George McCrae

George McCrae (born October 19, 1944, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby", released on the independent, TK Records label, based in Hialeah, Florida, in May of 1974. McCrae formed his own singing group, the Jivin' Jets, before joining the United States Navy in 1963. Four years later, he reformed the group, with his wife Gwen joining the line-up, but soon afterwards they decided to wor... more

George McCrae (born October 19, 1944, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby", released on the independent, TK Records label, based in Hialeah, Florida, in May of 1974. McCrae formed his own singing group, the Jivin' Jets, before joining the United States Navy in 1963. Four years later, he reformed the group, with his wife Gwen joining the line-up, but soon afterwards they decided to work as a duo, recording for Henry Stone's Alston record label. Gwen then won a solo contract, with George acting as her manager as well as doing some singing on sessions and in clubs. He was about to return to college to study law enforcement, when Richard Finch and Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band invited him to sing the lyrics for a song that they had recorded for the band, but could not reach the high notes that were required for the song. In fact the original intention was that Gwen, his wife, should record it, but she was late... less