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1971 single by The Nite-Liters
"
K-Jee
" is a 1971 instrumental song by American
soul
and
funk
band
The Nite-Liters
.
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Written by
Harvey Fuqua
and Charlie Hearndon it charted in 1971 at No. 17 on the US
Billboard
R&B
chart
, and at No. 39 on the
Billboard
Hot 100
.
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The song gained some notoriety again when it was included on the successful
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
in 1977, from the
eponymous film
.
Charts
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Year
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Single
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Chart positions
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US
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US
R&B
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1971
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"K-Jee"
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39
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17
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Cover versions
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Use in other media
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The instrumental has also appeared as a theme for newscasts presented on
KMSP-TV
in
Minneapolis
/
St. Paul
, Minnesota,
WKAB
in
Montgomery, Alabama
, and
WMAR-TV
in
Baltimore, Maryland
.
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It also used for Today In Chicago on
WMAQ-TV
in Chicago. It was also used by WTVM in Columbus, GA as the opening theme for their Action 9 News broadcast in the late 70s. In the early 80s, the start of the song was used as "bumper" music (going into the commercial break) on WICZ-TV 40 in Binghamton, NY.
References
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The Nite-Liters
studio albums
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New Birth
studio albums
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Singles
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Side one
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Side two
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Side three
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Side four
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