Kid Creole
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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
Credits
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as West Coast Video Employee Passaic
The Forbidden Dance (1990)
as Kid Creole
Buckle Up (2023)
as Self
Mood Indigo (2013)
as Duke Ellington
Downtown '81 (2001)
as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Only You (1992)
as Self
Bad Girls (1992)
as Self
Obsession: A Taste for Fear (1988)
as Bookmaker
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Identity Crisis (1989)
as Thrift Shop Man
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5 (2011)
as Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4 (2010)
as self
Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Live At Rockpalast 1982 (2012)
as Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3 (2008)
as Self
Kid Creole and My Coconuts (—)
as Self
Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Montreal (1986)
as Self
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live In Paris 1985 (2000)
as Self