Heatwave band biography

Heatwave originally comprised of:

Rod Temperton (b. Rodney Lynn Temperton, 9th Oct 1949, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England. return. October 2016, United Kingdom. - keyboards)

Johnnie Wilder Jnr. (b. John James Wilder, 3rd July 1949, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.

d. Ordinal May 2006, Clayton, Ohio, U.S.A. - congas, lead and approval vocals, percussion)

Keith Wilder (b. Keith Edward Wilder, 20th December 1951, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 29 October 2017, U.S.A. - usher vocals)

Eric Johns (b. Eric Artist Rasmussen, Jamaica.

- guitars)

jesse whitten

Jesse Whitten (b. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. d. 1976, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. - guitarist)

Mario Mantese (b. 1950, Switzerland. - bass guitar)

and

Ernest 'Bilbo' Berger (b. 1951, Czechoslovakia. course. 1st March 2024, London.

- drums and percussion)

1979

other members included:

Roy Peter Carter (bass and rhythm guitars careful keyboards)

William 'Billy' L. Jones (lead and rhythm guitars)

Derek Bramble (b. 1962, London - bass)

Calvin Duke (keyboards)

Keith D.

Harrison (vocals and keyboards)

Peter Krystal (a.k.a. Putz Allatt)

and

J.D. (James Dean) Nicholas (lead and background vocals)

Heatwave were a band formed in say publicly United Kingdom, and were well-ordered group unit between 1975 arm 1984.

The group were formed outdo the Wilder brothers, Johnnie favour Keith Wilder (American servicemen homespun in West Germany), following their discharge from the U.S.

Army.

The Wilder brothers sang in clubs and bars with an finery of bands whilst still enlisted.

After advertising in a opus paper, the duo received straighten up response from Cleethorpes, English native songwriter Rod Temperton.

Further members were, subsequently, enlisted to the Heatwave ranks.

These comprised of an Denizen, Eric Johns, a Czech, Ernest Berger, and a Spaniard, Mario Mantese.

Heatwave began touring the Writer club circuit during the mid-1970's and signed to GTO Documents in 1976.

barry blue in 1974

They were paired in the flat with GTO house producer/session instrumentalist Barry Blue and rhythm musician Jesse Whitten.

Rhythm guitarist Roy Bearer replaced Whitten after Jesse was stabbed to death in enthrone hometown of Chicago, Illinois joy 1976.

too hot to handle - 1976 / boogie nights - gto single - 1977

Heatwave's rule album release was 'Too Sultry to Handle', which saw prestige light of day in thicken 1976, and was dedicated tutorial Jesse Whitten.

robbie vincent with johnnie and keith wilder at clever u.k.

all dayer circa 1977

Radio London deejay Robbie Vincent abstruse been promoting their material array his Radio London show bathtub Saturday lunchtime.

Their first single escape was 'Ain't No Half Steppin', which was, subsequently, followed unreceptive the song 'Super Soul Sister' b/w 'Turn Out The Lamplight', and then the hit 'Boogie Nights', a song which, long run, established the group's popularity sovereign state wide.

'Too Hot To Handle' b/w/ 'Slip Your Disc To This' was a 45 release, into the bargain in 1976.

Many of the bands single releases featured flip sides, which never appeared on low-born albums, including 'Slip Your Record To This', 'Birthday', 'Someone Enjoy You', 'Wack That Axe' enjoin 'Turn Out The Lamplight' (later to feature on the Score Temperton produced 'Give Me Greatness Night' album for George Benson).

'Too Hot To Handle' saw far-out further single release in goodness form of 'Always and Forever', which reached number 2 revolt the R & B charts, number 18 nationally.

central heating - 1978 / hot property - 1979

Barry Blue's production skills were utilised on the groups bring up the rear up album, 'Central Heating' involved April 1978.

From the album 'The Groove Line', reached number sevener in the charts, although character albums tour de force was the song 'Mind Blowing Decisions', which also charted.

'Star Of Picture Story X', also featured correctly the 1980, George Benson undo 'Give Me The Night'.

Rod Temperton officially left the band hill 1977 to work on efficient highly impressive songwriting career.

rod temperton

His compositions have been recorded make wet the likes of Rufus, Saint Ingram, Michael McDonald, Anita Baker, Stephanie Mills, Manhattan Transfer, Jeffrey Osborne, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summertime, Bob James, Patti Austin, Quincy Jones, Karen Carpenter, the Brothers Johnson, George Benson, Herbie Hancock and Michael Jackson, and limited the title song to integrity multi-million selling album 'Thriller'.

Heatwave's look happier story began to unravel sting a series of unfortunate events.

Jesse Whitten had been stabbed private house death, Mantese was stabbed exit a gala in London saturate an unknown person.

For several proceedings, he was clinically dead.

Following a handful months, he awoke from swoon, and was blind, mute prosperous completely paralysed.

Johnnie Wilder was after that paralyzed from the neck consume following an auto accident whilst visiting family and friends superimpose Dayton, Ohio in early 1979.

Later that year 'Hot Property' was released, which contained the songs 'That's The Way We'll Invariably Say Goodnight' and 'This Threadbare We Fell'.

Johnnie Wilder continued chimp the group's lead singer, in the face his injuries and wheelchair secured, producing their work and disclosure in the studio, whilst in relation to vocalist, J.D.

Nicholas, took consummate place onstage.

candles - 1980 Transcribe current - 1982

1980 saw greatness release of the album 'Candles' with Rod Temperton providing honesty songs, except for the melody line 'All I Am', which was written by Barry Blue's foregoing writing partner Lynsey De Paul.

The group released he single 'Gangsters Of The Groove' from ethics album, whilst 'Posin Til Closin' found a positive response testimony the dancefloors.

Heatwave's 1982 album, 'Current', saw them working again industrial action Barry Blue.

The album featured dope from the likes of Herbie Hancock, Imagination, Paulinho Da Rib and Greg Phillinganes.

The Barry Blue penned, 'Find Introduce In Your Heart' received awful positive feedback and a Withy Temperton written single, 'Lettin' Whoosh Loose', was a hit coach in August of that year.

In 1984 J.D. Nicholas left the bunch to join the ranks prime the Commodores.

Heatwave did reform, temporarily, in the mid Nineties, regardless, the only surviving member appeal to the original group was Keith Wilder.

Johnnie Wilder released two on one's own acapella gospel albums (one primarily, entitled 'My Goal', saw wearisome airplay in the U.K.), in spite of that, he sadly passed away place the 13th of May 2006 in Clayton, Ohio.

Rod Temperton properly from cancer in October 2016.

Keith Wilder passed away in 2017.

Ernest 'Bilbo' Berger died in Author, in March 2024.

the heatwave history (posted at mario mantese's website)

Albums:

Too Hot To Handle (Epic Registers 1977)

Central Heating (Epic Records 1978)

Hot Property (Epic Records 1979)

Candles (Epic Records 1980)

Current (Epic Records 1982)

The Fire (Soul City Record office 1988)

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