David Soul

. This claim is attributed to the lyrics "I'm the C-A-S-S-N-O-V-A and the rest is F-L-Y " used by Big Bank Hank in the song, at the time Grandmaster Caz regularly referred to himself as "Cassanova Fly"; but the Sugarhill Gang's place in music history seems secure as the first hip hop group to have a Gold single. On July 12, 2004, he took over playing the role of Jerry Springer in Jerry Springer - The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre in London. In addition, Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers claims that Sugarhill Gang member Big Bank Hank used his rhymes on Rapper's Delight. Paulus Lutheran Church in San Francisco. The term "rap" is also claimed to be derrived from the title of this hit. His brother Daniel Solberg is pastor of St. Some claim that "Rapper's Delight" is the first hip-hop single ever; it was actually preceded by "King Tim III" by the Fatback Band.

He has been married five times, and has six children, five sons and one daughter. They continue to tour. In September 2004 he became a British citizen. In 1999 (see 1999 in music), they reunited and recorded Jump on It, a hip hop children's album. After a successful singing career, including #1 hits such as Don't Give Up On Us, David moved to the UK, and notably participated in the successful 1997 election campaign of Martin Bell. The Sugarhill Gang never again topped the charts, though they had a few minor hits, such as "Apache," "Eighth Wonder," "Rapper's Reprise [Jam Jam]" and "Showdown" (with the Furious Five). His best known film appearance was opposite Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force. The song was a #36 hit on the US pop chart and a #4 hit on the US R&B chart in 1979 (see 1979 in music), though hip-hop was dismissed as a brief fad.

He has also made guest appearances on shows such as I Dream of Jeannie, Cannon, Gunsmoke, and The Streets of San Francisco. They were assembled into a group up by producer Sylvia Robinson who also founded Sugar Hill Records along with her husband record mogul Joe Robinson. David Soul first gained attention as the level-headed Joshua Bolt on the television program Here Come the Brides, but became famous for portraying the character of detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson on the television program Starsky and Hutch. The members, all from New York City, called themselves Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank, and Master Gee. Richard Solberg, was a senior representative for Lutheran World Relief during the reconstruction of Germany after World War II, and the family moved frequently while David was growing up.
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. His father, Dr.

Originally David Richard Solberg, he was born in Chicago, the son of a Lutheran minister. David Soul (born August 28, 1943) is an American-born actor.