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Tower of Power - '50 Years of Funk and Soul: Live at the Fox Theater' (2021)

Tower of Power – ’50 Years of Funk and Soul: Live at the Fox Theater’ (2021)

What’s cool today might become passé, but ’50 Years of Funk and Soul’ reminds us that Tower of Power never will be anything less than hip.

Ray Greene of Santana and Tower of Power: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Ray Greene of Santana and Tower of Power: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Santana’s Ray Greene joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.

Tower of Power's Emilio Castillo: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Tower of Power’s Emilio Castillo: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Emilio Castillo of Tower of Power joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Curtis Mayfield, Howard Tate and the Spinners.

Tower of Power - 'Step Up' (2020)

Tower of Power – ‘Step Up’ (2020)

Tower of Power’s outstanding ‘Step Up’ harkens back to the best of the band’s past while still being contemporary.

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‘He really made it sound class’: Tower of Power found its initial groove with assist from a Stax legend

Tower of Power burst out of the Oakland scene more than 40 years ago with Bump City, a gritty outburst of soul powered by the group’s silky smooth initial hit “You’re Still a Young Man.” They captured that Deep South vibe with the help of a Memphis master, Steve Cropper.Read More

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Tower of Power – ‘Hipper than Hip: Live in 1974’ (2013)

Recorded live at the peak of their powers in May 1974, ‘Hipper than Hip’ finds Tower of Power setting a Long Island radio-station soundstage ablaze.

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Kenny Werner – Lawn Chair Society (2007)