50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018

by Tower of Power

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1.	Stroke '75 (Live) 02:40	info	buy track
2.	Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now (Live) 02:36	info	buy track
3.	You Ought to Be Having Fun (Live) 03:21	info	buy track
4.	Soul with a Capital S (Live) 06:07	info	buy track
5.	Stop (Live) 04:34	info	buy track
6.	You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous (Live) 03:06	info	buy track
7.	On the Serious Side (Live) 04:17	info	buy track
8.	Just When We Start Makin' It (Live) 07:24	info	buy track
9.	Soul Vaccination (Live) 05:04	info	buy track
10.	What is Hip? / Soul Power (Live) 09:25	info	buy track
11.	Do You Like That? (Live) 03:36	info	buy track
12.	Drop It in the Slot (Live) 03:12	info	buy track
13.	Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)? (Live) 03:54	info	buy track
14.	Maybe It'll Rub Off (Live) 03:12	info	buy track
15.	Don't Change Horses (Live) 06:28	info	buy track
16.	Squib Cakes (Live) 06:24	info	buy track
17.	On the Soul Side of Town (Live) 05:13	info	buy track
18.	Diggin’ on James Brown (Medley): Diggin’ on James Brown / It’s A New Day / Mother Popcorn / There It Is / I Got the Feelin’ / Diggin’ On James Brown (Reprise) (Live) 09:20	info	buy track
19.	So Very Hard to Go (Live) 03:59	info	buy track
20.	Knock Yourself Out (Live) 08:37	info	buy track
21.	You're Still a Young Man (Live) 06:01	info	buy track
22.	Souled Out (Live) 04:36	info	buy track

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With a history 50+ years in the making, Tower of Power has been a funk institution since 1968, knocking out hits like “What is Hip,” “So Very Hard to Go,” “This Time It’s Real” and “You’re Still A Young Man," while lending their soulful sound to collaborations with Santana, the Grateful Dead, Elton John, Huey Lewis, Justin Timberlake and everyone in-between. "50 Years of Funk & Soul" captures their storied career with no-holds-barred victory lap concerts in Oakland, CA, performing their full spectrum of life-affirming funk and soul hits to sold out audiences in 2018. Available as a 3-LP set, 2-CD/1-DVD package, standalone DVD and digital audio configuration, these historic performances include special guests Chester Thompson, Lenny Pickett, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Bruce Conte and Ray Greene.

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released March 26, 2021

Executive Producer for Tower of Power’s 50th Anniversary: Tom Consolo
Music Producers: Joe Vannelli and Emilio Castillo

Tower of Power:
Emilio Castillo – bandleader, 2nd tenor sax, background vocals; lead vocal on "Diggin' on James Brown", partial lead vocal on "You’re So Wonderful, So Marvelous" and "Maybe It'll Rub Off"
Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka – baritone sax
Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia – bass on "Can't You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)?", Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" and "You're Still a Young Man"
David Garibaldi – drums
Roger Smith – keyboards, background vocals
Tom Politzer – 1st tenor sax, background vocals
Adolfo Acosta – 2nd trumpet, flugelhorn, background vocals
Jerry Cortez – guitar, background vocals
Sal Cracchiolo – lead trumpet, flugelhorn, background vocals
Marcus Scott – lead vocal on all tracks except "Squib Cakes" and "Diggin’ on James Brown"
Marc van Wageningen – bass on all tracks except "Can't You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)?", "Maybe It'll Rub Off", "Knock Yourself Out" and "You're Still a Young Man"

Tower of Power Alumni:
Chester Thompson – Hammond B3, clavinet
Lenny Pickett – tenor sax
Bruce Conte – guitar on "What is Hip? / Soul Power" and "Squib Cakes"
Ray Greene – trombone

Additional Musicians:
Dave Eskridge – horn and string arranger, additional keyboards
Melanie Jackson – background vocals
Tony Lindsay – background vocals
Tower of Power Strings – “You Ought to Be Having Fun", “You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous", "Just When We Start Making It", "Do You Like That?", "Can't You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong)?", "On the Soul Side of Town", "So Very Hard to Go" and "You're Still a Young Man"

℗© 2021 Tower of Power under exclusive license to Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. Marketed and distributed worldwide by Artistry Music. All rights reserved.

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Tower of Power Los Angeles, California

For over 50 years, Tower of Power has been creating its own kind of soul and funk music. The band’s rhythm section lays down a groove like no other. Their approach to everything, from writing to arranging, mixing to performing, is totally their own. Since 1968, Tower of Power has continuously delivered their unique brand of music to their fans, appearing before sold out crowds around the world. ... more

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