Starland Vocal Band
Emerging from the late '60's DC/Baltimore folk scene, the Starland Vocal Band dominated American airwaves during the Bicentennial summer of 1976 with their quintessential soft rock chart-topper "Afternoon Delight" which spent 20 weeks on the pop chart peaking at #1! This song won the group two Grammys for "Song Of The Year" and "Best New Artist" - no small feat. Simultaneously loved and reviled for their 1970s soft-rock vibe, the group's influence is long lasting. Starland Vocal Band landed their own CBS variety series in 1976 (which featured the then unknown comic David Letterman) and influenced an entire decade. Core songwriter, Bill Danoff also had a hit with "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (the Jon Denver classic) as well. And the group's legacy lives on to this day; "Afternoon Delight" is featured yet again in the movie and soundtrack of current $75MM-grossing remake of Starsky & Hutch. The group continues to tour throughout the northeast and still garners media coverage, most recently featured on VH-1's I Love The '70s.