Years active 1979–1983 | Active until 1983 | |
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Labels Casablanca RecordsPolygram Similar Rainbow Brown, Suzy Q, Tamiko Jones, Maximum Penalty, Raymond Donnez | ||
The Skatt Bros. (or Skatt Brothers) was a band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1979. At first they were compared to bands like the Village People for parallels in music on their first album, but later returned to their more rockish roots with the release of their second album titled "Rico & The Ravens", issued in Australia only.
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History
Sean Delaney formed the band in 1979. Signed to Casablanca Records by Neil Bogart, the original lineup consisted of Delaney himself as well as Peter Sweval, Richard Martin-Ross, David Andez, Richie Fontana and Craig Krampf. Andez and Krampf were later replaced with Danny Brant.
In 1979, the band released "Walk the Night" (written by Fontana and Andez), on the Strange Spirits album. "Walk the Night" was widely popular, reaching No. 9 in the Billboard charts and No. 1 on various national charts. "Walk the Night" is considered the band's cult classic and most famous release.
In 1980 the band obtained gold record status in Australia for their hit single “Life At The Outpost”. The video for "Life At The Outpost" was generated by their distributing record company in Australia (Polygram/Mercury), and is regarded as a misrepresentation of the band. No members of the Skatt Bros. appeared in the video. The Skatt Bros. were real musicians who wrote the songs, played the instruments, performed the vocals and co-produced their recordings.
In 2010, European music company Premium Series reissued the Strange Spirits album. The reissue claimed to be "24 bit digitally re-mastered from original master tapes".
Popular culture
The band's classic "Walk the Night" appeared on the official soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. According to Rockstar Games, the company thought the song so important to have on the soundtrack that they hired a private investigator to locate Delaney's (who died in 2003) surviving relatives and secure the rights to include it.
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Songs
Walk the NightStrange Spirits · 1979
Life At The OutpostStrange Spirits · 1979
Dancin' for the ManStrange Spirits · 1979