Q:Facts: - years active: 1973 -- 1985 , 1993 -- present - past members: richard mike lewis vinnie tanno eugene timmons ken faulk margaret reynolds finch beverly champion jeanette williams rick benedetto jerome smith robert johnson oliver c. brown - caption: kc and the sunshine band - origin: hialeah , florida , u.s. - label: tk sunshine sound productions , epic , meca records , zyx , - genre: disco , funk - name: kc and the sunshine band - background: group_or_band - image: kc & the sunshine band1.jpg - current members: harry anika ellis fermin goytisolo robert e. lee david simmons chris wayne cadenhead jeffery reeves steve lashley john reid cisco dimas fernando '' diaz miles fielder kenetha morris janell burgess k.c. '' casey maria de crescenzo Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kc and the sunshine band .
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kc and the sunshine band is an american musical group .founded in 1973 in hialeah , florida , its style has included funk , r&b , and disco .their best-known songs include the disco hits '' that 's the way -lrb- i like it -rrb- '' , '' -lrb- shake , shake , shake -rrb- shake your booty '' , '' i 'm your boogie man '' , '' keep it comin ' love '' , '' get down tonight '' , '' boogie shoes '' , '' give it up '' , and '' please do n't go '' .the band took its name from lead vocalist harry wayne casey 's last name -lrb- '' kc '' -rrb- and the '' sunshine band '' from kc 's home state of florida -lrb- ' the sunshine state ' -rrb- .