The Billion Dollar Band

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The Billion Dollar Band

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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

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