KC and the Sunshine Band's hit was a nod to a DJ
Musician Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey of KC and The Sunshine Band performed onstage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 14th Annual An Enduring Vision Benefit at Cipriani Wall Street on Nov. 2, 2015, in New York City.
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Today's Morning Edition music is from "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC and the Sunshine Band, which was No. 1 on the Billboard Pop chart 40 years ago this week.
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch wrote the song in honor of a Miami DJ by the name of Robert Walker. He was the first disc jockey to play the band's breakthrough single "Get Down Tonight" on the radio.
This song was KC and the Sunshine Band's fourth No. 1 hit.
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