Oliver C. Brown’s first big break came in Florida with TK Records as their in house percussionist. He recorded and/or toured with most of their artists, including Benny Latimore, Little Beaver, Clarence Reed, Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, and George McCrae. This led him to become one of the original members of KC and The Sunshine Band when they recorded the album featuring, “Get Down Tonight” and “That’s The Way I Like It”, their first number one hits on the Billboard charts.