The Billion Dollar Band is a five-member African American 70's soul/funk/Rock/R&B musical group born out of Miami, Florida. As a one hit wonder group, they were released on the Miami Criteria's Sound Studios record label, Good Sounds.
Line up
The original Billion Dollar Band members are:
- Roosevelt Demps (drummer/vocalist)
- Winston Stubbs (trumpet/vocalist)
- Reginald Showers (trombone/vocalist)
- Charles N. Harris Jr. (bassist/vocalist)
- Vernon Maddox (lead vocalist/guitarist
Discography
Their ten-song album release included the songs:
- Money Don't Grow On Trees
- Get In The Groove
- I Like What You're Doin'
- Candy Girl
- Love's Sweet Notions
- Our Love
- Without Your Love
- Smiling Morning Love
- Big Time Spender
- Let's Just Be Friends.
It was released worldwide on the CBS, Epic, and RCA record labels in 1978.
References
- Billboard Magazine, General News, February 19, 1977, The Miami Herald, Friday, September 24, 1976-sec.E, The Miami Herald, Sunday September 26, 1976 pg.3-H
External links
- www.lapellenera.blogspot.com
- Good Sounds Album Discography, By Patrice Eyries, Mike Callahan, David Edwards and Randy Watts