BILL DANOFF, TAFFY NIVERT DANOFF, JON CARROLL,
and MARGOT CHAPMAN CARROLL
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Hollywood Bowl, Summer 1976 Performance--Jon Carroll, Margot Chapman, Taffy Danoff, Bill Danoff Photo by Chris Walter:
THE FOLLOWING CDs ARE STILL AVAILABLE:
Starland Vocal Band CD 2004, Razor & Tie:
Starland Vocal Band Afternoon Delight: A Golden Classics Edition by Collectables Records Corp.
Afternoon Delight The Best of Starland Vocal Band K-Tel:
Bill Danoff's NEW CD, "Blasted in the Basement" featuring the late Danny Pendleton as well as Jon Carroll, Taffy Danoff, Emma Danoff, Owen Danoff, Margot Carroll, Pete & Maura Kennedy, Jim Horn, John Jennings, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sean McGhee and others.
Bill Danoff's Solo CD "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado" Available from CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com
Bill Danoff's Solo CD "Souvenir" Available from CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com
Jon Carroll's Solo CD "Love Returns" Available from CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com
Jon Carroll's Solo CD "Home & Away"
Ben Carroll (Son of Margot Chapman Carroll and Jon Carroll) is a talented singer/songwriter who has a new album out called "Real Thing":
Ben Carroll's first album, "Lover Undercover":
Starland Vocal Band with Johnny Holliday. Photo Courtesy of Johnny Holliday and Steve Moore. Used with Permission.
Influences
Fat City, John Denver, Mamas and the Papas. Jon was influenced by Muddy Waters, The Chambers Brothers and those who passed through the doors of the Cellar Door Club on 34th & M St. in Georgetown.
Sounds Like
CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS OF BILL AND TAFFY PERFORMING WITH JOHN DENVER ON BILL'S PAGE (FIRST PERSON IN SVB'S TOP FRIENDS)
IT'S ALL COMIN' BACK....Take a listen to a new song, "It's All Comin' Back" from Bill Danoff's new CD, "Blasted in The Basement". You will hear all four members of Starland Vocal Band singing! You can purchase this CD through CD Baby.com
JULY 31, 1977 STARLAND VOCAL BAND TV SHOW PREMIERES:
THE SHOW ENDED WITH THESE WORDS FROM BILL.............
THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.
ON BEHALF OF STARLAND VOCAL BAND,
WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WATCHING.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR OLD FRIENDS IN THE CAST,
AND OUR NEW FRIENDS IN THE CREW,
AND WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'LL BE NEXT WEEK,
BUT WE KNOW WE'LL BE HERE.
THANK YOU. GOODNIGHT.
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Starland Vocal Band-Official MySpace page is being run by their MySpace Webmaster, Barb. Messages for Bill will be forwarded. Messages for Jon would best be left on his page, www.myspace.com/joncarrollmusic or contact him through his website:
www.joncarroll.org
CHECK OUT JON'S NEW ALBUM, "LOVE RETURNS" at www.joncarroll.org OR www.myspace.com/joncarrollmusic and HIS NEWEST SONG WITH HIS SON, BEN, "JUST RELAX" at
www.myspace.com/thecarrollsmusic
AN EXPANDED BIO WILL APPEAR SOON.
PLEASE CHECK BACK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OR VIDEOS OF STARLAND VOCAL BAND, PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THEM POSTED ON OUR PAGE!!!THANKS!
A vocal quartet based in Washington, DC, USA, the Starland Vocal Band took one single, the novelty disco hit "Afternoon Delight", to the top of the US charts in 1976. The band comprised the husband/wife team Bill Danoff (7 May 1946, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) and Taffy Danoff (b. Kathleen Nivert, 25 October 1944, Washington, DC, USA), Jon Carroll (b. 1 March 1957, Washington, DC, USA) and Margot Chapman (b. 7 September 1947, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA). The Starland Vocal Band had its roots in a unit called Fat City which included the Danoffs. The band was formed in late 1974 and opened for John Denver on his 1975 tour (Bill had earlier co-written the John Denver hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads"); Denver subsequently signed them to his Windsong Records label. The dance song "Afternoon Delight", about the pleasures of mid-day sex, was the band's breakthrough in May 1976 and spent 14 weeks in the US charts, peaking at number 1 (the song also reached the UK Top 20). They placed a self-titled album at number 20 and three other singles charted but nothing came close to repeating the debut's success. Despite winning the Best New Artist and Best Vocal Arrangement Grammy awards, and being given a six-week television show of their own (featuring a then-unknown David Letterman), the band's popularity declined and they broke up in 1980. Carroll later wrote the Linda Ronstadt hit, "Get Closer", and eventually married Chapman; while the Danoffs divorced, but still worked together under the Fat City banner. In 1989, Bill Danoff released his solo debt, Souvenir. A follow-up was belatedly issued in 2002. Bill ran Starland Cafe in Washington, DC for many years with his second wife Joan until it was sold in the winter of 2007.
Thank you so much for the add! I admired Bill & Taffy from reading the liner notes on John Denver's vinyl albums. I was pleasantly surprised to see and hear Jon at a Mary Chapin Carpenter concert. (Could NOT mistake his voice even if his face was now bearded! LOL!) Yes, I checked and I still have three vinyl albums from the Starland Vocal Band in my closet! Take care!
Hi SVB - thanks for your friendship. I saw you LIVE in the 1970s with John Denver and on your own tour. Always had fun with your music. Does anyone remember a song that started with "You look like a memory"? I do. We used to have mutual friends who had us over for parties and we sat around playing guitar and trying out stuff. xox Kat
Hey SVB Webmaster! Max and Riley Anne just droppin' by to give you a little bark. As the weather turns to Spring, Mommy is reminded of the joy your music brings her. We are sure glad we made friends wif you all....Be good, and I'll bark at you later! *wags & licks* Max & Riley Anne
hey guys...thanks for the add and the inspiration! i'm 17 & just gettin started..stop by some time & if you like what you hear, leave a comment. appreciate the support & friendship! all the best.. -anthony
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