Starland Vocal Band

Starland Vocal Band is an American rock band, known primarily for "Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest singles in 1976 (see 1976 in music). The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. Nivert and Danoff wrote "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads", both big hits for John Denver. The latter song is the de facto state song of West Virginia, although it has no official status as such. They recorded several albums before making a group called the Starland Vocal Band.

Related Topics:
Afternoon Delight - 1976 - 1976 in music - Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert - Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver - West Virginia

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Their debut was the self-titled Starland Vocal Band, which included Afternoon Delight. The song was a hit, reaching #1 and the album also charted. They were nominated for five Grammy Awards and won two - Best arrangement (voices) and Best New Act. The follow-up, Rear View Mirror was a failure in comparison, although it was a minor chart entry, spending 13 weeks on the Billboard 200 (reaching a peak of #104).

Related Topics:
Afternoon Delight - Grammy Awards - Billboard 200

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The band hosted a self-titled variety show that ran on CBS for six weeks in the summer of 1977. David Letterman, then unknown, also participated in the show, as did Mark Russell, Jeff Altman, and Proctor and Bergman.

Related Topics:
CBS - 1977 - David Letterman - Mark Russell - Jeff Altman - Proctor and Bergman

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The band broke up by the early 1980s, unable to match their previous success (see 1980s in music). Danoff and Nivert divorced shortly afterwards.

Related Topics:
1980s - 1980s in music

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Each of the band members has gone on to a solo career.

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