Fatback Band

Fatback Band
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active1970–present
Labels
Members
  • Bill "Fatback" Curtis
  • Gerry Thomas
  • Zack Guinn
  • Marell A. Glenn
  • Christopher Campbell
  • Jessie Storey
  • Ed Jackson
  • Satish Robertson
Past members
  • Cordell “Pete” Everett
  • Earl Shelton
  • Isabella Dunn Gordon
  • Quenetta "Que" Simpson
  • Ledjerick Todd Woods
  • Darryl McAllister
  • George Williams
  • Bob "Zoot" James
  • Johnny Flippin
  • Johnny King
  • Billy Hamilton
  • Wayne Woolford
  • Michael Walker
Websitewww.fatbackband.com

The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The Fatback Band is most known for their R&B hits: "(Do the) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", "Backstrokin'" and "I Found Lovin'".

Their 1979 single "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is generally considered the first commercially released hip hop single.