Kid Creole

Thomas August Darnell Browder aka August Darnellwho goes by the stage name Kid Creoleis an American singer musician and songwriter He cofounded Dr Buzzards Original Savannah Band with his halfbrother 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 Dans 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