Kid Creole

Biography

Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced for other artists and bands, such as Machine and Gichy Dan's Beachwood No. 9. He and the Coconuts have also contributed songs to numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "My Male Curiosity" for Against All Odds (1984).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Be Kind Rewind (2008) — West Coast Video Employee Passaic
2. Mood Indigo (2013) — Duke Ellington
3. Against All Odds (1984) — Kid Creole
4. The Forbidden Dance (1990) — Kid Creole
5. Only You (1992) — Self
6. Downtown '81 (2001) — Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
7. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
8. Obsession: A Taste for Fear (1988) — Bookmaker
9. Identity Crisis (1989) — Thrift Shop Man
10. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
11. Bad Girls (1992) — Self
12. Bains de Minuit (1987) — Self - Guest
13. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live In Paris 1985 (2000) — Self
14. Buckle Up (2023) — Self
15. Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013) — Self (archive footage)
16. Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4 (2010) — self
17. Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Montreal (1986) — Self
18. Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5 (2011) — Self
19. Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3 (2008) — Self
20. Kid Creole and My Coconuts — Self
21. Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self - Kid Creole & The Coconuts