Light of The World – I Shot The Sheriff 1981

Good quality video recorded from Top Of The Pops 1981. Light Of The World were originally a forerunner of the late 1970s/early 1980s British jazz-funk movement. The band’s name is taken from the 1974 Kool and the Gang album, Light of Worlds. The band was formed by Breeze McKrieth, Kenny Wellington, Paul Williams , Jean Paul Maunick and David Baptiste. The band’s original 1978 line up was: Kenny Wellington (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, vocals, horn arrangements, producer) David ‘Baps’ Baptiste (saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals, arrangements) Chris Etienne (percussion) Peter ‘Stepper’ Hinds (keyboards) Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick (guitar, lead and backing vocals, producer) Everton McCalla (drums) Neville ‘Breeze’ McKrieth (guitar, lead and backing vocals, producer) Paul ‘Tubbs’ Williams (bass, lead and backing vocals). These members also played with the band on their many performances in clubs throughout the UK before securing their first recording contract. Norman Walker (percussion) Earl Appleton (keyboards) Junior King (drums) Roger Thomas (saxophone) The following members joined the line-up in 1979 after the recording of the first album and with the band already signed to Ensign Records/Polygram, following the death of Chris Etienne when the band were in involved in a motorway crash. After auditions Nat Augustin and Ganiyu Bello, who had travelled from Manchester, joined the band. The band recorded a second album followed by a successful tour. The band split up …
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