Sunday, November 26, 2006

Yahoo LAUNCHCAST song of the day


Artist:Tower Of Power

Song:Man From The Past

Album:Back To Oakland





Oakland, California based group Tower Of Power is world renowned for their funky sound and their horn section. The group was started by sax player Emilio Castillo & trumpeter Stephen Kupka. They reached their stride when they signed with Warner Bros. in 1972 and added vocalist Lenny Williams. They had some very strong records over the next couple of years including 1974's Back To Oakland. It was a great album but didn't have the chart success of their previous records. Man From The Past is very typical of TOP's funky sound with great vocals by Williams. Tower Of Power continues to tour and record though their 80s-90s albums don't compare with their 70s music. Emilio Castillo & Stephen Kupka continue to play on sessions and appeared on Sean "Diddy" Combs' new CD Press Play.

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