Heatwave
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: London, United Kingdom
- Active: 1975 - present
Biography
Heatwave is a London-formed funk and disco band founded in 1975 by Johnnie Wilder Jr. and songwriter Rod Temperton. Their classic line-up, with Keith Wilder, Roy Carter, Mario Mantese, Ernest Berger and Eric Johns, produced 'Too Hot to Handle' and 'Central Heating' for #GTO Records#, with hits 'Boogie Nights', 'Always and Forever' and 'The Groove Line'. The band continued through line-up changes into the 1980s and has performed in later incarnations since a 1988 return.
Genres
Heatwave Discography
- Too Hot to Handle (1976) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Central Heating (1978) - Album - rated 3.58/5
Members
- Johnnie Wilder Jr. - vocals (1975 - 1984)
- Keith Wilder - vocals (1975 - 2017)
- Rod Temperton - keyboards (1975 - 1978)
- Mario Mantese - bass guitar (1975 - 1978)
- Ernest Berger - drums (1975 - 1982)
- Eric Johns - guitar (1975 - 1978)
- Roy Carter - guitar (1976 - 1982)
- Billy Jones - guitar (1978 - 1988)
- Derek Bramble - bass guitar (1978 - 1982)
- Calvin Duke - keyboards (1979 - 1982)