Legends and icons!! I think they are greatly appreciated among musicians but yes the business itself doesn't give them the cred they so totally deserve.
Saw them in concert in a 23,000 seat arena...didn't matter the size of the place, that horn section could blow the roof off any building they were in. POWER had to be in the name!
Tower of Power is known as an ensemble band. They have a lead singer but no one was more famous than anyone else. Their brass section was second to none. Try You're Still Young Man.
I respectfully disagree. Lenny Williams was their best singer, Bar None. He left and had 1 hit. No other singer had any success after they left the band.
T O P the tightest band in the land PLEASE react to "What is Hip" "Soul Vaccination" live The gold suit is worn by Lenny Pickett and you've been hearing him for 35 years on SNL as musical director and closing each week with his awesome sax solo "Waltz in A"
I was gonna say the same thing. LP is the most phenomenal tenor sax players I've ever heard. The TOP horn section has done plenty of session word independent of the band. They did work for Heart and Santana. :)
@@markfarley671 I envy you. The opportunity was there to see them 2 years ago when they first visited my area, but circumstances weren't in my favor at the time.
@@danielolson5378 there was a local group here put together by a San Jose PD officer. Mic happened to be his trumpet teacher. Well this band that played some small clubs consisted of Robert the leader, Mic Gillette on Trumpet and Skip Mesquite on sax...2 original TOP mrmbers former bass and keyboard players from Malo.... yeah it was great, but weird to see so few people there
@@danielolson5378 this is not a high quality video but it is Skip Mesquite on the left, Mic in the middle, and Robert Payne (the leader) and the singer was lead singer of Malo for a time...nice trombone solo by Mic to start .. looking for this one I found another where they do Suavecito with Richard Bean (writer and original lead singer of the song on vocals ruclips.net/video/Ihps3VwqgIo/видео.html
Very soulful, good jam. Check out some songs by War, All Day Music, Slippin' into Darkness, The Cisco Kid, The World Is a Ghetto and Low Rider. Please give us your reaction. Thanks.
I may an old rocker but man I love this song brings back so many great memories from back in the day when life was so much simpler and not moving at a fast pace, thanks for this one Jamel, man you gotta do Strawberry Letter 23 by the Brothers Johnson
My high school sweetheart and I loved this band. Grew up in the East Bay. Saw them in '75, Day on the Green at the Coliseum if I recall. Several band members were alumni of my high school. Parting was always such sweet sorrow.
@@twentyfiveyears5010 Me too! I was at Garfield in 7th and 8th grade (same yr. changes to MLK), then West Campus and BHS. Graduated in '72. When did you graduate?
@@marymargaretmoore9034 Same year as you. If you have your yearbook, look in the senior pics ; Mary Comendant is above me and Celeste Conti is below me, Greg Coon is to my right. You?
@@twentyfiveyears5010 Don't have a yearbook, unfortunately. My junior (11th grade) year I went to a school in S.F. (Drew School). I remember Greg Coon. He now goes by Bruno Coon. I remember Celeste. Are you on Facebook? If so, I'll give you my name and we can chat. Small world!
Tower Of Power was a most underrated music group of the 70's. Also one of the few great interracial bands of their time! Thank You for considering playing "So Very Hard To Go" brought back pleasant memories...
Great song with great vocals by Lenny Williams. Lenny is still kicking today at the ripe young age of 75. Live long Lenny. TOP's "What Is Hip" is just killer James Brown influenced stuff. The live version is real typical of their act at the time. Also "You're Still A Young Man" which is also a great cut...and when Lenny got to dancing you knew the groove was kickin'.
I loved the bands With the horn sections when I was growing up in the 60’s and 70’s. Tower of Power, Chase, Chicago, Average White Band, Earth Wind and Fire, just to name a few. Much of the songs were mixtures of several different genres. I think that’s why I liked these groups👍
Jamel - that solo instrument is the Flugelhorn (a variant of the trumpet), wonderfully played here by Greg Adams (Rest In Paradise). Many folks here have requested Tower Of Power's "What Is Hip" - I must concur. One of the greatest, funkiest songs ever!!
These dudes can still get it. Saw them at their 50th Anniversary concert in Oakland two years ago and they killed it. Such a great group. Horns are always so tight and the groove in so good. There are some old live recordings of Soul Vaccination on RUclips that are spectacular
This is awesome! I’m 32. My uncle grew up on TOP and has been seeing them play as often as possible since he was young..probably a few hundred times. I’m lucky enough to have seen them twice. Tight soul
One of the 10 best soul songs from 1965 - 75; (Motown included) and one of the 5 best arrangements (along with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes “The Love I Lost”).
I feel so blessed to have lived through all this... Hopefully there's a new renaissance of this soul/ R&B/funk era... Guys like Barry, Teddy, Stevie, Issac, Lou Rawls, of course James Brown et al...It's a life time of listening and Put's one's mind in the right state...Just cruising along...
Seeing this live was the night I fell in love with music. I will never forget a single note. Many great musicians have been through TOP, and they are still awesome today.
Bro! This is the tip of the iceberg bro! Hit soul vaccination, what is hip, you’re still a young man, squib cakes, only so much oil in the ground. Welcome to bump city! Ps. The cat in the gold suit is Lenny Pickett. When he left TOP he joined the Saturday night live band and had been playing that nasty sax for that band ever since.
Only So Much Oil In The Ground - what a great tune! Check out this live version - guest singer's a German teenage girl who went on to build a name for herself. ruclips.net/video/VHuU-7N_lx8/видео.html
That man has a great 👍 great voice. This is the first time I have heard this song in probably forty years or more. This is a great song and would in joy hearing it more often.
See, now you need to do some of their hardcore FONK. "What Is Hip," "Squib Cakes," "Down To The Nightclub." And especially the cure for coronavirus: "Soul Vaccination"! ✊🏿💉🏥
Sir, it's time you hit up some Electric Light Orchestra. "Strange Magic," "Telephone Line," "Mr. Blue Sky," and "It's a Living Thing" is a good place to start.
One of my favorite songs ever. Also one of the best horn sections ever assembled. I saw them here in Las Vegas a few years ago and they are still great after 50+ years.
Yes, Tower Of Power with the incomparable Lenny Williams on Vocals. I like "Just when we start making it, You're still a young man & What is hip." The Crescendo of the horns and Emotion Lenny puts into the mix is Heavy! Makes some Male groups sound like Women! Sing it Lenny!
Great group. Favorite song of theirs is Soul with a capitol S. Also, the instrument you liked is called a flugelhorn. Keep up the reactions. Love the channel.
I believe that Greg Adams was playing the flugelhorn in this performance. In fact, he is still touring with his own band, called Greg Adams and East Bay Soul.
Awesome group with legendary horn section! I am fortunate enough to have seen them live in a small venue. But even their recordings smoke! Jamal, they have had a few lead singers over the years for one reason or another. Don't stop here. They have several songs that top this one,. IMHO. Try their You're Still A Young Man. Pretty much my #1 of their catalogue.
Dude ... it was 1974, I was a freshman at college in love with my best friend from high school but she was in love with someone else. I can't tell you how many times I listened to this song. It all comes back every time I hear it.
Back in the day, as a trumpet player, was so fly to just be in the groove, to the neo Motown horn band thing. Wet Willie. TOP. KC and the Sunshine Band. Das. Loved it all.
Tower of Power was the band!! The lead singers were smooth, but that horn section was powerful!! The only group that I know that nearly matched the fatness of their sound was Lighthouse on "One Fine Morning." Love this song!! Great reaction!!
Jamel I've been a subscriber for a while now & I have enjoyed watching your reactions to the fantastic soundtrack of my youth. You are so entertaining & our first reaction matches yours so I know how it FEELS to hear great music the first time.. You're taking a lot of us down memory lane. It's wonderful..Thank you! 80s Lady...💖💖💖
They are 52 years In existence and still touring, celebrated their 40 years anniversary on the Smooth Jazz Cruise with them, what an event it was! Listen to their version “Me & Mrs Jones original from Bill Paul. if you like instrumental, one of the best track called “Boys from the bays” also of Tower of Power, you would be amazed, what a talent, watch the guy doing the solo (Richard Elliot) on the saxophone.
Tower Of power from Oakland California. One of my favorite groups of the 70s. Somewhat underrated but, if you are R&B aficionado, you knew about Tower of Power.
Lenny is the best frontman they ever had. Kicked off his solo career with the monster hit Because I Love You. A soul classic for all the ages.
amazingly underrated Band....One of Americas Greatest bands
Legends and icons!! I think they are greatly appreciated among musicians but yes the business itself doesn't give them the cred they so totally deserve.
Tower of Power was definitely not underrated in their time. They were on the radio every hour and rightly so.
Great band. Magnificent horn section, as they played on other folks stuff.
Exactly! Most Underrated band and Lenny was the most underrated soul singer of all time in my opinion!
Truth! ❤️
Saw them in concert in a 23,000 seat arena...didn't matter the size of the place, that horn section could blow the roof off any building they were in.
POWER had to be in the name!
Tower of Power is known as an ensemble band. They have a lead singer but no one was more famous than anyone else. Their brass section was second to none. Try You're Still Young Man.
Don't write in the past tense. They are still going strong.
@@janestevens2030 that is so good to hear. Thank you!
You should hear Tell it like it IS by Heart, with the Tower of power horns!
I respectfully disagree. Lenny Williams was their best singer, Bar None. He left and had 1 hit. No other singer had any success after they left the band.
Bar none my friend...Lenny Williams was the best lead.
T O P the tightest band in the land PLEASE react to "What is Hip" "Soul Vaccination" live
The gold suit is worn by Lenny Pickett and you've been hearing him for 35 years on SNL as musical director and closing each week
with his awesome sax solo "Waltz in A"
I went to school with Lenny. He's a great musician.
Don’t Change horses in the middle of the street and squib cakes
“What is hip is AMAZING”
I was gonna say the same thing. LP is the most phenomenal tenor sax players I've ever heard. The TOP horn section has done plenty of session word independent of the band. They did work for Heart and Santana. :)
YES--WHAT IS HIP!
Vocally and instrumentally a gem! A Masterpiece! From the time when music was for listening!
Lenny Williams “cause I love you”. Your life will change INSTANTLY!
First day with new brain Yes
This is what you call an "old school jam" and no one can ever recreate this song. Love it! ❤️
Try Leonid and Friends' recent version. If they haven't recreated it, they've come awfully close.
@@barryanderson3910 Saw Leonid & Friends perform this live last night. They nailed it!
@@markfarley671 I envy you. The opportunity was there to see them 2 years ago when they first visited my area, but circumstances weren't in my favor at the time.
There are songs that are good for their day and time, and then there are songs like this, that are good for all time. This jam is a stone cold groove.
The Pride Oakland CA. Emilio Castillo and the Doctor started out of Fremont, CA Kennedy High School in 1968.
One of my neighbors lived across the street from them in Fremont when they played in the garage!
I absolutely love this song!!!! Lenny Williams was all that!!
The Great Lenny Williams! Might be better known as the singer of the ballad “I Love You” a favorite of females for generations!!
As explained by Steve Harvey on "Original Kings Of Comedy." 👍
Must react to that song that has to be one of the most heartfelt songs ever!!!
I’ts called “Because I Love You”. What a song!
Huh? 🤣😭🙄
We told you! Ha! The horns section. The piano fill. This guys voice. Just a great band.
Not to mention the beautiful flugel horn solo...hearfelt!
@@stillbill6408 Mr. Greg Adams
The Doc holding it down on the baritone and Mic playing the Bone and trumpet, one in each hand!
Smooth! But you MUST react to their song, You're Still A Young Man! The horns and singing, YEAH, THAT'S what I'm talking about.
That trumpet intro by Mic is completely mind blowing!!
Yess!!
@@danielolson5378 there was a local group here put together by a San Jose PD officer. Mic happened to be his trumpet teacher. Well this band that played some small clubs consisted of Robert the leader, Mic Gillette on Trumpet and Skip Mesquite on sax...2 original TOP mrmbers former bass and keyboard players from Malo.... yeah it was great, but weird to see so few people there
@@danielolson5378 this is not a high quality video but it is Skip Mesquite on the left, Mic in the middle, and Robert Payne (the leader) and the singer was lead singer of Malo for a time...nice trombone solo by Mic to start
.. looking for this one I found another where they do Suavecito with Richard Bean (writer and original lead singer of the song on vocals ruclips.net/video/Ihps3VwqgIo/видео.html
@@MikeCoggan Thank for posting never heard of this band before although i'm familiar with Mic and Skip offcourse.
Great tune! Love Tower of Power! Check out, “What Is Hip,” and “You’re Still A Young Man!”👍🏼
R.I.P. Rick Steven's the original lead singer.
Wonder what happened to the lead singer? God, what a voice. Most of their songs had a sad tinge.
Beth Crawford
I think you should remember him as a great lead singer for TWP. Real life is just not as fun or glamorous sometimes.
Or Clever Girl and Don't change horses in the middle of the stream!
They didn't need gimmicks back in the day. Just their voices and musical talent.
Leonid & Friends just released a killer rendition of this on RUclips. Tom E. 20 year member of TOP said it was Fantastic!
Very soulful, good jam. Check out some songs by War, All Day Music, Slippin' into Darkness, The Cisco Kid, The World Is a Ghetto and Low Rider. Please give us your reaction. Thanks.
War live (get down) got to be the live version
YES! WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( the group)
Please do play WAR....Low Rider...Why Can't We Be Friends
All so good!
I may an old rocker but man I love this song brings back so many great memories from back in the day when life was so much simpler and not moving at a fast pace, thanks for this one Jamel, man you gotta do Strawberry Letter 23 by the Brothers Johnson
My high school sweetheart and I loved this band. Grew up in the East Bay. Saw them in '75, Day on the Green at the Coliseum if I recall. Several band members were alumni of my high school. Parting was always such sweet sorrow.
Finally someone doing Tower Of Power; a band from my hometown! Please also do Sparkling In The Sand and You're Still A Young Man. Thanks, Jamal!
Those are the same songs I was going to suggest. You went to school with Lenny P? Me too. Garfield & West Campus.
@@twentyfiveyears5010 Me too! I was at Garfield in 7th and 8th grade (same yr. changes to MLK), then West Campus and BHS. Graduated in '72. When did you graduate?
@@marymargaretmoore9034 Same year as you. If you have your yearbook, look in the senior pics ; Mary Comendant is above me and Celeste Conti is below me, Greg Coon is to my right. You?
@@twentyfiveyears5010 Don't have a yearbook, unfortunately. My junior (11th grade) year I went to a school in S.F. (Drew School). I remember Greg Coon. He now goes by Bruno Coon. I remember Celeste. Are you on Facebook? If so, I'll give you my name and we can chat. Small world!
@@marymargaretmoore9034 Greg/Bruno was a talented guitarist. I don't suppose you have a '68 Gleaner?
Tower Of Power was a most underrated music group of the 70's. Also one of the few great interracial bands of their time! Thank You for considering playing "So Very Hard To Go" brought back pleasant memories...
Great song with great vocals by Lenny Williams. Lenny is still kicking today at the ripe young age of 75. Live long Lenny. TOP's "What Is Hip" is just killer James Brown influenced stuff. The live version is real typical of their act at the time. Also "You're Still A Young Man" which is also a great cut...and when Lenny got to dancing you knew the groove was kickin'.
I loved the bands With the horn sections when I was growing up in the 60’s and 70’s. Tower of Power, Chase, Chicago, Average White Band, Earth Wind and Fire, just to name a few. Much of the songs were mixtures of several different genres. I think that’s why I liked these groups👍
Steely Dan too.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Sadly, Chase never hit their apex.
@@Coowallsky After Bill Chase died in 1974, I don’t think the group stayed together. 😔
@@robrobertson4619 That was my understanding, too.
saw them live 30 years ago outdoors... was just one long jam
that's still them... 90 minutes of some 70 year old dudes doing stuff that i couldnt play for 5 minutes
me too the energy was unreal
One of the best live bands you will ever hear! 51 years and they are still touring! Seen them many times, and hope to see them many more times!
Jamel - that solo instrument is the Flugelhorn (a variant of the trumpet), wonderfully played here by Greg Adams (Rest In Paradise).
Many folks here have requested Tower Of Power's "What Is Hip" - I must concur. One of the greatest, funkiest songs ever!!
Good message too.
I absolutely love this band! Long live the T.O.P. They aren't brought up enough in conversations today.
These dudes can still get it. Saw them at their 50th Anniversary concert in Oakland two years ago and they killed it. Such a great group. Horns are always so tight and the groove in so good. There are some old live recordings of Soul Vaccination on RUclips that are spectacular
Still one of my favorites...still as fresh now as in the 70's.
This is awesome! I’m 32. My uncle grew up on TOP and has been seeing them play as often as possible since he was young..probably a few hundred times. I’m lucky enough to have seen them twice. Tight soul
One of the 10 best soul songs from 1965 - 75; (Motown included) and one of the 5 best arrangements (along with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes “The Love I Lost”).
I feel so blessed to have lived through all this... Hopefully there's a new renaissance of this soul/ R&B/funk era... Guys like Barry, Teddy, Stevie, Issac, Lou Rawls, of course James Brown et al...It's a life time of listening and Put's one's mind in the right state...Just cruising along...
one of the best of the cali horn bands, love them, an amazing singer, wow
We loved this band in the early 70s -- their Brass is incredible!
I was 22 years old when this came out in 1973. No auto-tune, it's all 100% real.... Music of our time, it was soul in the 60's and early 70's...
Seeing this live was the night I fell in love with music. I will never forget a single note. Many great musicians have been through TOP, and they are still awesome today.
Tower of Power and Chicago. The two best horn section ever with EWF right behind...
Bro! This is the tip of the iceberg bro! Hit soul vaccination, what is hip, you’re still a young man, squib cakes, only so much oil in the ground. Welcome to bump city!
Ps. The cat in the gold suit is Lenny Pickett. When he left TOP he joined the Saturday night live band and had been playing that nasty sax for that band ever since.
Only So Much Oil In The Ground - what a great tune! Check out this live version - guest singer's a German teenage girl who went on to build a name for herself. ruclips.net/video/VHuU-7N_lx8/видео.html
We are going to turn him into a TOP fan, once he hears What is Hip
@@fsanchez4905 yess 😁
@@fsanchez4905 Bump City is like Hotel California. You can check in any time you want, but you never want to leave.
👍👍👍 Bump City- YES!
The Pride of Oakland! These dude were HUGE during the 70s... and the T.O.P. horns set the standard for every brass section to come after them.
One of my all time favorite bands. Kick ass horn section.
He is the original singer of what is hip that should be them on Soul Train in the 70's my song ❤️♥️❤️
Today Bill Withers passed. Consider doing "Use Me" (1972). He has more famous songs, but he just tore that one up. You need it in your ears/soul.
I agree 💯 when Use Me comes on I still bust a move can't help it! 😆 RIP Bill Withers ❤
That man has a great 👍 great voice. This is the first time I have heard this song in probably forty years or more. This is a great song and would in joy hearing it more often.
My mom’s song💜it came it out when she was teen. Still tell her I think of her when I hear this song. I love it myself
I grew up in this era of fine, fine music. This tune is one of thee smoothest tunes. Very nice.
T O P the best horn band of all time. Listen to "What is Hip"
I saw them two nights in a row in Honolulu... this song and 'You're Still a Young Man' made people so happy.... what a band...
One of the tightest musical acts for the last 52 years and still going. Check out their live cover of Me and Mrs. Jones with Larry Braggs on vocals.
LB got one amazing voice great range!
One of the best!!! T.O.P!!! I always loved their sound. Lenny was their best lead singer of all time. Have you reacted to YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN?
I love this group and this incredible song! ❤️ This song is just Badass!
T.OP. is an amazing group. This is Lenny Williams, RIP. He was the best singer.!!!!
Try listening to "you're still a young man" by the tower of power. Its their signature hit... you'll love it.
This is the best version of my favorite band. Still giggin' after 52 years
See, now you need to do some of their hardcore FONK. "What Is Hip," "Squib Cakes," "Down To The Nightclub." And especially the cure for coronavirus: "Soul Vaccination"! ✊🏿💉🏥
😍
Yes!!! "Down To the Nightclub!!!!"
Bump City!
Awesome ,Awesome song and group!!! Wow his voice is pure perfection!!!! Love it! Definately takes you baaack to the 70's!!
Sir, it's time you hit up some Electric Light Orchestra. "Strange Magic," "Telephone Line," "Mr. Blue Sky," and "It's a Living Thing" is a good place to start.
Sure but right now we are doing THIS FLAVOR.
Love this flavor. Little ELO doesn't hurt.
Jim Croce
One of my favorite songs ever. Also one of the best horn sections ever assembled. I saw them here in Las Vegas a few years ago and they are still great after 50+ years.
“This time it’s real” Tower of Power. Missed the 70’s big time.
The best sounding horn section. Trumpets, saxophone etc. Please do more Tower of Power. Saw them in the 80's
Great song!..
Bill Withers (RIP).. "Use Me"
Saw them live 40+ years ago.....amazing! Thanks so much for reacting to Tower of Power Jamel - you're the best!
Check out you’re still a young man by them! Awesome powerful ballad
That trumpet intro by Mic is completely mind blowing!!
Daniel Olson Yes!
Yes, Tower Of Power with the incomparable Lenny Williams on Vocals. I like "Just when we start making it, You're still a young man & What is hip." The Crescendo of the horns and Emotion Lenny puts into the mix is Heavy! Makes some Male groups sound like Women! Sing it Lenny!
Great group. Favorite song of theirs is Soul with a capitol S. Also, the instrument you liked is called a flugelhorn. Keep up the reactions. Love the channel.
I believe that Greg Adams was playing the flugelhorn in this performance. In fact, he is still touring with his own band, called Greg Adams and East Bay Soul.
Lenny Williams…I saw them in concert…they were Fantastic! I knew every one of their songs. Epic!
Being a trumpet player, I've played a number of their charts. The great songs are too numerous to count.
Your smile makes me smile. Thank you for the warmth you bring in.
J - Great vid!! Now you have to explore TOP's eternal question...What Is Hip??!! Guanteed to make you move. 👍
Awesome group with legendary horn section! I am fortunate enough to have seen them live in a small venue. But even their recordings smoke! Jamal, they have had a few lead singers over the years for one reason or another. Don't stop here. They have several songs that top this one,. IMHO. Try their You're Still A Young Man. Pretty much my #1 of their catalogue.
Don't change horses in middle of a stream!
Mom had a 45 of this. She would play it.... repeat....repeat...thank God my mom exposes me to great music!
Love your reactions, one of their best songs is "Sparkling in the sand" you would like it
I ❤❤❤❤that song!!!!!
One of my favorite tracks off of one of the all-time perfect albums. Every song on it is incredible!
Time for some Bill Withers, RIP!
Just a very talented group of musicians, singing and playing. So very easy on the ears and eyes.
What is Hip!!! - "Your hanging out with a new breed, smoking only the best weed"
Jamel's smile when Lenny hits the first note says it all.
Don't change horses in the middle of the stream. Another great song.
To Towers Rocco Prestia, the funkiest bass player...Rest In Peace. We in Hawaii love you 🤙🏼❤️🤙🏼❤️🤙🏼 Thank you Jamal.
SQUIB CAKES PLEASE!
Best horn/brass section ever.. Your reactions were awesome. Been a fan of TOP band since 1975... Thanks for the video review..
The guy in the gold suit is Lenny Pickett who is now the musical director for Saturday Night Live.
What joy this song brings to my heart ❤️
Dude ... it was 1974, I was a freshman at college in love with my best friend from high school but she was in love with someone else. I can't tell you how many times I listened to this song. It all comes back every time I hear it.
I LOVE this song. It stays permanently on my playlist
Back in the day, as a trumpet player, was so fly to just be in the groove, to the neo Motown horn band thing. Wet Willie. TOP. KC and the Sunshine Band. Das.
Loved it all.
Tower of Power was the band!! The lead singers were smooth, but that horn section was powerful!! The only group that I know that nearly matched the fatness of their sound was Lighthouse on "One Fine Morning." Love this song!! Great reaction!!
Jamel I've been a subscriber for a while now & I have enjoyed watching your reactions to the fantastic soundtrack of my youth. You are so entertaining & our first reaction matches yours so I know how it FEELS to hear great music the first time.. You're taking a lot of us down memory lane. It's wonderful..Thank you!
80s Lady...💖💖💖
THE BEST BAND..THE BEST OF ALL TIME! SOUL MUSIC...SOUL BAND! TOP 2020
They are 52 years In existence and still touring, celebrated their 40 years anniversary on the Smooth Jazz Cruise with them, what an event it was! Listen to their version “Me & Mrs Jones original from Bill Paul. if you like instrumental, one of the best track called “Boys from the bays” also of Tower of Power, you would be amazed, what a talent, watch the guy doing the solo (Richard Elliot) on the saxophone.
I've seen T.O.P. so many times. I was fortunate to grow up in Central California and they played all over the place. Absolutely love them.
They had many lead singers over the years. Same core of musicians always. This Soul Train performance features his smooth vocals. Love it!
My favorite all time song and R&B singer! Thank you Jamel! Try checking out the real Soul Train performance. That performance was amazing!
My reaction is your reaction ____ great great song ___ great great singer _ great sounds are forever
What people may not understand is that Lenny Williams was the lead singer for the group at one time. If I am not mistaken it was from 73-74.
My dad was a big fan of tower of power, he passed in May this year and this song was played at his service.
"What is Hip", "Knock Yourself Out", "Still a Young Man", "As Surely as I Stand Here" and on and on!! They still tour and dude you would love it!
It proves that great music is forever !
Tower Of power from Oakland California. One of my favorite groups of the 70s. Somewhat underrated but, if you are R&B aficionado, you knew about Tower of Power.