Rhythm Heritage

Rhythm Heritage was an American funk band.

Band History

Rhythm Heritage was founded in 1975 by music producer Steve Barri and keyboardist Michael Omartian, who had previously worked among others for Steely Dan and The Four Tops. There were also the bassist Scott Edwards and drummer Ed Greene. In studio recordings also played some well-known musicians such as Victor Feldman and Ray Parker Jr. their instruments. The Single Theme From SWAT, the theme song of the television series The tough five displaced on February 28, 1976 Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover from the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 for over one million remote units the band received a gold record. In the same year took a further hit with the theme song for the detective series Baretta. The album reached the Top 40 almost Later publications, however, was not a commercial success, after which the band broke up. Omartian moved successfully into music production and later produced, among others, Christopher Cross, Rod Stewart and Donna Summer.