The B.T. Express was formed by Jeff Lane in Brooklyn during the '70s. They started in1972 as the King Davis House Rockers, and later were called the Brooklyn Trucking Express. The band consisted of Bill Risbrook, Dennis Rowe, Rick Thompson, Carlos Ward, Michael Jones (Kashif), Wesley Hall, Leslie Ming and vocalists Louis Risbrook and vocalist Barbara Joyce Lomas. They were off the charts until 1980. They made a slight comeback that year with B.T. Express 1980, though only the single Give up the funk (Let's dance) made it into the Top 30. Kashif scored hits as a producer, performer, and composer in the '80s.

	B.T. Express "1980" 1980 Columbia Morrie Brown 8 B.T. Express This must be the night for love 1982 Roadshow records Brad Baker 2 B.T. Express Keep it up 1982 Coast to Coast Glen Kolotkin 7 B.T. Express Cover girl 1984 Palace records H.King 2