The Billion Dollar Band Explained

The Billion Dollar Band is a five-member African American 70's soul/funk/Rock/R&B musical group born out of Miami, Florida. As a one hit wonder group, they were released on the Miami Criteria's Sound Studios record label, Good Sounds.

Line up

The original Billion Dollar Band members are:

• Roosevelt Demps (drummer/vocalist)
• Winston Stubbs (trumpet/vocalist)
• Reginald Showers (trombone/vocalist)
• Charles N. Harris Jr. (bassist/vocalist)
• Vernon Maddox (lead vocalist/guitarist

Discography

Their ten-song album release included the songs:

• Money Don't Grow On Trees
• Get In The Groove
• I Like What You're Doin'
• Candy Girl
• Love's Sweet Notions
• Our Love
• Without Your Love
• Smiling Morning Love
• Big Time Spender
• Let's Just Be Friends.

It was released worldwide on the CBS, Epic, and RCA record labels in 1978.^[1]

External links

• www.lapellenera.blogspot.com
• Good Sounds Album Discography, By Patrice Eyries, Mike Callahan, David Edwards and Randy Watts

Notes and References

1. Billboard Magazine, General News, February 19, 1977, The Miami Herald, Friday, September 24, 1976-sec.E, The Miami Herald, Sunday September 26, 1976 pg.3-H