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'''Richard Raymond Finch''' (born January 23, 1954) is an American [[songwriter]], [[record producer|producer]], [[audio engineering|engineer]], and [[song]] [[arrangement|arranger]]. He is best known as the co-founder, producer and former [[bass guitar]] player of [[KC and the Sunshine Band]]. Along with [[Harry Wayne Casey]], he co-wrote six No. 1 [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] hits.
'''Richard Raymond Finch''' (born January 23, 1954) is an American songwriter, producer, and arranger. He is best known as the co-founder, producer and former [[bass guitar]] player of [[KC and the Sunshine Band]]. Along with [[Harry Wayne Casey]], he co-wrote the majority of the KC and the Sunshine Band music catalog, to include five No. 1 [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] hits.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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==Criminal convictions==
==Criminal convictions==
On March 23, 2010, Finch was arrested in [[Newark, Ohio]], accused of having [https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2907.07 inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old male]. Police stated that during an interview, he admitted to having inappropriate contact with that teen,<ref>{{cite web|last=Jarman |first=Josh |url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/24/KC-and-the-Sunshine--Band-founder-arrested.html?sid=101 |title=Co-founder of KC and the Sunshine Band arrested on sex charges |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=March 24, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> and other teens aged 13 to 17.
On March 23, 2010, Finch was arrested in [[Newark, Ohio]], accused of having inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old male. Police stated that during an interview, he admitted to having inappropriate contact with that teen,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jarman |first=Josh |url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/24/KC-and-the-Sunshine--Band-founder-arrested.html?sid=101 |title=Co-founder of KC and the Sunshine Band arrested on sex charges |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=March 24, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-date=January 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123210556/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/24/KC-and-the-Sunshine--Band-founder-arrested.html?sid=101 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and other teens aged 13 to 17.


At his bond hearing on April 6, 2010, Finch entered a plea of [[not guilty (plea)|not guilty]] to all charges.<ref name="bond">{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20001899-504083.html | work=CBS News | title=Richard R. Finch: KC and the Sunshine Band Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Sex with Boys | first=Edecio | last=Martinez | date=April 7, 2010}}</ref> In December 2010, Finch pleaded "no contest" and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He served his sentence in [[Chillicothe Correctional Institution]], a medium-security state prison in Ohio, and was released on March 13, 2017.<ref name=offenderDB>{{cite web |url=http://www.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/details.aspx?id=A645043&pg=x |publisher=Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |title=Offender Search Detail: Richard R Finch |access-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref> In April 2019, Finch received a parole infraction notice which modified his post-incarceration sentence and added an additional seven months to his parole, which ended in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A645043 | title=Offender Details }}</ref>
At his bond hearing on April 6, 2010, Finch entered a plea of [[not guilty (plea)|not guilty]] to all charges.<ref name="bond">{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20001899-504083.html | work=CBS News | title=Richard R. Finch: KC and the Sunshine Band Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Sex with Boys | first=Edecio | last=Martinez | date=April 7, 2010}}</ref> In December 2010, Finch pleaded "no contest" and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He served his sentence in [[Chillicothe Correctional Institution]], a medium-security state prison in Ohio, and was released on March 13, 2017.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

==Intellectual property lawsuit==
In October 2021, exercising his right [https://www.copyright.gov/recordation/termination.html under Federal Law to terminate a prior assignment] of his co-created musical compositions, Finch sued [[Sony Music Publishing]] to [https://www.copyright.gov/recordation/termination.html reclaim his fifty percent ownership rights and royalties] to the songs he co-wrote with Harry Wayne Casey.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/former-kc-the-sunshine-band-member-richard-finch-sues-sony-music-publishing-in-termination-right-dispute/|title=Former KC & The Sunshine Band member Richard Finch sues Sony Music Publishing in termination right dispute|last=Cooke|first=Chris|date=11 October 2021|work=Complete Music Update}}</ref>

On January 11, 2022, the lawsuit was moved to the [https://dockets.justia.com/docket/florida/flsdce/1:2022cv20144/606329 US District Court for the Southern District of Florida].

On February 23, 2022, EMI Consortium Songs, Inc. was removed from the complaint, with Harry Wayne Casey (Finch's co-writer) remaining as the sole defendant.

On February 7, 2023, the case was dismissed with prejudice citing a statute of limitations had passed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/florida/flsdce/1:2022cv20144/606329/103/|title=Finch v. EMI Consortium Songs, Inc. et al, No. 1:2022cv20144 - Document 103 (S.D. Fla. 2023)|work=Justia}}</ref>

On February 22, 2023, an appeal was filed in the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals to challenge the lower court ruling from United States Magistrate [https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/content/chief-magistrate-judge-edwin-g-torres Judge Edwin G. Torres] ([https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca11/23-10554 case #23-10554]).

On July 25, 2023, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the lower court ruling.

On October 23, 2023, Finch, through his counsel, [https://reinerslaw.com/david_reiner/ David P. Reiner II] filed a [https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-430/285794/20231023122820361_Richard%20Finch%20v.%20Harry%20Casey%20_Petition.pdf Petition for a Writ of Certiorari] with the United States Supreme Court to appeal the ruling made by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on July 25, 2023.

==Relationship with Harry Casey==
During a [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harry-wayne-casey/id1316200737?i=1000528959495 2023 podcast interview], Harry Casey was asked about the duo's individual contributions to their songs. "I did it all," Casey said. "It was just a business that I gave [Finch] credit."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lefsetz |first1=Bob |title=Harry Wayne Casey Interview |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harry-wayne-casey/id1316200737?i=1000528959495 |website=The Bob Lefsetz Podcast |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>

However, all documented history of the Casey/Finch songwriting/business partnership contradicts Casey's recent recollection, to include Casey's own words in his biography, [https://www.amazon.com/Thats-Way-Like-Story-Harry/dp/2895680590 ''That's the Way I Like It: The Harry Wayne Casey Story'']. Casey states on page 46 with regard to his working relationship with Finch: '''"We were good friends and our talents worked very well together. They complimented each other. We were really a great team."'''

Finch gave a detailed interview in 2008 with [https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/rick-finch Songfacts] where he also discusses the workings of the Casey/Finch songwriting partnership and of the events which led up to the now 40 years later copyright termination litigation.

The Casey/Finch partnership also included a publishing company – [https://www.discogs.com/label/282339-Harrick-Music-Inc Harrick Music Inc.] – that combined their two names (Harry and Rick) for the name of their corporation.

[[Henry Stone]], TK Records founder and CEO weighed in numerous times on the Casey/Finch relationship, to include on page 496 of his [https://www.amazon.com/Stone-Cold-Truth-Payola-Cocaine/dp/152105603X autobiography] and specifically of their penning of George McCrae's hit, "[[Rock Your Baby]]": '''"They wrote it, they did the whole thing."'''

[[George McCrae]] stated in a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35p2gpBwFio 1976 interview]: '''"They're my writers, KC and Rick."'''

A search of the [https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First United States Copyright Office records] also reflects '''a 50/50 'words and music' relationship between Casey and Finch citing over 150 songs they wrote together.''' with documentation on file with the United States Copyright Office showing both of their signatures on the filing documents reflecting their co-authorship.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Finch is a multi-[[Grammy Award]] winner with [https://www.grammy.com/artists/richard-finch/9039 three wins and nine nominations] and was nominated in the 2010 first round Grammy ballot as producer. He is the recipient of an [[American Music Award]] and a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] having been a part of the KC and the Sunshine Band legacy. In October 2010, Finch became a nominee to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].
Finch is a multi-[[Grammy Award]] winner with three wins and nine nominations.<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/artists/richard-finch/9039 </ref> He is the recipient of an [[American Music Award]] and a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] having been a part of the KC and the Sunshine Band legacy. In October 2010, Finch became a nominee to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].{{cn|date=November 2023}}


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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Writer: H.W. Casey & R. Finch
Writer: H.W. Casey & R. Finch
*"Move Me Baby" (1974) – Gwen McCrae<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/674026-Gwen-McCrae-Gwen-McCrae Gwen McCrae]</ref>
*"You Get Me Hot"<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/216777-Jimmy-Bo-Horne-You-Get-Me-Hot-They-Long-To-Be-Close-To-You You Get Me Hot] Retrieved 8 February 2023</ref> (1979) – [[Jimmy "Bo" Horne]]
*"You Get Me Hot"<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/216777-Jimmy-Bo-Horne-You-Get-Me-Hot-They-Long-To-Be-Close-To-You You Get Me Hot] Retrieved 8 February 2023</ref> (1979) – [[Jimmy "Bo" Horne]]
*"Goin' Home for Love" (1979) – Jimmy "Bo" Horne
*"Goin' Home for Love" (1979) – Jimmy "Bo" Horne

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Richard Finch
Background information
Birth nameRichard Raymond Finch
Also known asRick Finch
Born (1954-01-23) January 23, 1954 (age 70)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Occupations
Instrument(s)Bass, drums, percussion
Years active1960s–present
Formerly ofKC and the Sunshine Band
Websitewww.rickfinch.com

Richard Raymond Finch (born January 23, 1954) is an American songwriter, producer, and arranger. He is best known as the co-founder, producer and former bass guitar player of KC and the Sunshine Band. Along with Harry Wayne Casey, he co-wrote the majority of the KC and the Sunshine Band music catalog, to include five No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Biography

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Finch's family moved to Hialeah, Florida, when he was an infant. At five years old and the second youngest of five children, Finch's father died unexpectedly leaving his mother to raise Finch and his four siblings alone. His favorite group growing up was The Beatles. His musical tastes grew to include soul and country music. In his early teens, Finch got his first electric bass guitar and began to learn country music bass lines. He joined several country bands before joining the band Ball & Chain.[1]

Finch became interested in audio recording techniques while working at an Opa Locka, Florida electronics and record store. A schoolmate introduced him to the singer-songwriter Clarence Reid from TK Records. His high school attendance suffered as he spent every free moment at TK Records and unbeknownst to his mother, he dropped out of high school his sophomore year and shortly thereafter was hired as a part-time recording engineer for the label. Henry Stone, Clarence Reid and Willie Clark (in a comment to SongFacts on an interview conducted with Finch in 2010) introduced Finch to Harry Wayne Casey, three years his senior. Casey was hired to work in the shipping department and act as TK's occasional receptionist.

Prior to his introduction to Casey, Finch had already established himself at TK as a skilled engineer, with numerous singles produced before the age of 17, including various tracks for the Allman Brothers and Mother's Finest.[2] and in 1972, 'Have A Good Time' for recording artist Jack Vino for Steve Alaimo and TK Records on the Bell Records Label.

Within weeks of meeting, the Finch-Casey songwriting collaboration began, with their first hit songs recorded by Betty Wright ("Where Is the Love") and George McCrae ("Rock Your Baby"). Finch then assembled the future Sunshine Band members, utilizing his already-established friendships with TK session musicians, guitarist Jerome Smith and drummer Robert Johnson.

The Finch–Casey collaboration produced numerous hits, including "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "Get Down Tonight", "Please Don't Go" and "Boogie Shoes".

Criminal convictions

On March 23, 2010, Finch was arrested in Newark, Ohio, accused of having inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old male. Police stated that during an interview, he admitted to having inappropriate contact with that teen,[3] and other teens aged 13 to 17.

At his bond hearing on April 6, 2010, Finch entered a plea of not guilty to all charges.[4] In December 2010, Finch pleaded "no contest" and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He served his sentence in Chillicothe Correctional Institution, a medium-security state prison in Ohio, and was released on March 13, 2017.[citation needed]

Legacy

Finch is a multi-Grammy Award winner with three wins and nine nominations.[5] He is the recipient of an American Music Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame having been a part of the KC and the Sunshine Band legacy. In October 2010, Finch became a nominee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[citation needed]

Discography

With KC and the Sunshine Band

As songwriter

Writer: H.W. Casey & R. Finch

  • "Move Me Baby" (1974) – Gwen McCrae[6]
  • "You Get Me Hot"[7] (1979) – Jimmy "Bo" Horne
  • "Goin' Home for Love" (1979) – Jimmy "Bo" Horne
  • "I Get Lifted" (1979) – Jimmy "Bo" Horne
  • "Without You" (1979) – Jimmy "Bo" Horne

See also

References

  1. ^ "Richard Finch Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  2. ^ "History".
  3. ^ Jarman, Josh (March 24, 2010). "Co-founder of KC and the Sunshine Band arrested on sex charges". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  4. ^ Martinez, Edecio (April 7, 2010). "Richard R. Finch: KC and the Sunshine Band Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Sex with Boys". CBS News.
  5. ^ [https://www.grammy.com/artists/richard-finch/9039
  6. ^ Gwen McCrae
  7. ^ You Get Me Hot Retrieved 8 February 2023
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