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DTSTART:20210819T230000Z
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LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975
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SUMMARY:Tower of Power
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DESCRIPTION:With a landmark 50th anniversary album\, 2018’s \"Soul Side o
 f Town\,\"\nstill visible in their rearview mirror\, one would think Tower
  of Power\n(or TOP\, as it is more often referred to by its global legion 
 of\nfans)\, the much-lauded creators of their own horn-based\, hybrid bran
 d\nof East Bay soul/funk/R&B/rock\, would take a well-deserved breather.\n
 But that is not in the band’s DNA\, nor that of its founder and\nringmas
 ter\, tenor saxophonist and bandleader Emilio Castillo.\nBeginning with Ea
 st Bay Grease\, their 1970 album debut on legendary\nimpresario Bill Graha
 m’s San Francisco Records\, the tireless unit\nhas released 26 albums\, 
 been responsible for such classic hit tracks\nas “What Is Hip?\,” “Y
 ou’re Still a Young Man\,” “So Very\nHard To Go” and “Down To Th
 e Nightclub\,” among so many others.\nTOP’s horn section\, the heart o
 f the band\, have long been sought\nafter sidemen\, appearing on recording
 s by top artists ranging from\nElton John\, Aerosmith and Bonnie Raitt to 
 Otis Redding\, Santana and\nHeart. TOP paved the way for other high-powere
 d brass rock/R&B hit\nartists of the '70s like Chicago\, Earth\, Wind & Fi
 re and Blood\, Sweat\n& Tears. Now\, with their latest album release avail
 able on both on CD\nand LP\, \"Step Up\,\" the band forges on into the nex
 t decade of the 21st\ncentury\, keeping to its continuous hardcore tour sc
 hedule (200 days a\nyear!) and ongoing reinvigoration with the continual a
 ddition of new\ntalent\, most notably the phenomenal young lead vocalist\,
  Marcus Scott\,\namong many others. Marcus replaced TOP’s longtime lead 
 singer\, Ray\nGreene\, who makes his final appearance with the band on Ste
 p Up. Also\ntaking his bows on the new album is 30-year TOP veteran bassis
 t\nFrancis ‘Rocco’ Prestia\, who is stepping back from life on the\nro
 ad and whose driving fingerstyle funk is ably replaced on tour by\nMarc Va
 n Wageningen. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua\nM. Freeman 
 Foundation.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:With a landmark 50th anniversary album\, 2018
 ’s \"Soul Side of Town\,\" still visible in their rearview mirror\, one 
 would think Tower of Power (or TOP\, as it is more often referred to by it
 s global legion of fans)\, the much-lauded creators of their own horn-base
 d\, hybrid brand of East Bay soul/funk/R&B/rock\, would take a well-deserv
 ed breather. But that is not in the band’s DNA\, nor that of its founder
  and ringmaster\, tenor saxophonist and bandleader Emilio Castillo. Beginn
 ing with East Bay Grease\, their 1970 album debut on legendary impresario 
 Bill Graham’s San Francisco Records\, the tireless unit has released 26 
 albums\, been responsible for such classic hit tracks as “What Is Hip?\,
 ” “You’re Still a Young Man\,” “So Very Hard To Go” and “Dow
 n To The Nightclub\,” among so many others. TOP’s horn section\, the h
 eart of the band\, have long been sought after sidemen\, appearing on reco
 rdings by top artists ranging from Elton John\, Aerosmith and Bonnie Raitt
  to Otis Redding\, Santana and Heart. TOP paved the way for other high-pow
 ered brass rock/R&B hit artists of the '70s like Chicago\, Earth\, Wind & 
 Fire and Blood\, Sweat & Tears. Now\, with their latest album release avai
 lable on both on CD and LP\, \"Step Up\,\" the band forges on into the nex
 t decade of the 21st century\, keeping to its continuous hardcore tour sch
 edule (200 days a year!) and ongoing reinvigoration with the continual add
 ition of new talent\, most notably the phenomenal young lead vocalist\, Ma
 rcus Scott\, among many others. Marcus replaced TOP’s longtime lead sing
 er\, Ray Greene\, who makes his final appearance with the band on Step Up.
  Also taking his bows on the new album is 30-year TOP veteran bassist Fran
 cis ‘Rocco’ Prestia\, who is stepping back from life on the road and w
 hose driving fingerstyle funk is ably replaced on tour by Marc Van Wagenin
 gen. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation
 .
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