Groove Thang Band

Definitely the best "get off your seat and dance" party, wedding and corporate band in the Northern California, Tahoe, and the SF Bay Area. The Groove Thang Band plays a VARIETY of dance music from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and current Top 40.

Our playlist contains many genres of music including R&B, Funk, Disco, Smooth Jazz, Rock and Country! Something for everyone: Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Taio Cruz, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Etta James, Lynard Skynard, Brooks and Dunn, The Animals, Romantics, Pat Benatar, Van Halen, Guns and Roses, Commodores, Rick James, Donna Summer, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin....the list goes on and on. Groove Thang has over 10 years of experience as a band taking all kinds of client requests that allows us to be so versatile and perform just about any song or genre and do it very well!! We have a great full 7pc band sound with an excellent sound system that really makes the difference at any type of function. The main concept of the band is to provide the ultimate interactive PROFESSIONAL party machine for your event so that you can have a great time and dance, dance dance!

We provide DJ services in combination with our live band to cover any material not performed live to help keep all ages entertained at your your event. We also provide one of the best portable professional grade PA sound systems on Gigmasters and sound engineer at every event to ensure high quality sound that is clear and intelligible. Our wireless mic system is also made avaialble for client announcements, toasts, etc.

The Groove Thang Band also performs as a 2-5pc smooth jazz combo for more intimate or low-key live music events performing acoustic music, classic jazz hits, and modern smooth jazz. This is perfect for your wedding dinner set or corporate mixer.

If you need live entertainment for your wedding, corporate event, festival, convention, birthday, anniversary, private party or club, LOOK NO FURTHER!!! The Groove Thang will provide a full-service entertainment show to suit YOUR needs for your next event. You can have Smooth Jazz, Disco, R&B, Rock and DJ all with one call.

The Groove Thang has years of experience and has performed at hundreds of locations all across California including: Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Napa, Mendicino, Monterey, San Jose, Roseville, Elk Grove, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Stockton areas. We specialize in weddings, festivals, corporate events, conventions, birthday parties, and live venues. If you wanna get your groove and want THE BEST all around live music band in Northern California, never fear, The Groove Thang is here!!!

Having A Wedding And Need A Great Band??

Having performed at numerous weddings, the band has the experience to get your guests on the dance floor and keep them there! The music at your affair can be custom tailored to suit your specific tastes. Some clients want high energy dance songs while others prefer more sophisticated wedding music. Our wardrobe themes can range from good time flashy party to modern cool to black tie formal wear. The point is that Groove Thang can deliver the kind of music and theme that YOU request.

Available from 3 to 7 pieces, the band can handle any size reception and meet any budget. The Groove Thang will give your wedding the kind of personal attention that it deserves. No detail is too small or will be overlooked. Our goal is two-fold. We want you to enjoy your day, without stress, and we want your guests lined up to tell you that yours was the best wedding that they've ever attended!

• Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
• All Right Now - Free
• All Summer Long - Kid Rock
• At Last - Etta James
• Bad Girls - Donna Summer
• Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Carlton
• Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
• Blue Bossa - Smooth Jazz
• Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
• Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
• Boogie Shoes - KC
• Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks and Dunn
• Brick House - Commodores
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
• Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Four Seasons
• Car Wash - Rose Royce
• Celebration - Kool and the Gang
• Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
• Collide - Howie Day
• Coming Home Baby - Smooth Jazz
• Controversy - Prince
• Crazy - Patsy Cline
• Dancin In The Streets - Martha and The Vandellas
• Danny's Song (acoustic) - Kenny Loggins
• Don't Stop Believin - Journey
• Down On The Corner - CCR
• Dynamite - Taio Cruz
• Evergreen (acoustic) - Barbara Streisand
• Evil Ways - Santana
• Family Affair - Mary J Blige
• Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
• Feel Like Makin Love - Roberta Flack - Smooth Jazz
• Fever - Smooth Jazz
• Fire - Jimi Hendrix
• Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• Get Down On It - Kool and the Gang
• Get Down Tonight - KC
• Get This Party Started - Pink
• Gimme Three Steps - Lynard Skynard
• Girl From Ipanema - Smooth Jazz
• Give It To Me - Rick James
• Give Up The Funk - Parliment/Funkadelic
• Good Lovin - The Rascals
• Good Times - Chic
• Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
• Green Onions - Booker T - Smooth Jazz
• Hard To Handle - Black Crowes
• Heart Of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis
• Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
• Heatwave - Linda Ronstadt
• Hella Good - No Doubt
• Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
• I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
• I Only Want To Be WIth You - Smooth Jazz
• I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
• I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder - Smooth Jazz
• Jenny Jenny (867-5309) - Tommy Tutone
• Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang
• Jungle Love - Morris Day and The Time
• Just A Girl - No Doubt
• Just Dance - Lady GaGa
• Just My Imagination - Temptations - Smooth Jazz
• Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
• Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• Killer Joe - Smooth Jazz
• Kiss - Prince
• Ladie's Night - Kool and the Gang
• Lady Marmalade - Patti Labelle
• Landslide (acoustic) - Fleetwood Mac
• Last Dance - Donna Summer
• Le Freak - Chic
• Leave My Girl Alone - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Let's Fall In Love - Smooth Jazz
• Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
• Louie Louie - Kingsmen
• L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
• Love Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon
• Love Shack - B-52s
• Lovergirl - Teena Marie
• Low Rider - War
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
• Meditation - Smooth Jazz
• Misty - Smooth Jazz
• Moondance - Van Morrison - Smooth Jazz
• Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
• Mr. Magic - Smooth Jazz
• My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
• No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
• One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
• Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Rondstadt - Smooth Jazz
• Oye Como Va - Cha Cha - Santana
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Proud Mary - Tina Turner
• Red House - Jimi Hendrix
• Reminiscing - Little River Band
• Respect - Aretha Franklin
• Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
• Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
• Rock This Town - Stray Cats
• Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
• Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
• Shake Your Body - Michael Jackson
• Shake Your Booty - KC
• Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches and Herb
• She's A Butterfly - Martina McBride
• Shout - Isley Brothers
• Sign Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
• Smooth - Santana
• Smooth Operator - Sade - Smooth Jazz
• Someone Like You - Van Morrison
• Soul Man - Blues Brothers
• Spooky - ARS
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
• Sunny - Smooth Jazz
• Superfreak - Rick James
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
• That's The Way of The World - Earth Wind and Fire - Smooth Jazz
• The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack
• The Twist - Chubby Checker
• The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
• There You'll Be (acoustic) - Faith Hill
• Turn The Beat Around - Vicky Sue Robinson
• Unforgettable - Nat and Natalie Cole
• Wave - Smooth Jazz
• We Are Family - Sister Sledge
• We Got To Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
• Word Up - Cameo
• Yeah! - Usher
• YMCA - Village People
• You Be Illin' - Run DMC
• You Should Be Dancin' - Bee Gees
• You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart
• You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers
• Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• It was absolutely wonderful. The preformance was great and the band members were so friendly and personable. Could not have asked for more! Kari Potts -- Kathryn P, Tahoe City, CA, 6/13/2009
• The Groove Thang Band was fantastic! They were completely professional and accommodating, but most of all, they were FUN! I would highly recommend them for any type of event. I can't wait to hire them again! Joyce Johnson Folsom,CA -- Joyce J, Folsom, CA, 3/20/2009
• The band was VERY professional, accomodating, and talented. They were very fun and easy to work with. They played all the songs that we loved and also played older songs that even brought my parents to the dance floor - they are in their late 80's! We would definitely recommend the band to anyone who wants to have a great dance party at their event. Groove Thang rocks! -- Jennifer J, Oakland, CA, 8/22/2008
• Your duet show was great as usual! We received lots of compliments from hotel guests and we look forward to hiring you guys again in the very near future. Keep up the good work Carol, you have a great voice! John, thanks for all the prep help. -- Terri B, Sacramento, CA, 1/10/2009
• Loved the band...hope we can get them out to play again next year. Maybe we can extend the event time to get more music and dancing in!! Our guests raved!! Many thanks, Bogle Winery -- Jody B, Clarksburg, CA, 6/7/2008
• This is the second time we hired the Groove Thang acoustic duo to perform at one of our events. They were great just like last time and as always professional, cordial, and sounded great! Our guests loved them. We also saw their full band recently at a local venue too. We definitely would recommend this band or duo for any event. Groove Thang ROCKS! Thanks, Steve -- Steve H, Sacramento, CA, 1/22/2010
• Thank you for performing at out event. We received a lot of compliments about the band. Very professional, nice, and definitely well rounded. We will look forward to hiring the band next year! -- Steve H, Sacramento, CA, 1/26/2008
• Anyone who likes 70's music would have fun getting down with the 'Goove Thang' -- Traci M, Galt, CA, 1/19/2008
• They did a great job and everyone loved them. We had a blast! -- Vicki K, Granite Bay, CA, 12/14/2007
• They made a wonderful addition to our party and I would recommend them to any one. Lots of talent and energy and definitely fun! They were very accomdating with our requests and kept everyone involved during the event. Thanks so much to John for working with us and helping us prepare. See you next year!! DM -- Dennis M, Sacramento, CA, 10/13/2007
• The Groove Thang was an excellent fit for our reunion. They were a very professional act and were easy to work with. The diversity in their music kept everone happy. We danced all night long and definitely would recommend them to others looking to hire live dance music. Groove Thang rocks!! -- Debbie G, Santa Nella, CA, 7/28/2007
• Just wanted to say thanks for making our wedding reception so special and it will be a party to remember. We loved your “smooth groove” music and, of course, the Groove Thang finished the night out with a bang! Please thank Carol for singing our special songs that meant so much to us. Off to our honeymoon! -- Judy J, Sacramento, CA, 7/7/2007
• Thank you guys sooooooooooooo much for performing at our party!! We had a blast and everyone loved the song choices. Disco, Rock and Smooth Jazz all in one night. It was like a nonstop party at two clubs! I will have no problem recommending the Groove Thang to all my friends and family. Two thumbs way up!! -- Linda D, Oakland, CA, 7/1/2007
• Groove Thang did a great job. They are a very nice bunch of people. Our guests were very happy that we had live music this year and gave us nothing but compliments about the band. We are so pleased. The band sounds GREAT!!! -- Christina E, Sacramento, CA, 12/16/2011

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