Posted on 01/23/2024 10:16:48 AM PST by Kriggerel
German music producer Frank Farian - founder of the disco band Boney M - has died at the age of 82, according to his family.
They released a statement on Tuesday via Farian's agency saying he had passed away at his home in Miami. Boney M, which formed in 1976, had a string of hit singles including Daddy Cool, Rasputin and Rivers of Babylon. Farian also went on to found the duo Milli Vanilli, who were involved in a lip-synching controversy.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Stunned that our American cousins haven’t heard of Boney M.
Gotta Go Home was sampled a lot including a fairly big hit: Duck Sauce’s Barbra Streisand...
I can’t believe you won’t recognise it instantly.
:https://youtu.be/8Je2hBEoPvA?si=-BN3Mv2GMe2NwykE
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