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Years active 1974–1980, 2013–2014, 2016 Labels Private Stock RecordsUnited ArtistsAVI Website moonlightfeelsright.com Past members Bruce BlackmanDavid SnavelyBo WagnerJohnny WalkerElgin WellsSloan HayesDavid ShaverJimmy CobbTommy StrainRon NorrisKenny CryslerDarryl KutzBob GauthierJohn Fristoe Members Bruce Blackman, Bo Wagner, Sloan Hayes Genres Rock music, Pop rock, Progressive rock Similar Starland Vocal Band, Eternity's Children, John Ford Coley, Doe Boy, Henry Gross | ||
Starbuck was a rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974 by keyboardist/vocalist/record producer Bruce Blackman and marimba player Bo Wagner. Both Blackman and Wagner, along with guitarist Johnny Walker, had previous success with Mississippi-based "sunshine pop" group Eternity's Children, scoring a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Mrs. Bluebird" in the summer of 1968.
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Starbuck's debut single, "Moonlight Feels Right", reached the #3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in 1976. Although the band never re-created the success of their debut, several of their songs did chart in the Billboard Top 100 and their 1977 release "Everybody Be Dancin'" reached #38.
From 1976 to 1980, the band toured with popular groups of the era including ELO, KC and the Sunshine Band, Hall & Oates and Boston. TV appearances included The Midnight Special, American Bandstand, The Merv Griffin Show, Dinah!, The Mike Douglas Show and Solid Gold.
In July 2013, a number of former Starbuck members (founders Blackman and Wagner, guitarist Tommy Strain, keyboardists Sloan Hayes and David Shaver, bassist Jimmy Cobb, and drummer Kenny Crysler) performed at Chastain Park in Atlanta.
The group also reunited once more for their final performance on August 20th, 2016 with the same lineup as their previous reunion concert in 2013.
Lead singer Blackman was inducted into the Mississippi Writer’s Garden on April 5, 2014.
Discography
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Singles
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Moonlight Feels RightMoonlight Feels Right · 1975
A Fool in LineEverybody Be Dancin · 2010
Rock 'n' Roll RocketEverybody Be Dancin · 2010