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CAREER The group began as 'Fat City', a husband/wife Duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert . The band was also composed of Jon Carroll ( Keyboards and Vocals ) and Margot Chapman (vocals). Carroll and Chapman were also Married after meeting as members of the group, but later Divorce d. They had one Son , Ben Carroll, who is also a Musician . Their Debut Album was the self-titled ''Starland Vocal Band'', which included " Afternoon Delight ". The song was a Hit , reaching #1 and the album also Charted . They were nominated for five Grammy Awards and won two — ''Best arrangement (voices)'' and ''Best New Act''. The follow-up, ''Rear View Mirror'' was a failure in comparison, although it was a minor chart entry, spending 13 weeks on the Billboard 200 (reaching a peak of #104). The band hosted a self-titled Variety Show that ran on CBS for six weeks in the summer of 1977 . David Letterman , then unknown, also participated in the show, as did Mark Russell , Jeff Altman , and Proctor And Bergman . The band broke up by the early 1980s , unable to match their previous success. Danoff and Nivert divorced shortly afterwards. Each of the band members went on to a Solo career. As recently as 1998 Starland Vocal Band has reunited for a few Concert s, often featuring the Child ren of the four original members as vocalists. In 2007, they appeared on a 1970s special on the NJN network, singing Afternoon Delight. Danoff and Nivert Co-wrote , with John Denver , the hit song " Take Me Home, Country Roads ". Denver subsequently signed them to his Label , Windsong Records . DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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