LOVE IT!| FIRST TIME HEARING Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging REACTION

[@bloppysloppy4057]

"Jungle Boogie" is the K&THG song you need to do next. One of the most explosive basslines ever!

[@Serai3]

I second this.

[@jamesevans3492]

Absolutely COOL!!! ;-)

[@walterrutherford8321]

It’s funny that Jay said they were going to get into some Funky Stuff, and I thought, “No, they aren’t going to do THAT song”! 😆🤣😆

[@clutch236]

@@walterrutherford8321 That would've been a happy accident.

[@alleykeosheyan4779]

@@Serai3I third it!

[@davidruvalcaba6740]

Never missed Soul Train every Saturday. That bass line just makes you groove. Everybody getting funky on the dance floor - those were the days.

[@mildredpierce4506]

So train was the business back in the day.

[@julioleaty8660]

Soul Train on TV and Jet magazine on the living room table

[@kurtadams3021]

The LEGENDARY Iconic Kool and his Gang ❤❤❤😊

[@kimberlyviolaraysor1008]

Soul Train Jet Magazine and Midnight Special. Yaaasss 💯💯💯

[@blackprix]

Decade of the 70s had so many good groups and performers… We had such a good time with all this great music and yes we went out and danced! And the memories just keep us forever grateful😊❤❤

[@GoldenLady1007]

Yes! A time that will never come again. 😊💛

[@hectorgurrola3717]

Couldn’t agree with you more.

[@sarachesterfield9028]

Child please I was beyond blessed to have been young in the 70's. I went to shows, concerts and out dancing at least once every weekend. The music was phenomenal and we were free and unembarrassed to dance and jive. Both girls and guys. Disco balls spinning, wild funky clothes and leaving your cocktails on the tables uncovered with no worry. Man those were the days to be young. Those were my days and I'm so glad they were.

[@jordashi]

Not when Cosby was around

[@akastarchild]

Amber, Kool and the Gang have two sounds, smooth R&B of the 80's and funk of the 70's. The real difference between their two distinct sounds was due to the addition of their lead singer James "JT" Taylor. But we loved them regardless of the era. We jammed to their sound, along with other groups like EW&F, Gap Band, Cameo, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Parliament Funkadelic; just to name a few. These groups had the ability to get down and funky on one song, then mellow you out with smooth R&B tunes on the next tract. That's why we loved and still love them so much.❤❤❤

[@jahfree3672]

They also had a jazz era (their live albums of the early 70s)

[@Professional-fh1ow]

Daaanng! I'm an American of Mexican descent and totally surprised this is the first time you've heard this jam!

[@user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7]

These guys were big on radio straight out of the gate with "Jungle Boogie". I remember it when I was a young teenager. Over the years these guys were always on the radio somewhere with lots of hits. The shows like American Bandstand, Soul Train, etc had a selection process by going to areas where they were filming and holding auditions. People would dance and they would select people from the groups who were dancing. Many of them stayed on for an entire season or several shows and people in the audience actually got to know their names.

[@kellyreiterman]

I never missed "Soul Train" on Saturday mornings. It was the greatest. Who didn't love watching everyone bust out their best moves on the dance line?

[@cynthiawatkins6115]

Yes. Me too....and it came on right after the Jackson 5 cartoon on Saturdays. LOL

[@muc405]

In middle school and high school all my friends watched American Bandstand and then Soul Train on Saturday mornings. That’s how you learned all the latest dances and saw your favorite musicians. Friday night sleepovers always included watching the Midnight Special,

[@kylehopkins1180]

By the way Soul Train started in Chicago then moved to LA in 1971

[@jonrc72]

Saw them at the Skyway Nightclub on 75th and Stony Island Ave. They weren't big yet.

[@RobertSmith-iw2kb]

Saw kool at Westbury, ny 1974 also,only white man to give standing ovation for this song. Donald bell acknowledged me.that was cool😊

[@joesmith8725]

Great band and song! Funk classic.

[@Ncxgroup]

I have two friends that danced on Soul Train from time to time. They are both in their late 60s now and we laugh about it now.

[@kennethhickey2368]

60s and 70s produce some of the greatest's music of all time. In fact it was so great that these artists now are still sampling it's vibe. So glad I I came up and was able to see greatness live.

[@brinsonopinion]

Guys...read the title on your thumbnail 😂😂😂😂 Hollyweed Swinging 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jerrystroud5708]

Saw them in concert in 1977, they were such a high energy group.

[@kiahshealy1003]

were they mainly performing songs from their “open sesame” album at that time?

[@leisastalnaker3790]

OMG! My youth…I love this group. I watched Soul Train every Saturday. They got the FUNK!!!

[@itsallokay]

Their was: American Bandstand, Dance Fever, Huggy Boy Show, Soul Train, Midnight Special, Art Laboe Shoe. We had it all, just Dance, Dance, Dance! I attended the American Bandstand Show in 1982 or 83.

[@michaelwilliams-vu2nf]

They were a funk group until the eighty, also a similar group call Slave with a song call SLIDE , with one of the best guitar solo ever.

[@ronnix23]

I loved Snapshot and Watching You also.

[@bertisjordan1085]

They started as a jazz group remember "Summer Madness"

[@allangedan7630]

funk, disco, pop...

[@quietstorm2919]

I actually saw them live, several times, at a club (back in the day) called The Sugar Shack of Boston. Got to meet the band as well......pure talent.

[@paigesebok1370]

You know where you can still go today & not see anyone on their cell phone....the roller skating rink. And these ppl. Are jamming & popping & locking to the music.

[@alamc200]

Please react to Kool & The Gang's very FIRST big hit "Jungle Boogie". That was the best and my favorite out of all of their songs! I was about 12 years old when it came out.

[@blueBlackpurple]

This was the 1970's when Kool & The Gang was more of a funk band.

[@greenb2888]

Thanx for checking that out. That was old Kool & the Gang before JT became the lead singer and before "Ladies Night" that's when everything changed for them and they went pop (don't blame them)...they had at least 3 different phases. Two other "original" bangers are "Jungle Boogie" and "Open Sesame". Great band!

[@thekingcobra63]

My all time favorite band, their entire body of work from the 70s and beyond is all amazing. Was blessed to see them twice in concert.

[@rogerpace3749]

rob squad here's another Kool and the gang song - jungle boogie.

[@db-gb5xi]

Yes, I've wanted them to react to that one.

[@michaelreed9805]

Thats what im talking about right here. Its been a minute. Music back then was so much better! I dont care who you were...we all jammed to this!

[@glenncenter6579]

Kool & The Gang were performers at my Grad Night at Disney World in 1980! Also saw KC & The Sunshine Band and The Brothers Johnson there as well! What a night!!!

[@sheilaholmes996]

We had great music shows to watch. We were so lucky.

[@naimcash7090]

I'm a New Yorker and saw them perform at The Felt Forum a long with Kashif, Smokey Robinson, The Hughes Corporation. When music and concerts were the TRUTH

[@cindysimpson1046]

"Jungle Boogie" yes!

[@kylehopkins1180]

In Detroit we had a dance show called The Scene!

[@db-gb5xi]

Another vote for their Jungle Boogie. I think there's a clip of that from the Midnight Special.

[@Jude_196]

I'LL VOTE FOR THAT!! GREAT TUNE!!!

[@alamc200]

Yes! That was it was their first big hit and my very favorite song from them. The only problem with this performance is that it's way too SHORT. I hated that about the performance on Soul Train.

[@RegenaCox-yy1rl]

I'm a 69 year old woman, but I grew up watching American Bandstand and Soul Train. Thats how I learned to dance.

[@quietstorm2919]

I saw (and met members of) Kool & THe Gang several times when they performed at the old Sugar Shack of Boston, back in the day. Can't beat those live performances and it's sad there will never be another era in music like that. And am glad I was able to be a part of it.

[@veliasalazar8678]

Wow thank for this one I used to roller to that song . And I'm 60 and still dancing to this jam. Keep up the good work. Love you guys.

[@luissoto8681]

Love Kool & The Gang ,also I grew up watching Soul Train and American Bandstand every Saturday mornings that's how I got my dance moves and fashion style then I would go shopping with my mom to buy all my school clothing to match the styles from the shows ,yes back in the 1970's they were the best years of my life everything was kool back then.

[@judynorman9497]

I used to play softball with a girl whose nickname was Hollywood, we’d sing this song each time she got up to bat ❤

[@TZ61]

Oh yeah, when Kool & The Gang was still cool. Tracks like "Give it Up", "Funky Stuff", and "Music is the Message" continued to explore the path paved by James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, and Parliament to name a few. I watched Soul Train every Saturday morning on WPIX, channel 11, out of New York, and would likely have been where I first heard this classic. Great upload. Oh, and "Funky Granny" will have you smiling ear to ear, guaranteed.

[@flodee8561]

I was ready for Soul Train EVERY Saturday! That was the highlight of my week. That's where I got exposed to all my favorite artists of the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. Nothing beat actually seeing them perform, singing and dancing. That's even how I learned a lot of dance moves. I loved the Soul Train Line where two lines of people were on both sides and people took turns coming off the lines and doing dances down the middle. Soul Train and the original MTV back in the 80's really formed my childhood from around 9 years old and up through my teenage years. I truly loved those years. There's nothing like either one now.

[@suziQue]

I was there every time it was on (TV). Soul Train and American Bandstand never missed a show if I could help it. Style , Fashion and Music

[@jeffreyworthen7033]

These youngins should've been there when this was happening in real time in the 70's........👍

[@JeffPhillips-dn2fg]

So confident you guys would love “Misled” so funky, so dancey, such a fun song by Kool and Gang, love for you to react to it next!

[@scottNNJ]

Mid-80s underrated classic. Misled is one of my favorites by them.

[@suzivee08]

I bet I’ve danced a million miles to this song! LOVE Kool and the Gang.❤️

[@ericasiel611]

I second the requests for Jungle Boogie!

[@RayTorres-t3u]

🎶 Kool and the Gang most "Funky Jam" is "Jungle Boogie" 👍

[@lreed1040]

Kool & The Gang, Cool! Another group that many of their songs are always on the B.B.Q. and Party playlist. "Jungle Boogie" is a must and all other suggestions in the comments are great for the future. Two other songs by them I must add since they were not mentioned are "Ooh La La Let's Go Dancing" and "Open Sesame". "Summer Madness" by them is a excellent and wonderful experience. Now another push for KC & The Sunshine Band and their songs "Get Down Tonight" and "That's The Way (I Like It)". Both have been suggested so many times. Lou Rawls "See You When I Git There", George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" and Peter Brown's "Dance With Me" are wonderful and you would enjoy them, as well. They have been suggested before also. So many great jams to move and get funky. You have so much yet to hear. Great reaction by the way!

[@gpxo11]

A lot of Kool & the Gang's early stuff in the 70s was sure fire funk-Spirit Of The Boogie, Funky stuff, Jungle Boogie.

[@LindaEll]

You can't NOT dance to this song! My fave Kool and the Gang song. So much fun.

[@LR2894h]

This song got everyone up on the dance floor at a house party... still does!

[@sheilacabral7137]

I lived in a small town. I did watch soul train America in band stadium, don kirscherners rock concert and midnight special. This was until I was an adult.

[@richardmartin9565]

When this song was out, some friends and I drove cross-country. For 5 days we heard this song several times a day. The other song we were hearing was Chakha Khan "Tell Me Something Good" and "Radar Love"

[@walterrutherford8321]

I first heard, Tell Me Something Good the same way, picking up WGN Chicago across about 5 states when my family was driving to Pennsylvania for vacation. It blew my mind.

[@darrylmilling2747]

Omg Tell Me Something Good is str🔥

[@patriciamonz4225]

We all did the bump to this song at the clubs!! Good times!!

[@eddiej219]

I grew up with Kool and the Gang in the 70’s and their early stuff was funky. Next Jungle Boogie is a must!

[@jenniferfoster1692]

I grew up watching Soul Train and American Banstand on tv every Saturday morning. They had the hottest artists of the time & so fun to watch the dancers. The Soul Train dance line was a highlight.

[@ejford5083]

Need to see Prince’s life version of “Play that Funky Music” with “Hollywood Swinging”. Incredible performance with Prince playing guitar and bass guitar.

[@LR2894h]

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[@RetroClassic66]

AMERICAN BANDSTAND and SOUL TRAIN were usually shown on Saturdays in Southern California, where I grew up, usually between 11 am and 2 pm. While AMERICAN BANDSTAND was usually carried on ABC affiliate stations, I seem to recall that SOUL TRAIN was syndicated, so it was often on an independent local station rather than a network affiliate, although that varied from market to market. Sometimes they were in direct competition with each other in certain areas but usually we could easily watch both shows if we wanted to. The Midnight Special, as well as Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert, however, were late night programs that usually aired around midnight or 1 am, usually on either a Friday or Saturday night. I seem to remember that they aired in the L.A. market on the NBC affiliate, if I’m not mistaken. They often followed Saturday Night Live from 1975 and onward.

[@tb6791]

KTLA 5 Sssssssoooooooouuuuuuulll 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃train......

[@kenqb5450]

That was the time, AB was on ABC and Soul Train was on WGN in Chicago.

[@elza32358]

We only knew living in the present moment, no distractions. I didn't realize how fleeting that would be, how precious that was. I'm grateful to have been a teenager in the '70s ❤

[@LanieShapiro]

I would watch Soul Train every Saturday & dance with the show. Loved it!!!

[@brianhagge3225]

Love this song! Was the used in the movie Roll Bounce with Lil Bow wow and Nick Cannon about a 70s roller skate crew. Lots of killer 70s funk! You’d love it! Good movie for Friday reactions too.

[@balticbabe1]

This was the first Kool and the Gang song I heard at age 19, in 1974, and to this day remains my favourite. It brings back great memories of that time in my life which was also the best era for music

[@Peggi109]

Love this song. Reminds me of dancing all night long and having fun. We used to go out dancing every Friday and Saturday night. You can't imagine how fun it was to just dance and have fun to the awesome music.

[@keithspooner23]

Soul Train came on around noon on Saturday. midnight special would come on Fridays at midnight.

[@hipsterkennyrogers909]

Bass player here. Hollywood Swinging was one of my favorite songs. Two measures into it and the dance floor was full. We did about a 10 minute version of it. Thanks Kool and the Gang!

[@alleykeosheyan4779]

Bass player here, too! This and "For The Love of Money" by the O'Jays got me started down the path!

[@clutch236]

@@alleykeosheyan4779 Robert "Kool" Bell & James Alexander of (The Bar Kays),...two of my favorite bass players, for a reason you might not expect! The two bass players "prove" that you can be authentically (funky) without playing a bunch of dazzling, fancy notes! If you feel that Funk, you can find a basic line that will punch the whole song up! THAT'S a gift! 🎸

[@Mightyoverevery1]

In 1971, my school took me on a school trip to the World Famous Apollo Theater. The Apollo was just a few blocks from my school, and on that school trip, are class, along with a few other classes,saw that Kool And The Gang. Remember, there are layers to Kool And The Gang. I’ll forget that day.🎸🥁🎼🎵🎶👍🏾

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

This is a major banger! Kool and the Gang was always a good time! As a kid, I used to watch Soul Train and American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons after cartoons! We had remote controls but they were very basic, on/off and volume controls 😂! ❤❤

[@sammcbride2149]

There's never been anything cooler than Soul Train. It's still the champion.

[@walterrutherford8321]

Solid Gold and American Bandstand were also great.

[@scottboswell6406]

American Bandstand, the show that started showing teens dancing to popular music on tv, started here in Philadelphia, when my parents were teens in the 50's! It became so popular that the ABC network moved the show to L.A. They used to have reunions and special appearances by the original dancers, but by now most of them have passed on. Later in the 80's there was another local dance show, Dancin' on Air!! I knew people from my high school that got on it!! The same thing happened, it got very popular and was on the USA network. The most famous person to come out of it from that time is KELLY RIPA!!!

[@Sportsref13]

I recall one called Dance Party USA on the USA network, when cable tv was still fairly new, my friends and I got on to a weeks worth of filming, when they had the show at the Water Park

[@scottNNJ]

I would’ve thought Dick Clark was the most successful personality to come out of the dance-show craze. Not as a dancer, of course, but he owes his storied career to American Bandstand.

[@scottboswell6406]

@@Sportsref13 When Dancin' On Air moved to the USA network, that was it's new name.

[@scottboswell6406]

@@scottNNJ I was talking about Dancin' on Air, Dick Clark needs no introduction, haha!

[@jhamler1]

KOOL & THE GANG had a fuckton of hits. Jungle Boogie, Ladies Night, Celebration, Too Hot, Fresh... Come on.

[@RetroClassic66]

Great thumbnail, guys: HollyWEED Swingin’…. Actually it’s just regular old HOLLYWOOD Swingin’. Fantastic tune from the 70s. Featured in the wonderful film ROLL BOUNCE (2005), which you should see on your movie channel. It’s a great film.

[@michaelknight2118]

If you love to dance, there you go, that's me. Growing up in the 70's at was a special time. Side note, hand tickets for Home Free, this week. Thanks

[@allendixon7700]

I was going through that puberty stage. When I had a soul train gone and let me tell you this brother. Hi all day I paid some attention to do so. Yeah, I have so trying dinosaurs. With that round front and round back. They had the Ram they had it swinging. Yeah, US glowed to the TV brother. Was you is i'm bored on that train if it was i'm bored😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@allendixon7700]

Do you need to go walk? Some of the episodes of that brother. That was before the week. Before the weeks the eyelashes of the operations. Everything is so just natural workers so just real

[@allendixon7700]

You got me wanting to go watch Your Soul. Train episode😊😅😅😅

[@minxiv7]

This is the jam that stays on my playlist!

[@walterrutherford8321]

I was introduced to Kool and the Gang when my family was on vacation. They had dances at the teen center every weekend and KatG was played often. Also KC and the Sunshine Band; Peach & Herb, Reunited; Hues Corporation, Rock Your Boat, … so many others. Great era for music.

[@loritajohnson5664]

Thank you Jay and Amber for the love and appreciation of Soul Train and other shows like that. I was too young in the 70s to be on Soul Train and American Bandstand but always watched every Saturday afternoon! It was a carefree time for most even though the Vietnam War was going on and other issues of that period. But if you were a kid, you were oblivious. You should definitely check out the Soul Train lines especially from the 70s. The fashions and dances were great!! Oh yeah, 'Open Sesame' is another favorite from Kool and the Gang!

[@gotham61]

Still two huge hits from Kool and the Gang you haven't checked out yet. Celebration (played at almost every wedding reception for the last 40 years) and Jungle Boogie,

[@steveholland5689]

I saw them in the early 2000’s at a corporate event. They were still funky and still filled the dance floor.

[@jessejamessimons483]

All right my babies.... This band has always been the hit! I really wish I could have seen them live in concert ‼️💯🔥🎼🎶🎤🎷🎺🎸🥁🎹☺️👍🏼

[@Whitebrowpriest]

BTW, The rapper, Mase, sampled this song for his hit single, "Feel So Good" (1997). Jay, I know you've said you are a Hip-Hop head, so you may be familiar with that song.

[@barbaracollins385]

Our dancing days. Any music, anytime, anywhere. So much non-stop fun.

[@whitespider99]

Amber & Jay, here are some other great songs by Kool and the Gang to react to: "Too Hot", "Celebration", "Take My Heart", "Hi de Hi, Hi de Ho", "Emergency", "Misled", and "Love Festival".

[@themajicman745]

That stuff is when they did pop music and we want to hear their funk music of the 70's.

[@jamesgreenhow108]

You can't leave out Summer Madness. A very under-rated instrumental classic. Just like The Commodores "CEBU"

[@GonRogue-85]

​@@themajicman745it wasn't pop music. It was R&B. "Too Hot " was one of the smoothest R&B tracks out there . They have an immense catalog. Bands evolve. No need to be a snob about it.

[@themajicman745]

That song came out in 1979 on their Ladies Night" album when they crossed over to boring pop music. They even admitted that their true fans were upset with them for crossing over from funk music to crossover pop music and they understood and it was only for business purposes......MONEY!@@GonRogue-85

[@memorylane7068]

So glad you got to this one! Kool & The Gang had 25 Top Ten R&B hits, 12 Top Ten singles. They started out as Funk and shifted gears in the late 70's a smoother pop sound and sold a TON of records. 23 studio albums, 70 singles, and over 70 million albums sold worldwide.

[@ursula8568]

We loved dancing to this in the discos. We called my sister Holly the “Hollywood Swinger” - and she sure was on the dance floor!

[@chantal6076]

My favorite Kool & The Gang song. We watched Soul Train every Saturday morning. Soul Train was one of the few ways to market and introduce the majority of Soul and R&B acts during a time when music was much more segregated and was a template for several other similar/popular shows. This great song always makes me want to dance.

[@l-bird]

Now you 2 need to react to an early rap hip hop band name The Sugarhill Gang. Awesome and fun music. "Rapper's Delight" was released in 1979 and was the first rap song to be played on the radio.

[@nancyscogin7549]

Makes me wanna bump!😄😄

[@TracyfromNC]

I never missed Soul Train...through the 60s and 70s it was on Saturday afternoons...so many great performances!

[@mkmstillstackin]

Love this major funk classic of theirs! This and "Jungle Boogie" are two of my all-time favorite KNTG funk tunes. Thanks for this!

[@GreatScott203]

Seeing the Soul Train logo reminded me of an excellent track by a New Artist to you that you'll (we'll) really enjoy. The song is T.S.O.P. by MFSB. (Ok, so that translates to The Sound Of Philadelphia, and MFSB stands for Mother Father Sister Brother, but they just go as MFSB.) Now TSOP has a history with Soul Train, as a form of it was the theme song for Soul Train for a number of years. It's a great tune, a bit swing, a bit funky, a great dance tune, you'll both (and all of us) will love it.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Same album ( 73) best & funkiest Track." Funky Stuff" Absolutely an essential reaction!!

[@cooljazz94]

You have to remember that TV actually went off the air, so you either read, listened to the radio, or went to sleep, but you didn't watch TV much after midnight. That's what made "The Midnight Special" and other late night programming that much better. My suggestion for the next Kool and the Gang song: "Open Sesame". If you want to hear one of the tightest horn sections next to Fred Westley and the Horny Horns, listen to this banquet for the ears and be amazed!

[@cassandrareid496]

I used to watch this as a kid, along with the white version American bandstand. I always loved the hair & clothes of the dancers.

[@bryanfouts287]

You know you mentioned how back then nobody’s heads are in their phones and they’re all into it….and that made me realize that in my 46 years on this rock all my best memories come before the advent of social media. Maybe a coincidence, but maybe not.

[@stephaniejones4749]

I remember going to a lot of concerts back in the day in the '70s '80s. I remember I went to Parliament, Funkadelic Maze and Commodores. They were playing all at the same time and that was one hell of a concert. Kool& the Gang. Love them!!

[@allendixon7700]

The soul trying dinosaurs oil. Why are those women back in he? I'll die as far as I nurture. Not your baby got your stuff swing in the alarm😅😅😅😅😅

[@allendixon7700]

Did you know that bacon and diet of the soul trying so trying dinosaurs, especially d*** 5 mile? You're a dumb a**You take a loud voice. But I was big glued to the t. V. You're cutting browsing the white no I wouldn't no good nimboys away from my tv

[@allendixon7700]

That baseline was often often used john snooked dogg used out a lot question man

[@allendixon7700]

I'm back in the day for not so trying was on you can. It would be impossible to find a white boy out. Hey big glue some harder tv

[@pattyvantassel6955]

Love Kool and The Gang. They were definitely one of my favorites growing up and today. ❤❤❤❤

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

GARY LOW - " You Are A Danger ( Extended Version) 1982 " Funky / Groovy Dancefloor classics it's one of the early 80s most Suave songs that the moment play ⏯️ is pressed on the video automatically make you wanna get up and dance. It's such an awsome well choreographed tune

[@dorothyward3234]

I use to go to alot of concerts by in the day. I did get a chance to see Kool and the Gang in person.

[@henrymuniz6922]

So I loved this song since I was a kid in the 70’s. You asked about Soul Train. I had a martial arts mentor named Benny Welburn (RIP). He was Gladys Knights bodyguard. We lived in Hollywood. When I was 15 in 1980, or so, Benny asked if I wanted to go to a Soul Train taping. I grew up watching Soul Train with my mom. I jumped on the offer and sure enough was in the studio watching Gladys Knight and the Pips perform their song Landlord. Saw the one and only Don Cornelius (RIP) do his thing. I wandered around the studio and noticed many episodes were taped in one day and the dancers brought extra clothing with them to change into to look different. A wonderful experience and great memory. After the taping we travelled to Las Vegas to a week of shows Gladys and the Pips did at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. I still have the backstage passes and flyers.

[@rudyfuentes1245]

So many of us living in Florida had the greatest grad nights mid to late 70's because Disney World would have the top groups performing live there! I saw Kool & The Gang, K.C. & the Sunshine Band, The Commodores, Chicago, Peaches & Herb, the list goes on! Also had Latin Nights, the best salsa & merengue music popular at the the time!

[@LR2894h]

This song always gets people on the dance floor, even today!

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

THE JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH - " It's Just Begun" 1970s Funk Grooves. for many years I thought this song was created by KC & The Sunshine Band cuz the voice and music style is very similar but I finally in 2023 found the original band and this song is very recognizable the moment you guys listen to it you'll love it. It's got such a brilliant bass line . Everything about it is awesome 💯👍

[@kylehopkins1180]

They had so many jams! Jungle Boogie! You must do “The Jam “by Graham Central Station!

[@gadgetphat]

Sharing energy spreading love even in times that was hard music was our spiritual food,, Thank you guys for anointing our legends