You Won't Believe What Happened To The Members Of Heatwave, This Is Sad!

You Won't Believe What Happened To The Members Of Heatwave, This Is Sad! London, 1977, and a disco-funk band called Heatwave is about to own the summer — "Boogie Nights" climbing to number two in the UK, number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, platinum plaques stacking up faster than they can hang them. The Wilder brothers, Johnnie and Keith, had the kind of vocals that made you believe in something, and Rod Temperton was writing songs so smooth they'd later fuel Michael Jackson's Thriller. They were supposed to be the next big thing, and for a minute they were.​​ But before the debut album even dropped, guitarist Jesse Whitten was stabbed to death on a Chicago street. A year later, bassist Mario Mantese got knifed by his girlfriend at a party, slipped into a coma, woke up blind and paralyzed. Then in 1979, Johnnie Wilder's car got smashed by a van — paralyzed from the neck down, confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Three tragedies in three years, and the groove line went silent.​ Disclaimer: Content might be gossip, rumors, exaggerated or indirectly besides the truth. Viewer advised to do own research before forming their opinion. Content might be opinionated. #goldenroots #heatwave #band #discovery