Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
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Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | |
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| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Disco, big band, soul |
| Years active | 1976–1979, 1984 |
| Labels | RCA |
| Past members | Cory Daye Stony Browder Mickey Sevilla Andy Hernandez August Darnell |
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was a big band- and swing-influenced disco band that was formed in the Bronx, New York. The band is best known for its number-one US dance hit[1] "Cherchez La Femme/C'est si bon", from its self-titled debut album. It also peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100[2].
History
[edit | edit source]The band was conceived by brothers Stony Browder Jr. (February 7, 1949 – October 6, 2001)[3] and Thomas Browder (also known as August Darnell, born August 12, 1950), with the former writing music and the latter lyrics. They started the band in 1974 with singer Cory Daye (born April 25, 1952), drummer Mickey Sevilla, and percussionist Andy Hernandez (Coati Mundi).[4] They released three albums between 1976 and 1979. Their music blended disco beats with rhythms from genres including calypso, rhumba, cha-cha-chá, and compas. The Browders, who were both multiracial, wrote songs embracing multiculturalism over stories about tragic mulattoes.[5] A smaller lineup known as Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (omitting the word "original") also released a fourth album in 1984. They were frequent performers at Studio 54. Darnell and Hernandez went on to form Kid Creole and the Coconuts and Elbow Bones and the Racketeers.
Cory Daye also pursued a successful solo career. In 1979, she released the album Cory and Me. The album produced a single, "Pow Wow" b/w Green Light", which peaked on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #76 [2] and on the disco chart at #8[1] later that year.The track "Wiggle and Giggle All Night" became a Top 20 hit in the Netherlands.
Stony Browder Jr. died in 2001.[6]
Copyright lawsuit
[edit | edit source]In 2022, songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer filed a copyright lawsuit against Dua Lipa claiming that her song "Levitating" infringed on their 1979 song "Wiggle and Giggle All Night".[7]
Members
[edit | edit source]- Stony Browder Jr. – music, piano, vocals (1976–1979, 1984)
- August Darnell – lyrics, bass, vocals (1976–1979)
- Cory Daye – vocals (1976–1979, 1984)
- Mickey Sevilla – drums (1976–1979, 1984)
- Andy Hernandez – percussion (1976–1979)
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [8] |
US R&B [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
NLD [11] | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | 22 | 31 | 39 | 87 | 13 |
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RCA | ||||||
| 1978 | Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett | 36 | 23 | — | 29 | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington | — | — | — | — | — | Elektra | |||||||
| 1984 | Calling All Beatniks! | — | — | — | — | — | Passport | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit | edit source]- The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1996, RCA)
- The Disco Kids (2005, Sony BMG)
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [8] |
US Dan [1] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
NLD [11] | |||||||||
| 1976 | "I'll Play the Fool" | 80 | 92 | 1 | — | 100 | 19 | |||||||
| "Cherchez La Femme" | 27 | 31 | 49 | 23 | 2 | |||||||||
| "Sour and Sweet" | — | 72 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1978 | "Mister Love" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Organ Grinder" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Auf Wiedersehen, Darrio" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Transistor Madness" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1979 | "Didn't I Love You Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- Kid Creole and the Coconuts
References
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Notes
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External links
[edit | edit source]- "Savannah Band Is Waiting for You, American" by Kevin McMahon
- The band's MySpace page
- Coati Mundi's MySpace page
- August Darnell interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2011
- Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band discography at Discogs
- Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band at IMDb
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