Happy Birthday August Darnell - (Kid Creole) Thomas August Darnell Browde -(August 12, 1950). He was born in The Bronx, New York City, USA, Thom Browder began going by his two middle names as August Darnell. Darnell obtained a masters degree in English, in 1974 formed a band with his brother Stony Browder Jr under the name Dr. Buzzards Original Savannah Band. Their self-titled debut release was a Top 40-charting album which was certified gold and was nominated for a Grammy. Darnell began producing for other artists, such as Don Armando’s Second Avenue Rhumba Band and Gichy Dan’s Beachwood No.9, before adopting the name Kid Creole (adapted from the Elvis Presley film King Creole) in 1980. Inspired by Cab Calloway and the Hollywood films of the 30s and 40s, the Kid fills out his colorful zoot suits with style and grace, dancing onstage with his inimitable, relentless and self-proclaimed cool. he co-founders of the band were, August and his Savannah Band associate vibraphone player Andy Hernandez, also known as his trusty sidekick Coati Mundi, who serves as his on-stage comic foil, as well as his musical director and arranger and Darnells former wife Adriana Addy Kaegi who was the leader, choreographer and costume designer of the Coconuts, co-writer Peter Shott on Piano who co-wrote their first hit Im a Wonderful Thing Baby. Their breakthrough came with 1982s Tropical Gangsters, which hit #3 in the UK and spun off three Top 10 hits with Stool Pigeon, Annie, Im Not Your Daddy and Im a Wonderful Thing, Baby. Kid Creole and The Coconuts have appeared in a number of films, such as Against All Odds (1984) and the Lambada themed The Forbidden Dance (1990). They also starred in a TV movie, Theres Something Wrong in Paradise in 1984, based around their songs and produced for Granada Television in the UK. Darnell now lives in Sweden and London, and still tours with the current Coconuts. GARY
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:42:53 +0000
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