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Kid Creole

Aug 12, 1950 (74 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Known For

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Be Kind Rewind
West Coast Video Employee Passaic
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The Forbidden Dance
Kid Creole
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Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington
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Only You
Self
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Buckle Up
Self
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Downtown '81
Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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Identity Crisis
Thrift Shop Man
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Obsession: A Taste for Fear
Bookmaker
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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
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Bad Girls
Self

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