Peter Jacques band
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Peter Jacques band, Italian-American Disco band. Peter Jacques band (PJB) was created by French-Italian-American businessman Jacques Fred Petrus (1949-1986) and songwriter and producer Mauro Malavasi (1958-). They released three albums all reaching minor success but most of all opened up the US market for Italian made disco. The albums were, "Fire Night Dance in 1978, "Welcome Back" in 1979 and "Dancing In The Street" in 1985.
After financial problems Petrus had less means and studio time to succeed with PJB and his other projects like Change and B. B. & Q. band and after the murder of him in Guadeloupe in 1986 PJB vanished.
The band is considered one of the pioneers of Italian Disco produced music in the U.S. and Europe.
In 2007, Turbofunk released "Gotta move" which was a remix of "Dancing In the Street".
