ArtistInfo

Tower Of Power

Band, *1968 US
R&B/Soul

Tower of Power (or TOP for short) is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section and precisely syncopated bass-guitar lines. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the most well-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. Their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "Soul With a Capital S", "Soul Vaccination", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)".

Members

	Richard Elliot ts *1960 GB
	Lenny Williams voc *1945 US
	Hubert Tubbs voc
	Michael Jeffries voc *1954
	Brandon Fields sax, as *1958 US
	Emilio Castillo ts, voc *1950
	Ron E. Beck bvoc, dr
	Stephen Kupka bs *1946 US
	Lee Thornburg tr, tb US
	Greg Adams tr, fh CA
	Ellis Hall voc, key
	Lenny Pickett fl *1954 US
	Tower Of Power Horn Section
	Bob Coassin tr US
	Mic Gillette tb, tr 1951-2016 US
	David Bartlett dr, bvoc, voc US
	Francis Rocco Prestia b
	Bruce Conte g, voc
	Chester Thompson key
	David Garibaldi dr
	Carmen Grillo g, bvoc US
	Skip Mesquite fl, ts, voc
	Sal Cracchiolo tr, fh
	Rick Stevens voc 1940-2017 US
	Victor Conte b *1950
	Roger Smith key, org
	Vito Sanfilippo b, voc US
	Michael Bogart tr, fh
	Adolfo Acosta tr, fh
	Don Wise sax, ts *1942 US
	Rufus Miller voc, g
	Lawrence Lopez
	Jeff Tamelier bvoc, g, voc US
	David K. Mathews key *1959 US
	Edward McGee voc US
	Jerry Cortez g
	Tom Politzer ts, as
	Larry Braggs voc
	Marcus Scott bvoc, voc