Kid Creole
Born
12 August 1950 (75)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
August Darnell, Thomas August Darnell Browder
Biography
Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced...
Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced for other artists and bands, such as Machine and Gichy Dan's Beachwood No. 9. He and the Coconuts have also contributed songs to numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "My Male Curiosity" for Against All Odds (1984).
Filmography (17)
Buckle Up
2023
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Mood Indigo
2013
Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Live At Rockpalast 1982
2012
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
2011
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4
2010
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3
2008
Be Kind Rewind
2008
Downtown '81
2001
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live In Paris 1985
2000
Only You
1992
Bad Girls
1992
The Forbidden Dance
1990
Identity Crisis
1989
Obsession: A Taste for Fear
1988
Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Montreal
1986
Kid Creole and My Coconuts