Deputy of Love
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Deputy of Love is a 1979 disco single by Don Armando
. The words and music were composed by Ronald Bruce Rogers a/k/a Ron Rogers
. The composer, a native New Yorker born in the South Bronx, NYC. U.S.A. also played piano on the Ze Records
recording.
Rogers went on to write and produce a string of dance records including "Lifebaoat Party"http://www.discogs.com/release/1296907 and "Gina Gina" http://www.discogs.com/Kid-Creole-And-The-Coconuts-Fresh-Fruit-In-Foreign-Places/master/70786 for Kid Creole and the Coconuts
. The single went to number one on the disco chart, becoming the last single to hit to the top spot during the 1970s. The single did not chart on either the pop and soul charts. The vocalist on "Deputy of Love", Fonda Rae, went on to success on the dance and soul charts during the 1980s.
Kid Creole and the Coconuts http://www.discogs.com/Kid-Creole-And-The-Coconuts-Fresh-Fruit-In-Foreign-Places/master/70786 http://www.discogs.com/release/339403
Don Armando
Don Armando Bonilla formed the Second Avenue Rhumba Band with vocalist Fonda Rae and scored a #1 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Deputy of Love" in 1979. Bonilla was also a percussionist with Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band...
. The words and music were composed by Ronald Bruce Rogers a/k/a Ron Rogers
Ron Rogers
Ronald Bruce Rogers NATIVE New York songwriter, composer, Ze / Island Records recording artist and record producer better known as Ron Rogers, a/k/a Ronnie Rogers, born November 5, 1952, in the Soundview section of the South Bronx, New York, NYC, USA is known for his songs and recordings...
. The composer, a native New Yorker born in the South Bronx, NYC. U.S.A. also played piano on the Ze Records
ZE Records
ZE Records was originally a New York-based record label, started in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban. It has been re-established by Esteban since 2003.-History:Michael Zilkha ZE Records (always written with two capital letters) was originally a New York-based record label, started in...
recording.
Rogers went on to write and produce a string of dance records including "Lifebaoat Party"http://www.discogs.com/release/1296907 and "Gina Gina" http://www.discogs.com/Kid-Creole-And-The-Coconuts-Fresh-Fruit-In-Foreign-Places/master/70786 for Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era...
. The single went to number one on the disco chart, becoming the last single to hit to the top spot during the 1970s. The single did not chart on either the pop and soul charts. The vocalist on "Deputy of Love", Fonda Rae, went on to success on the dance and soul charts during the 1980s.
External links
Kid Creole and the Coconuts http://www.discogs.com/Kid-Creole-And-The-Coconuts-Fresh-Fruit-In-Foreign-Places/master/70786 http://www.discogs.com/release/339403