Fatback Band | 1985 | Album |
| You've Got That Magic | The Fatback Band | 1984 | Single |
| Spread Love | The Fatback Band | 1984 | Album |
| Call Out My Name | The Fatback Band | 1984 | Album |
| Phoenix | The Fatback Band | 1984 | Album |
| I Love You So / Call Out My Name | The Fatback Band | 1984 | Single |
| I Wanna Be Your Lover / Wide Glide | The Fatback Band | 1984 | Single |
| Is This The Future? | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Album |
| Is This The Future? | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Album |
| The Girl Is Fine (So Fine) | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Album |
| Please Stay | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Single |
| I Found Lovin' | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Album |
| Up Against The Wall | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Album |
| With Love | The Fatback Band | 1983 | Album |
| On The Floor | The Fatback Band | 1982 | Album |
| She's My Shining Star | The Fatback Band | 1982 | Album |
| U.F.O. (Unidentified Funk Object) / She's My Shining Star | The Fatback Band | 1982 | Single |
| I Found Lovin' / I'll Do Anything For You | The Fatback Band / Denroy Morgan | 1982 | Album |
| On The Floor With Fatback | The Fatback Band | 1982 | Album |
| On The Floor / Chillin' Out | The Fatback Band | 1982 | Single |
| Wanna Dance (Keep Up The Dance) / Rockin To The Beat | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Single |
| Gigolo | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Album |
| Rockin' To The Beat | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Album |
| Wanna Dance (Keep Up The Dance) / Get Ready For The Night | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Single |
| Kool Whip / Concrete Jungle | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Album |
| Take It Any Way You Want It | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Album |
| (To Be) Without Your Love / Concrete Jungle | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Single |
| Tasty Jam | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Album |
| I'm So In Love | The Fatback Band | 1981 | Single |
| Let's Do It Again / Come And Get The Love | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Single |
| Backstrokin' | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Album |
| Let's Do It Again | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Album |
| Angel / Concrete Jungle | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Single |
| Hot Box | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Album |
| Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money) / Street Band | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Single |
| 14 Karat | The Fatback Band | 1980 | Album |
| (Do The) Boogie Woogie / Hesitation | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Single |
| King Tim III (Personality Jock) | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Single |
| Fatback XII | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Album |
| Freak The Freak The Funk (Rock) / Wild Dreams | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Single |
| Brite Lites, Big City | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Album |
| Love In Perfect Harmony / Disco Bass | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Single |
| I Found Lovin' / Personality Jock | The Fatback Band / King Tim III | 1979 | Single |
| You're My Candy Sweet / King Tim III (Personality Jock) | The Fatback Band | 1979 | Single |
| I Like Girls | The Fatback Band | 1978 | Single |
| Get Out On The Dance Floor / I Like Girls | The Fatback Band | 1978 | Single |
| Freak The Freak The Funk (Rock) / (Do The) Boogie Woogie | The Fatback Band | 1978 | Album |
| Fired Up 'N' Kickin' | The Fatback Band | 1978 | Album |
| Theme From "Most Wanted" / I'm Fired Up | Lalo Schifrin / The Fatback Band | 1978 | Album |
| I'm Fired Up | The Fatback Band | 1978 | Single |
| Double Dutch / Spank The Baby | The Fatback Band | 1977 | Album |
| NYCNYUSA (Nĭk-Nē-Yōō-Sä) | The Fatback Band | 1977 | Album |
| NYCNYUSA | The Fatback Band | 1977 | Album |
| Sing Me / Double Dutch | The Brothers / The Fatback Band | 1977 | Single |
| Master Booty | The Fatback Band | 1977 | Single |
| Man With The Band | The Fatback Band | 1977 | Album |
| Mile High / Midnight Freak | The Fatback Band | 1977 | Album |
| The Best Of The Fatback Band | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Fatback Band | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Compil. |
| Night Fever | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Single |
| Night Fever / Disco Duck (Part 1) | The Fatback Band / Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots | 1976 | Single |
| If That's The Way You Want It / The Booty | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Single |
| Disco Crazy / The Joint (You And Me) | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Album |
| Wicki Wacky / Yum Yum | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Single |
| Night Fever | The Fatback Band | 1976 | Album |
| Nija Walk (Street Walk) / Kiba | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Single |
| Party Time | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Single |
| Spanish Hustle | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Album |
| (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Single |
| Raising Hell | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Album |
| Yum, Yum (Gimme Some) | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Single |
| Yum Yum | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Album |
| (Hey I) Feel Real Good | The Fatback Band | 1975 | Single |
| Keep On Steppin' | The Fatback Band | 1974 | Album |
| Wicky Wacky / Keep On Steppin | The Fatback Band | 1974 | Album |
| Feel My Soul | The Fatback Band Featuring Johnny King | 1974 | Album |
| Keep On Steppin' | The Fatback Band | 1974 | Single |
| Wicki-Wacky / Can't Fight The Flame | The Fatback Band | 1974 | Single |
| Street Dance / Goin' To See My Baby | The Fatback Band | 1973 | Single |
| Soul March / To Be With You | The Fatback Band | 1973 | Single |
| Street Walk / Soul Man | The Fatback Band | 1973 | Single |
| People Music | The Fatback Band | 1973 | Album |
| Let's Do It Again | The Fatback Band | 1972 | Album |
| Peace, Love Not War / Put It In | The Fatback Band | 1968 | Single |
| Keep On Brother Keep On / Peace, Love Not War | The Fatback Band | 1968 | Single |
| The Greatest | The Fatback Band | Compil. | |
| Act Like You Know / Feed Me Your Love | Fat Larry's Band / The Fatback Band | Album | |
| Sunshine Lady / Superfunk | The Fatback Band / Garcia's Super Funk | Single | |
| 4 Hunks Of Funk | Gloria Gaynor, The Fatback Band, Johnny Bristol, Timmy Thomas | Single | |
| Nasty Stuff | The Fatback Band | Single |
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