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LOCATION:
Houston,
Texas
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 200 miles from Houston, TX.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Bellaire, Galena Park, Alief, North Houston, Missouri City, Pasadena, South Houston, Stafford, Humble, Sugar Land, Channelview, Pearland, Fresno, Deer Park, Katy, Spring, Cypress, Klien, Friendswood, Manvel, Thompsons, Barker, Highlands, Kingwood, La Porte, Webster, Crosby, Richmond, Porter, Rosharon.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Variety Band
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Cover Band, Live Band
GENRE:
50's Hits, 60's Hits, 70's Hits, 80's Hits, 90's Hits, Blues, Dance, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Children's Birthday Parties, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
2004
PAY RANGE:
$500-$2800 per event
INFLUENCES:
All the music you love is all the music we've been influenced by. See the song list below that indicates SOME of the music we perform and have been influenced by.
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DESCRIPTION:
BackBeat - 'a steady pronounced rhythm.'
When it comes time to dance, it's time to think of BackBeat, whether it's music from the 50s to today's top forty; from pop to rock, or across country and blues. With an exceptionally wide variety of musical offerings, Backbeat can Motown one moment, Nashville the next, lead the British invasion, or infuse the Funk. BackBeat has culled the best of all eras and styles to produce an infectious sound that will liven up the day or night whether it's in the finest hotel or the hottest new club. We are professionals who play music because we love music. Our greatest pleasure is to share the excitement of hearing that song that just makes you have to get up and dance; that song that brings back the memories; that puts a smile on your face. Well known for our ability to connect and respond to our audience, BackBeat will make any event even more special. Come on! Let's have some fun! Listen and dance to that BackBeat!GET A GOOD DEAL NOW!!! WE HAVE DATES AVAILABLE IN 2008 AND ARE WILLING TO OFFER COMPETITIVE PRICING!
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GROUP MEMBERS:
David Blassingame - Vocals, Bass, Harmonica
Nneji Kalu - Vocals, Percussion
Steven Callahan - Vocals, Keyboards
Robert Shulman - Vocals, Guitar
William Matthews - Vocals, Drums
Alison Zollars - Vocals, Keys, Percussion
SONG LIST:
8675309 Jenny - Tommy Tutone
A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
All Day and All of the Night
- Kinks
All My Exes Live in Texas - George Strait
All My Life - Foo Fighters
All Star
- Smash Mouth
All the Small Things - Blink 182
And Then They Do - Trace Atkins
At Last - Etta James
Back in the USSR - Beatles
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Be My Baby - Ronnettes
Because - Dave Clark Five
Because the Night - Patti Smith
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Birthday - Beatles
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Blues Man - Hank Willams
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Greenday
Brass in Pocket - Pretenders
Brick House - Commodores
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Closing Time - Semisonic
Come Together - Beatles
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Crazy - Patsy Cline
Dance Dance Dance - Beach Boys
Dancing in the Street - Martha and the Vandellas
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da - Police
Do Wah Diddy - Mannfred Mann
Don't Change - INXS
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Fast As You - Dwight Yoakum
Ferry 'Cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Game of Love - Santana
Get Back - Beatles
Get it On (Bang a Gong) - T Rex
Get Together - Youngbloods
Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gloria - Van Morrison
Go Now - Moody Blues
Good Lovin' - Young Rascals
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Hallelujah I Just Love Him So - Peggy Lee
Hard To Handle - Black Crowes
Hash Pipe - Weezer
Hate to Say I Told You - Hives
Hava Nagila - Traditional
Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
Hella Good - No Doubt
Hey Ya - Outkast
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Hold On I'm Coming - Sam and Dave
Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
House is a Rockin - Stevie Ray Vaughn
I Believe in You - Don Williams
I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four
I Love This Bar - Toby Keith
I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
I Want Candy
- Bow Wow Wow
I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm a Believer - Smash Mouth
I'm a Man - Bo Diddley
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Ironic - Alanis Morissette
Jambalaya - Hank Williams
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
Just Like Heaven - Cure
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders
La Bamba - Richie Valens
La Grange - ZZ Top
Light My Fire - Doors
Little Sister - Elvis Presley
Loser - Beck
Love Shack - B52s
Making Memories - Toby Keith
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Me And You - Kenny Chesney
Melody Of Love - Frank Sinatra
Mony Mony - Tommy James and the Shondells
Moondance - Van Morrison
More Than Words - Extreme
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My Girl - Temptations
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
My Sharona
- Knack
One Way or Another
- Blondie
One Way Out - Allman Brothers
Only the Lonely - Motels
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
Picture - Sheryl Crowe Kid Rock
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ready to Go - Republica
Ride With Me - Vines
Rock and Roll High School - Ramones
Rock n Roll Music - Chuck Berry
Rockin in the Free World - Neil Young
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
She Loves You - Beatles
She's Not There - Zombies
She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
Shout - Isley Brothers
Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley
Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
Still The One - Orleans
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tell Her No - Zombies
The Blues Man - Alan Jackson
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Then They Do - Trace Atkins
Time is on My Side - Rolling Stones
To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
Treat Her Right - Roy Head
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson
Walk of Life
- Dire Straits
Walking on Sunshine
- Katrina and the Waves
We Got the Beat - Go Go's
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
What I Like About You - Romantics
Whip It - Devo
White Flag - Dido
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Who Do You Love - Ellas McDaniel
Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi
Wild Thing - Troggs
Wind Beneath My Wings - Beth Midler
Wipe Out - Ventures
Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Would I Lie to You - Eurythmics
YMCA - Village People
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes
You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates
You Never Call Me By My Name - David Allan Coe
You Really Got Me - Kinks
Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and Messina
You're the First Last Everything - Barry White
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
This band is top notch! They played all of our requests and even learned a few new tunes (our favorties). The band's main contact person is extremely professional, and excellent at communicating with the couple via phone and e-mail. They were very happy to allow us to come and view them at another event prior to booking, and they even offered us to come and see one of their practice sessions. I cannot express how much this band made "our day" special. All of our friends and family raved about them!!
--Ryan L.
Houston, TX
10/13/2007
I was very happy with Backbeat. I told them what songs we wanted to be played and they were all played. I did not have to worry about Backbeat the day of my wedding. They were given the venue and time and were there ready to go. My only complaint about the night were that announcements were not loud enough. Our guests at times did not realize what we were doing because they could not hear. The actual music was plenty loud though. I would definitely hire Backbeat again. Many of our guests have asked about them since the wedding and we have only recieved compliments.
--Shelley R.
Galveston, TX
9/29/2007
Backbeat was outstanding as a wedding band. The dance floor stayed full. The wedding party loved "playing" with the band. We had 240 guests at the wedding and all exclaimed how wonderful the band performed. I would definately hire them again.
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--Susan D.
Lake Jackson, TX
6/9/2007
The band was fabulous!!!
--Evette T.
Houston, TX
5/5/2007
Backbeat was awesome!
They were redy on time with excellent talent, and played a great set of popluar rock songs that everyone enjoyed...especailly the special request Lynyrnd Skynyrd. We had a great time dancing and real fun with the audience participation on Mustang Sally. I would highly recommend Backbear for a good time enjoying decades of rock and roll.
--Leon A.
Houston, TX
4/14/2007
I hired Backbeat for our company Christmas Party. I was so nervous about finding the right band who would entertain our guest not just with their music but also with their professionlism. By the end of the night I was elated with my choice. Everyone had a fantastic time and I couldn't have selected a better band!
--Kimbra J.
Pearland, TX
12/23/2006
BackBeat was GREAT!
I liked the way they had other people participate in the singing and dancing! They helped us make a GREAT CHRISTMAS PARTY!
Thanks,
Brenda
--Brenda B.
Houston, TX
12/16/2006
They were great! We had requested Karoake and they brought a machine alternting live music with the Karoake, it was wonderful, great selection of dance tunes, we had a blast!
--Donna M.
Houston, TX
12/8/2006
I have received lots of compliments from everyone at my wedding that the band " Backbeat" that we had perform at our wedding was "Great" and the venue "Haak Winery" even is interested in hiring for future events....one band that everyone agreed was "GREAT" Everyone had a great time and thye Backbeat made it such a memorable event...Thanks Backbeat!!!!
--Betty K.
Santa Fe, TX
7/15/2006
Awesome!! The band arrived approximately two (2) hours prior to set-up, and to do their sound check. Their performance was awesome and the crowd loved them.
--Renae R.
Houston, TX
7/13/2006
Great Job! The played a lot of requests and even got people in our group up on stage. The dance floor was never empty and we were very impressed with the wide variety of music they played.
--Kelly R.
La Porte, TX
2/4/2006
Great people to work with! They played an incredible variety of music and did a wonderful job of keeping the excitement level up. I never danced so much in my life. It was a great party.
--Kimberly D.
Bellaire, TX
1/4/2006
As the coordinator for the reunion I wanted a group who could play and sound like the rock and roll groups we listened to in the 1960's. The Backbeat auditioned for about an hour, which was totally my fault, because I would have hired them after the first 3 songs they did. The Backbeat were very professional, and talented. They were in constant communication to insure all our needs were met. The Backbeat made our 40 year reunion a total success. All night I had classmates asking where I had found such a talented group, and that they were better than any other groups at our previous reunions. They took requests and even had classmates participating in some songs. The band will either make or break any function, and the Backbeat made ours. We will certainly contact this group for future reunions or other activities we have planned.
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--James L.
Galena Park, TX
12/4/2005
We couldn't have made a better choice. Thanky you so much to Backbeat for making our 3rd Annual Wandio Christmas Party a huge success. Everyone throughly enjoyed themselves and couldn't pay enough compliments to the band. We enjoyed the night dancing away to some of the greatest songs of all time. Backbeat even asked some of our guests to join them in song as well as playing the tambourine and maracas. We all had a BLAST!! Thank you Backbeat for helping to make our Christmas Party the highlight of all of our guests Holiday Season. We hope to see you very soon at the next Holiday Bash.
Tarah Wandio
--Tarah W.
Spring, TX
12/3/2005
These guys are great!! Helped me create exactly what I wanted for my party in terms of music and atmosphere. And their musical talent was very impressive!! Wonderful musicians. Very professional and accommodating.
I look forward to finding another reason to have a party just to use BackBeat again!
--Karen K.
Clear Lake, TX
10/1/2005
We really enjoyed having Backbeat as our entertainment for our company party. They entire band was very professional and you can't ask for a nicer group of people. They have a great variety on their play list and provided a lot of great dance music for us to enjoy.
--Paula D.
Baytown, TX
11/18/2005
BackBeat was a wonderful band. They had an arrangement of music that kept eveyone at the venue involved. Thier set up and tear down was in good time and they seem to be well organized. They kept everyone up beat and on the dance floor.
--Jennifer M.
Galveston, TX
2/11/2006
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Saturday, August 02, 2008
7:00PM - The Parador
Houston, TX
Saturday, August 16, 2008
4:00PM - Hotel Icon
Houston, TX
Sunday, September 21, 2008
12:00PM - Courtyard On St James
Houston, TX
Saturday, September 27, 2008
7:00PM - Wedding
The Woodlands, TX
Saturday, December 06, 2008
7:00PM - Windsor Lakes Christmas Party
Conroe, TX
Friday, December 12, 2008
9:00PM - Doubletree Downtown
Houston, TX
PAST APPEARANCES:
Saturday, July 19, 2008
7:00PM - Pebble Creek Country Club
College Station, TX
Saturday, July 12, 2008
5:00PM - Garden Gate
Houston, TX
Saturday, June 14, 2008
7:00PM - Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Austin, TX
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
7:00PM - Westin In The Galleria
Houston, TX
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
7:00PM - Kim Son Ballroom
Houston, TX
Friday, May 02, 2008
8:00PM - Walter Hall Park
League City, TX
Saturday, April 05, 2008
12:00PM - Republic Harley-Davidson
Stafford (Houston), TX
Saturday, February 02, 2008
4:00PM - The Woodlands Resort
The Woodlands, TX
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
7:00PM - Kim Son Ballroom
Houston, TX
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
6:30PM - Lawndale Art Center
Houston, TX
Friday, December 21, 2007
7:00PM - Fiesta Shack (Esteban's Cafe and Cantina)
Houston, TX
Client Feedback
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Please note, in addition to Houston, BackBeat also serves the surrounding towns of Bellaire, Galena Park, Alief, North Houston, Missouri City, Pasadena, South Houston, Stafford, Humble, Sugar Land, Channelview, Pearland, Fresno, Deer Park, Katy, Spring, Cypress, Klien, Friendswood, Manvel, Thompsons, Barker, Highlands, Kingwood, La Porte, Webster, Crosby, Richmond, Porter, Rosharon and many other locations in and around the Houston area.
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