Tags
'70s / '80s disco / funk band, '70s music, '80s music, dance music, disco music, funk music, Heatwave
Let’s do it old school
with flash back tunes from ’70s disco / funk / dance band-
Heatwave.
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Founded in London, England by U.S. serviceman Johnnie Wilder-
the band was international in composition:
members hailed from England, the U.S., Spain, Czechoslovakia
as well as international in scope of fame:
recording several chart topping songs.
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(image from bbc.co.uk):
Heatwave
the band’s all here!
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The band featured Johnnie Wilder and his brother Keith Wilder
as lead vocalists.
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Sadly, in 1979, founding member Johnnie Wilder
was permanently injured in an automobile accident,
which left him paralyzed from the neck down.
He did remain as producer.
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As a collective, the band had plateaued in the mid ’80s.
Members changed- moving on to
other musical projects / associations and the “heatwave” had cooled.
However, by 1988- Heatwave had re-emerged
with Keith Wilder again in lead.
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Thankfully, the band still continues to bring “the heat”!
Heatwave
Boogie Nights
(1976)
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Heatwave
The Groove Line
(1978)
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