Band AKA
Band AKA | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Years active | 1981–1988, 2005 |
| Labels | PPL Records, Epic, Bouvier Records, Streetwise (UK) |
| Past members | Kenneth Allen St. Michael Fitzhugh Wayne King Pulliam Andrew Piesak Jimmy Carter J James Jarrett Booker Medlock |
The Band AKA were an American male vocal/instrumental group of session musicians based in Los Angeles, California who were active during the 1980s. The membership of The Band AKA was fluid throughout their existence and essentially they were the creation of their producer and songwriter Jaeson James Jarrett.[1]
"Grace", a track from their 1981 eponymous debut album entered the UK singles charts on 15 May 1982 after appearing for some weeks on a number of local dance and club charts. It reached a peak of number 41 in a five-week run on the chart. In its 12" single form "Grace" featured a memorable saxophone solo courtesy of Jimmy Carter and the same formula was used to record the follow-up "Joy". This song entered the chart on 5 March 1983, and reached number 24, remaining in the charts for 7 weeks.[2]
The Band AKA released three albums before ceasing their activities in the late 80s.[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- The Band AKA (PPL Records, 1981)
- Men of the Music (Epic Records, 1983)
- Master of the Game (Bouvier Records, 1987)
- Ghosts (PPL Records, 2005)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | UK [4] | |||
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| 1981 | "Steppin Out / New Beginning" | — | |||
| "When You Believe in Love" | — | ||||
| "Grace" | 41 | ||||
| "H.O.T. for the B.O.D." | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Funkdown" | — | |||
| 1983 | "If You Want to Know" | 79 | |||
| "Joy" | 24 | ||||
| "Work Me All Over" | — | ||||
| 1984 | "You and I" | — | |||
| 1985 | "Ethiopia" | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ The songs were written by J. Jarrett.Julie Wesling Whaley, ed. (1987). 1988 Songwriter's market: where to sell your songs. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 9780898792768.
- ^ Tim Rice; Jonathan Rice; Paul Gambaccini (1990). Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-398-8.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "BAND AKA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Discography at Discogs.
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