Tower Of Power - From 1977 to 2018 and Beyond
From the group's beginning in Oakland in 1968, Tower Of Power's soul
disciples stood out from the peace-and-love scene in the San Francisco
Bay. Their dedication to the horn-driven soul heard on recordings from
the Stax and Atlantic record labels evolved to such a sophisticated
level as to make the Tower of Power Horns an entity unto themselves.
Eventually artists as diverse as Santana, the Grateful Dead and even
Elton John enlisted them to give their music an authentic connection to
the scene.
Watch this amazing (speed-induced?) version of their hit, "What Is Hip?" live from Soundstage Chicago in 1977.
Then,
if you have not had enough (or if you want to just see how clothing and
hair styles have changed, take a look at the TOP Tiny Desk Concert for
August 2018, 41 years later! They do What Is Hip at a more reasonable
tempo about 10 minutes into the set.
TOWER OF POWER TINY DESK 2018
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