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Upcoming Appearances
None Posted
Past Appearances
- Monday, July 18, 2011
- 6:30PM - Car Show & Concert
- Lockport, IL
- Tuesday, July 12, 2011
- 7:00PM - Bloomingdale Summer Concert Series
- Bloomingdale, IL
- Thursday, July 07, 2011
- 7:00PM - Sycamore Park District Summer Concert Series
- Sycamore, IL
- Tuesday, June 28, 2011
- 7:30PM - Independence Grove Summer Concert Series
- Libertyville, IL
- Saturday, June 25, 2011
- 7:30PM - Dundee Park District Festival & Fireworks
- Dundee, IL
- Thursday, June 23, 2011
- 7:00PM - Hoffman Estates Summer Concert Series
- Hoffman Estates, IL
- Wednesday, June 22, 2011
- 6:30PM - Darien Park District Summer Concert Series
- Darien, IL
- Thursday, June 16, 2011
- 7:30PM - Palos Fine Arts Festival
- Palos Park, IL
- Wednesday, June 15, 2011
- 7:30PM - LaGrange Park Summer Concert Series
- LaGrange Park, IL
- Saturday, June 04, 2011
- 7:30PM - Taste of Wheaton
- Wheaton, IL
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- Location:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 100 miles from Chicago.
- Pay Range:
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$800-$2500 per event
- Member Since:
- 2009
- Primary Category:
- Big Band
- Additional Categories:
- Blues Band, Motown Band, Pop Band, R&B Band, Swing Band
- Influences:
- Aretha Franklin; Sam & Dave; Wilson Pickett; Temptations; James Brown; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Kool & The Gang; Average White Band; Van Morrison; also big bands from Ellington to Basie, Sinatra, Tony Bennet and standards from the American Song Book
Group Members
- Ken Slauf - lead vocals, percussion
- Cat Gaddis - lead vocals
- Russ Adkins - guitar
- Paul Heinz - keyboards
- Phil DiMaio - drums
- Tim Marin - bass
- Terry Connell - trumpet
- Chris Joyce - trumpet
- Matt Zimmerman - tenor sax
- Brent Shumard - baritone sax
Description
The Chi-Town Showstoppers are some of Chicagoland's best musicians who have come together to offer a fresh new sound and exciting shows comprised of everyone's favorite R&B, rock, funk, popular music and standard songs. These musicians have performed from coast to coast in the top venues in the USA and are the founding members of the Showstoppers. IF YOU PLAN TO PARTY... this is a band you've got to see and hear!!!
There isn't a band working in Chicagoland that can match the Showstoppers experience. This seasoned, 11-piece group (featuring a 5-man horn section) makes the music come alive with a fantastic show and incredible musicianship. Come on out to see for yourself what the buzz is all about.
Song List
- 634-5789 - Wilson Pickett
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
- At Last - Etta James
- Soul Man - Sam & Dave
- Try A little Tenderness - Otis Redding
- Sittin' on the Dock of The Bay - Otis Redding
- The Chicken - James Brown
- In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
- Tell Mama - Etta James
- My Girl - The Temptations
- Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
- Get Ready - The Temptations
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Dr. Feelgood - Aretha Franklin
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Jump, Jive, & Wail - Louis Prima
- Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
- The Letter - Joe Cocker
- You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker
- Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
- Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang
- You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat, & Tears
- Go Down Gamblin' - Blood, Sweat, & Tears
- Them Changes - Buddy Miles
- Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
- Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers
- Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
- Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.
- Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
- It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
- Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
- Mercy - Duffy
- Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
- I Got the Feelin' - James Brown
- Pick Up the Pieces - The Average White Band
- Soul Vaccination - Tower of Power
- Rock This Town - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
- Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
- Circles - Wayne Cochran and the C. C. Riders
- Do You Like the Sound of the Music? - Wayne Cochran and the C. C. Riders
- Devil with the Blue Dress On - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
- Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
- Lovely Day - Bill Withers
- Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
- Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
- It Had to Be You - Harry Connick, Jr.
- Come Rain or Come Shine - Bobby Caldwell
- Vehicle - The Ides Of March
- War - Edwin Starr
- The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Wild Night - Van Morrison
Available For:
Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions...and more.
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