Coming up… A song that has been hailed as one of the sexiest ever recorded, yet it's also landed on lists for being one of the worst songs of all time. Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band… Love it or hate it, its impact on pop culture is undeniable. Created by a classmate of a former President, Bill Danoff and his future wife Taffy Nivert... it was inspired by the lunch menu at a diner in Washington, D.C. Bill and Taffy are the same couple who wrote John Denver’s hit Take Me Home Country Roads. Afternoon Delight skyrocketed this new band to fame, even scoring them their own TV show featuring a then-unknown comedian named David Letterman. Although we all know Afternoon Delight as a fun and easy singalong, the revered producer Milt Okun and engineer Phil Ramone behind it considered it to be one of the most complex songs they ever worked on Join us as we uncover the fascinating tale behind this unforgettable one-hit wonder of the Rock Era…NEXT…on Professor of Rock.
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So Before David Letterman became a household name on Late Night TV, Believe it or not, he was part of The Starland Vocal Band Show. While many of you can’t recall the show, you've likely sung along to their iconic smash single, Afternoon Delight. Released in the summer of ’76, "Afternoon Delight" rocketed to the top of the charts, claiming the number one spot during America’s bicentennial. The Starland Vocal Band, comprising two married couples - Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert Danoff, and Jon Carroll and Margot Chapman - earned FIVE Grammy Award nominations in ‘77, clinching victories for Best New Artist and Best Vocal Arrangement.
The three Wilson Brothers from The Beach Boys, including a rare appearance by Brian Wilson, handed the band their Grammy for Best New Artist- most notably beating out Boston, who had set a record for having the best-selling debut album of all time.
7 years before the formation of Starland Vocal Band in ‘67, it was the Bill & Taffy show, as in Bill Danoff and his live-in girlfriend, Taffy Nivert. The couple were in a folk act called Fat City that didn’t receive much attention beyond the Washington D.C. area where the two resided. Over a 4 year span, Billy & Taffy wrote over 300 songs together, yet not one of them sparked any interest from the record industry.
After two eclectic albums, and opening for Emmylou Harris & John Denver, Fat City evolved into simply Bill & Taffy. As you recall from a previous edition of POR, the duo hit pay dirt with their collaboration on “Take Me Home Country Roads” with the great John Denver in ‘71, and their fortunes steadily improved. On the strength of their success with “Take Me Home Country Roads,” and the ardent backing of the emerging star power of Denver, Bill & Taffy were signed to John’s label, RCA, and released two albums that misfired. It was back
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