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Wha-Koo was an American rock band best known for their 1978 single, "(You're Such a) Fabulous Dancer", which peaked at #101 on the ''Billboard'' chart. ==History== Wha-Koo were a Los Angeles, California-based soft rock ensemble formed in 1977 under the leadership of singer, song writer and guitarist Danny Douma. Douma assembled an entourage of veteran musicians that included David Palmer, who had sung lead vocals on two tracks of Steely Dan's debut album ''Can't Buy a Thrill'', Nick Van Maarth, from Buddy Holly's backup band, The Crickets, Don Francisco, formerly of Crowfoot and Atlee and British blues man Andy Silvester, formerly of Savoy Brown. L.A.-based session musician Reinie Press, bass player on many of Neil Diamond's most successful recordings, contributed bass and saxophone on two tracks on the band's 1977 debut album, ''The Big Wha-Koo'' for ABC Records. Peter Freiberger replaced Andy Silvester on bass for the band's 1978 album, ''Berkshire''. Produced by Grammy Award winner Ken Caillat, it proved to be the band's most successful release. ''Berkshire'' featured "You're Such a Fabulous Dancer", composed by Douma. Although a top ten hit in some international markets, it did little in the American music charts. In 1978, Douma left Wha-Koo to pursue a solo career. He released a solo album, ''Night Eyes'', on Warner Bros. Records. The album featured many of the members of Wha-Koo as well as guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson from The Band and several members of Fleetwood Mac. Douma toured with Fleetwood Mac as a supporting act for the remainder of 1979 and then left the music industry soon after. Chuck Cochran replaced Danny Douma on vocals and lead guitar and was with Wha-Koo at two notable appearances in 1978. On August 26, they played before an estimated crowd of 110,000 music fans at the Canada Jam festival near Toronto, Ontario and on October 29, the band performed with Thin Lizzy on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia before an estimated crowd of 100,000. Cochran left the band after the tour to work with Robb Royer of Bread, Mike Finnigan, Crosby, Stills and Nash and others. Around that time, Wha-Koo released their third album, ''Fragile Line'', on Epic Records. Although no longer with the band, Cochran's lead guitar, background vocals and songs are featured on the album. By then the band was led by David Palmer and featured new members Ron Fransen, David Woodford and Eric Gotthelf. More rock-oriented, this release enjoyed some critical success but it did not enjoy commercial success and the group disbanded soon after. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wha-Koo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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