If you want to go to a concert where you get to stand and dance in the aisles, Tower of Power should be at the top of your list! But don't waste your money going to the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Not a weak moment in the show, and even with an encore, they left us wanting more. To be in the presence of them is just incredible.īand is Fantastic! Venue sound SUX! After 47 years, Tower of Power still brings the funk and the energy to every performance. They have featured on so many pop records working with artists such as The Monkees, Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis and the News, Toto and Aerosmith. I have to quickly just give a mention to their horn section, which to hear live is quite simply a force to be reckoned with. Lenny Williams is such a good front man, keeping everyone happy throughout, making sure everyone is on their feet, singing along throughout the set. This of course is no surprise with the huge audience reaction, which they receive throughout the whole set. The disco troupe open with “So Very Hard to Go” which reached number 17 in 1973. The singles that they have produced are second to none with such a fantastic vibe accompanying them every song fills a dance floor. I cannot wait to have a boogie with my notepad and pencil. This audience cannot wait for what they perform tonight, myself included. Definitely pioneers of a very memorable sound. They have one of the most defining horn sections four to the floor drum beats and syncopated bass lines.

Tower of Power is arguably one of the biggest names in soul, funk and R&B. They’re an indispensable part of music’s history, and every true music fan would do well to see them as soon as possible. The band still tour to this day and have still got it in spades. However, what made Tower of Power stand out was their horn section, and they went on to work with the likes of Aerosmith, Heart, Grateful Dead and John Lee Hooker in their own right while the band were still at the top of their game. However it wasn’t until 1972 and a new lead vocalist in the form of Rick Stevens, that the band started getting honest to goodness hits in the form of “So Very Hard To Go” and “What Is Hip?”. They signed to Billy Graham’s San Francisco Records in 1970 and released their debut record “East Bay Grease” soon afterwards. With the new name in place and a solid line up found, the band were finally on their way. A name literally picked from a list of weird band names because he thought it described them the best. However, after Castillo realized he would never get his band headlining San Francisco’s iconic Fillmore Auditorium with that name, they soon switched it to Tower Of Power. The band were originally put together under the name The Motowns. They were formed out of a chance meeting between Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka, the future tenor and baritone saxophonists of the band, respectively. Cloud MN | St.Tower of Power might be responsible for some of the most fantastic sounds in soul, R&B and rock music, while never quite getting the recognition they deserve for that. Rio Grande St #2072, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 | Artsopolis Network Members: Akron OH | Austin TX | Bainbridge Island WA | Birmingham AL | Boston MA | Cape Cod MA | Charlotte NC | Cincinnati OH | Cleveland OH | Colorado Springs CO | Columbia SC | DuPage County IL | Durham NC | Flagstaff AZ | Flint MI | Fort Lauderdale FL | Indianapolis IN | Kalamazoo MI | Kansas City MO | KeepMovingOKC | Macon GA | Main Line Area PA | Marin County CA | Marquette County MI | Mendocino County CA | Middlesex County NJ | Milwaukee WI | Montgomery County MD | Nantucket, MA | Napa Valley CA | Nashville TN | Niagara County NY | Oklahoma City OK | Orange County CA | Orlando FL | Ottawa IL | Palm Desert CA | Pittsburgh PA | Providence RI | Richardson TX | Roswell GA | Sacramento CA | San Antonio TX | San Diego CA | Sarasota FL | St. © Copyright 2023 - Utah Cultural Alliance Foundation.

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