Fatback Band, The

The Fatback Band (1985)

Interview by Simon Witter, Rock's Backpages Audio, 1985

NYC's favourites talk about the genesis of the band, releasing THE first rap record, 'King Tim III', and how the band have survived and thrived with the funk.

File format: mp3; file size: 23mb; Interview length: 25' 09"; sound quality: ***

The Fatback Band: Yum Yum

Review by Bob Fisher, NME, September 1975

"MY NAME is Yum Yum, Gimme some!" ...

The Fatback Band: Ain't No Such Thing As We Don't Sounds BAAAD

Interview by Vivien Goldman, Sounds, March 1976

"WHEN WE get a groove we hate to quit!" shouted out Bill Curtis. His voice carried over inexorable waves of sound, cookin', stampin', and gettin' ...

Smokey Robinson/Mighty Clouds of Joy/Sylvers/Fatback Band: Los Angeles

Live Review by John Swenson, Sounds, March 1976

YOU WON'T find a better textbook example of what's gone wrong with R&B over the past few years. Ticket prices, scaled from $10.00 down, were ...

Fatback Band: Givin' The People What They Want

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, October 1976

For their new Night Fever album, the band have concentrated on what the fans seem to like most – happy up 'n' dancin' music. John ...

Fatback Band: The Master Dance Combo

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, January 1978

John Abbey talks to Bill Curtis about the band that's not strictly a 'band' anymore ...