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          British soul band

          This article is about the British band. For the American musician who recorded under the name Kokomo, see Jimmy Wisner.

          Kokomo are a British band[1] whose members were prime exponents of British soul in the 1970s.[2] They released three albums, and the second Rise & Shine was described as "the finest British funk album of the 1970s".[3]

          Formation and personnel

          Formed in May 1973 by Tony O'Malley and Terry Stannard, ex-members of the pop group Arrival, Kokomo's ten-piece line-up became: Dyan Birch (vocals), Frank Collins (vocals), Paddy McHugh (vocals), Tony O'Malley (keyboards, vocals), Alan Spenner (bass, vocals), Neil Hubbard (guitar), Mel Collins (saxophone), Jody Linscott (percussion), Terry Stannard (drums) and Jim Mullen (guitar).[2] Spenner and Hubbard were from the Grease Band, Birch, McHugh, Collins and O'Malley from Arrival and Mel Collins from King Crimson.

          Kokomo's first performance