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Harry Casey: Richard Finch didn't found KC and the Sunshine Band
Richard Finch, former member of KC and the Sunshine Band, was arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with underage boys this week. And in the resulting media frenzy, Finch has repeatedly been I.D.-ed by the press as one of the founders of KC and the Sunshine Band.
Well, KC ( Harry Wayne Casey) says that's simply not true.
Casey tells The Dish Rag in a statement that Richard Finch has not been a part of KC & The Sunshine Band for over 30 years."Because of the recent allegations, I would like to clarify certain misinformation about Mr. Finch in relation to the band.
"I created KC & The Sunshine Band in 1973. Mr. Finch subsequently joined the band a year later. While his talent contributed to the early success of the KCSB sound, his involvement ended in 1980. In the 30 years since, Mr. Finch has continuously held onto the illusion and given the impression that his contribution was much more integral than it actually was.
"Those stories are categorically untrue. Hence, that is why the band has always been called KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND.
"KC & The Sunshine Band continues to successfully flourish, having toured around the world for over 37 years.
"The serious allegations confronting Mr. Finch have nothing to do with me nor with KC & The Sunshine Band. Those legal issues associated with this case will be dealt with via the judicial system of the state of Ohio. Our hearts go out to the alleged victims and their families."
The Dish Rag thanks KC (sorry, you'll always be KC to us) for clearing this up and giving us the opportunity to get the word out. And about that last sentence, ditto.
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Anyone who knows the music of the 70s knows that the KC account of the founding of the band is untrue. He is just looking to distance himself from an unpleasant situation and you cant blame him for that but it does not give him the right to rewrite history. KC and Finch co-wrote "Rock Your Baby" for George McCrae and won a Grammy for it PRIOR to even having KC and the Sunshine Band. There is a BMI song catalog of over 200 songs that they co-wrote together. Early press covering the band in the 70's cites that they founded the band together, and in fact, Finch was working at TK as a engineer in the recording studio while KC was in the warehouse packing boxes and Finch was even hired on a bit before KC. Sunshine was Rick's nickname at TK and that's where that came from. Anyone there from back in the day knows this. I read an interview on songfacts.com and even Willie Clark who found and brought Finch into TK Records states that KC would have been nothing without Finch. Do your homework.