Groove Thang Band

Definitely the best "get off your seat and dance" party band in the Sacramento and the SF Bay Areas. The Groove Thang Band plays a VARIETY of dance music from the 70's, 80's and 90's. Our playlist contains many genres of music including R&B, Funk, Disco, Smooth Jazz, Rock and Country! Something for everyone!!

The main concept of the band is to provide the ultimate interactive 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, 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!!!

• Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
• Bad Girls - Donna Summer
• Ladie's Night - Kool and the Gang
• Celebration - Kool and the Gang
• Get Down On It - Kool and the Gang
• Last Dance - Donna Summer
• Boogie Shoes - KC
• Get Down Tonight - KC
• Shake Your Booty - KC
• Lady Marmalade - Patti Labelle
• Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches and Herb
• Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
• Shake Your Body - Michael Jackson
• Give It To Me - Rick James
• Superfreak - Rick James
• Le Freak - Chic
• Car Wash - Rose Royce
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Dancin In The Streets - Martha and The Vandellas
• All Right Now - Free
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Brick House - Commodores
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Carlton
• You Should Be Dancin' - Bee Gees
• Word Up - Cameo
• Hella Good - No Doubt
• Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
• Rock This Town - Stray Cats
• I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
• Kiss - Prince
• Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
• Respect - Aretha Franklin
• Jungle Love - Morris Day and The Time
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang
• Da Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart
• Good Times - Chic
• Give Up The Funk - Parliment/Funkadelic
• YMCA - Village People
• We Are Family - Sister Sledge
• Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
• The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack
• Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• Get This Party Started - Pink
• Love Shack - B-52s
• You Shook Me All Night Long - AC DC
• I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
• Heart Of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis
• Fire - Jimi Hendrix
• You Be Illin' - Run DMC
• Evil Ways - Santana
• Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
• Oye Como Va - Cha Cha - Santana
• Leave My Girl Alone - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
• Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Controversy - Prince
• Lovergirl - Teena Marie
• Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
• Jenny Jenny (867-5309) - Tommy Tutone
• Hard To Handle - Black Crowes
• Red House - Jimi Hendrix
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Shout - Isley Brothers
• You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers
• Louie Louie - Kingsmen
• Low Rider - War
• At Last - Etta James
• Spooky - ARS
• Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
• Crazy - Patsy Cline
• She's A Butterfly - Martina McBride
• Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks and Dunn
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• Breezin' - George Benson - Smooth Jazz
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder - Smooth Jazz
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
• Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Rondstadt - Smooth Jazz
• Cast Your Fate - Smooth Jazz
• Smooth Operator - Sade - Smooth Jazz
• Mr. Magic - Smooth Jazz
• Green Onions - Booker T - Smooth Jazz
• Sunny - Smooth Jazz
• Watermelon Man - Cha Cha - Smooth Jazz
• Moondance - Van Morrison - Smooth Jazz
• That's The Way of The World - Earth Wind and Fire - Smooth Jazz
• Killer Joe - Smooth Jazz
• Fever - Smooth Jazz
• Girl From Ipanema - Smooth Jazz
• What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell - Smooth Jazz
• Misty - Smooth Jazz
• I Only Want To Be WIth You - Smooth Jazz
• Wave - Smooth Jazz
• Meditation - Smooth Jazz
• Coming Home Baby - Smooth Jazz
• Just My Imagination - Temptations - Smooth Jazz
• Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
• The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
• Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Four Seasons
• Unforgettable - Nat and Natalie Cole
• Feel Like Makin Love - Roberta Flack - Smooth Jazz
• There You'll Be (acoustic) - Faith Hill
• Evergreen (acoustic) - Barbara Streisand
• Danny's Song (acoustic) - Kenny Loggins
• Landslide (acoustic) - Fleetwood Mac
• I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• 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
• 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

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