T-Connection

T-Connection

T-Connection

Bahamian band

T-Connection was a funk and disco group from Nassau, the Bahamas, who scored two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1977 and 1979. They did better on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they had five Top 10 hits, including "Do What You Wanna Do", which reached #1, and "Everything Is Cool", which peaked at #10 on the US Billboard R&B chart.[1] In the United Kingdom, they scored five entries in the UK Singles Chart, with "Do What You Wanna Do" their highest placed success at #11.[2]

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Their track "Groove to Get Down" has been heavily sampled due to its inclusion on the 1986 Ultimate Breaks and Beats series.

Group members included the brothers Theophilus "T" and Kirkwood Coakley, plus guitarists David Mackey and Monty Brown and drummer Anthony Flowers.[1][3]

Calvin Harris has stated that "Do What You Wanna Do" was a formative influence on him when he was beginning to produce music at a young age [4]

Discography

Albums

  • Magic (TK Records, 1977)
  • On Fire (TK Records, 1978)
  • T-Connection (TK Records, 1978)
  • Totally Connected (TK Records, 1980)
  • Everything Is Cool (Capitol, 1981)
  • Pure & Natural (Capitol, 1982)
  • The Game of Life (Capitol, 1983)
  • Take It to the Limit (Capitol, 1984)

Singles

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kellman, Andy. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 545. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. [3]
    "T-Connection Fans Facebook page". Facebook. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Calvin Harris speaks to Dave Pearce https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p010z439
  5. [5]
    "T-Connection Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "T-CONNECTION - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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