Tower Of Power – 50 Years of Funk & Soul Live At The Fox Theater - FULL CONCERT IN HD

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:10:41 +0000

Tower Of Power were formed in 1968 and have been a powerhouse of funk and soul for over 50 years. They are an absolute joy to listen to, and even better to see live!

This is their 50th anniversary concert filmed and recorded at the Fox Theater, Oakland, California on June 1 & 2, 2018.

0:00:00 Stroke ‘75
0:02:39 Ain’t Nothing Stopping Us Now
0:05:18 You Ought To Be Having Fun
0:08:30 Soul With A Capital S
0:14:29 Stop
0:19:22 You’re So Wonderful, So Marvelous
0:22:42 On The Serious Side
0:27:36 Just When We Start Makin’ It
0:35:33 Soul Vaccination
0:40:42 What Is Hip? / Soul Power
0:51:10 Do You Like That?
0:54:48 Drop It In The Slot
0:58:11 Don’t Change Horses
1:06:16 Squib Cakes
1:13:32 On The Soul Side Of Town
1:18:44 Band introductions
1:21:34 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)
1:31:43 So Very Hard To Go
1:36:12 Knock Yourself Out
1:45:30 You’re Still A Young Man
1:52:32 End credits

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’ 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 Picket – 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 Funky 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”.

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