King Harvest “Dancing in the Moonlight” This is a song written by Sherman Kelly, originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly’s band Boffalongo, and then a hit single by King Harvest in 1972, reaching no. 5 in Canada and no. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2000, a cover by English band Toploader became a worldwide hit and achieved multi-platinum status in the United Kingdom. Sherman Kelly wrote the song in 1969. While recovering from a vicious assault by a gang, he “envisioned an alternate reality, the

The Band playing "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" during the show in Tokyo, Japan, in 1983 during the group's "The Band Is Back!" tour. #TheBand #MusicHistory | The Band: A History

The Band performing "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" during rehearsals in Woodstock, New York, 1969. #TheBand #RickDanko #RichardManuel #LevonHelm #GarthHudson #RobbieRobertson #MusicHistory #Woodstock | The Band: A History

The Band performed “King Harvest (Has Surely Come)”along with other tunes as at their now-famous New Year's Eve show at The Academy of Music in 1971. The three-show run led to their first live album Rock of Ages, released in 1972. #TheBand #RockofAges #LevonHelm #RickDanko #RichardManuel #RobbieRobertson #GarthHudson #NYE | The Band: A History