The Funk Factory

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Friday, June 15, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Wedding
  • San Antonio, TX
  • Thursday, June 21, 2012
  • 7:00PM - B. Jiggers
  • Galveston, TX
  • Thursday, July 05, 2012
  • 7:00PM - B. Jiggers
  • Galveston, TX
  • Thursday, August 30, 2012
  • 7:00PM - B. Jiggers
  • Galveston, TX
  • Saturday, October 13, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Retirement Party
  • Waco, TX
  • Thursday, November 29, 2012
  • 6:00PM - United Way Christmas Party
  • Temple, TX
  • Saturday, December 01, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Harley Owners Group Party
  • Temple, TX
  • Monday, December 31, 2012
  • 7:00PM - New Years Eve Party
  • The Woodlands, TX
  • Saturday, January 25, 2014
  • 7:00PM - Potentate's Ball - Karem Shrine
  • Waco, TX

Past Appearances

  • Saturday, May 26, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Corporate Show
  • Waco, TX
  • Saturday, May 26, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Karem Shrine
  • Waco, TX
  • Friday, May 25, 2012
  • 6:00PM - The West End Sandbar
  • Galveston, TX
  • Thursday, May 24, 2012
  • 6:00PM - B. Jiggers
  • Galveston, TX
  • Saturday, May 19, 2012
  • 8:00PM - Cantina Texas
  • Hewitt, TX
  • Friday, May 18, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Marlin Music Festival
  • Marlin, TX
  • Friday, May 18, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Marlin Music Festival
  • Marlin, TX
  • Friday, May 11, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Dead Fish Grill
  • Belton, TX
  • Saturday, May 05, 2012
  • 1:00PM - VFW Celebration
  • Harker Heights, TX
  • Wednesday, May 02, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Cantina Texas
  • Hewitt, TX
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Location:
Mcgregor, Texas
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 500 miles from Mcgregor.
Pay Range:
$750-$2000 per event
Member Since:
2011
Primary Category:
Cover Band
Additional Categories:
50s Band, 60s Band, 70s Band, 80s Band, Doo-wop Band, Funk Band, Motown Band, Oldies Band, R&B Band, Rock Band, Soul Band, Wedding Band
Influences:
The Commodores, Wild Cherry, BTO, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, Free, Kool & the Gang, KC & the Sunshine Band, David Allen Coe, Wilson Pickett, Bill Withers, Jimmy Buffett, Rod Stewart, George Strait, Ray Price, The Village People.

Group Members

  • Neal Sharpe - Lead Vocals
  • Toney Rogers (Daddy T) - Percussion, Keys, Comedy
  • Keith Wallace (Hot Rod) - Synthesizer, Guitar, Bass

Description

Neal, Toney & Keith make up the fun & fresh FUNK FACTORY; a three-man show specializing in party music made up of the greatest music of all time including Oldies, Classic Rock, Motown, Disco, Funk, 80s and even some Country/Western. This incredible range in music allows them to entertain crowds of all ages and musical preferences with over 250 songs in their set list!


These crazy guys sound like a 20-piece band thanks to MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) and other technology by Bose. The FUNK FACTORY kicks a party with hit music, stellar vocals, great comedy, and fun audience participation!


Neal Sharpe is a Motown legend in his own right having performed with the Coasters, The Chi-Lites, Archie Bell & the Drells, Al Green, War, Grand Funk Railroad, & The Whispers! He has toured the world with top names in Motown including USO Tours entertaining our troops stationed abroad. Neal's soulful voice captivates crowds everywhere and he is a "10" on the Entertainment Scale! Neal's vocal range enables him to sing everything from Oldies/Motown to Rock & Country. Once you hear his soulful voice, you will become an instant fan!
Neal also performs with multiple Grammy Award winning Little Joe y la Familia and the premier Texas Oldies/Motown Show Band...THE GTOs!



Toney Rogers, aka "Daddy T", has made the music circuit around the Southwest for many years as an entertainer with many different groups and has developed a following of rabid fans! Most people don't even know his real name, they just call him Daddy T. Daddy T not only brings a great sense of humor to the stage, he plays keys/congas/drums and provides some great vocals, and he always dresses for success. His trademark "soul patch" swept the Nation years ago and has been copied by many...but there is still only one Daddy T. Funny and talented...well, he is Daddy T!


Keith Wallace is the leader of this crazy group and has more wigs than Dolly Parton, more sunglasses than Elton John, and more sequined jackets than Liberace! Keith is known to his fans as Hot Rod and his logo is the famous flaming dice! He arranges the music, plays keys and guitar, sings, provides comedy relief, and drives the bus! A true wing nut and obviously in need of some sort of professional help or intervention!

Song List

  • A Little Bit is Better than Nada - Texas Tornados
  • A Pirate Looks at 40 - Jimmy Buffett
  • Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone - Bill Withers
  • Ain't That A Kick in the Head - Dean Martin
  • Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
  • All My Rowdy Friends - Hank Williams Jr.
  • All Right Now - Free
  • All Summer Long - Kid Rock
  • Always & Forever - Heatwave
  • Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
  • Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
  • Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
  • Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
  • Before the Next Tear Drop Falls - Freddy Fender
  • Beginnings - Chicago
  • Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
  • Blue Moon - The Marcels
  • Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
  • Boogie Nights - Heatwave
  • Born To Be Wild - Stepenwolf
  • Brick House - The Commodores
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
  • Bunny Hop - Ray Anthony's Big Band
  • Burnin' Love - Elvis Presley
  • Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
  • California Girls - The Beach Boys
  • Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White
  • Can't Help Falling in Love with You - Elvis Presley
  • Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Car Wash - Royse Royce
  • Celebration - Kool & the Gang
  • Centerfold - J. Geils Band
  • Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
  • Changes in Latitude - Jimmy Buffett
  • Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
  • Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Band
  • Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top
  • Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
  • Chicken Dance - Werner Thomas
  • Chicken Fried - Zach Brown Band
  • Come Sail Away - Styx
  • Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
  • Crazy Arms - Ray Price
  • Cupid - Sam Cooke
  • Cut the Cake - Average White Band
  • Da Butt - E.U.
  • Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
  • December of '63 - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
  • Devil in a Blue Dress - Little Richard
  • Disco Inferno - The Trammps
  • Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
  • Do You Love Me - The Contours
  • Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
  • Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
  • Don't Mess With My Toot Toot - Rockin' Sidney
  • Don't the Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time - Mickey Gilley
  • Donna - Ritchie Valens
  • Down Under - Men at Work
  • Drift Away - Dobie Gray
  • Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
  • Early in the Morning - Gap Band
  • Earth Angel - The Crew Cuts
  • Easy - The Commodores
  • Escape - Rupert Holmes
  • Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers
  • Fins - Jimmy Buffett
  • Fire - Ohio Players
  • Flashlight - Parliament
  • Float On - The Floaters
  • Funk #49 - The James Gang
  • Funky Stuff - Kool & the Gang
  • Funky Town - Lipps
  • Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
  • Get Down Tonight - KC & the Sunshine Band
  • Get Down on It - Kool & the Gang
  • Get Ready - The Temptations
  • Ghostbusters Theme - Ray Parker Jr.
  • Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
  • Glenn Miller Medley - Glenn Miller Band
  • God Blessed Texas - Little Texas
  • Goodnight Sweetheart - Pookie Hudson & the Spaniels
  • Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Green Onions - Booker T & the M.G.'s
  • Guacamole - The Texas Tornados
  • Handy Man - James Taylor
  • Heartaches by the Number - Ray Price
  • Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
  • Hey Baby Que Paso - Texas Tornados
  • Hey Bartender - Johnny Lee
  • Hold On - I'm Coming
  • Hollywood Swinging - Kool & the Gang
  • House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
  • How Do You Do It - Gerry & the Pacemakers
  • I Feel Fine - The Beatles
  • I Feel Good - James Brown
  • I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth
  • I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
  • I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
  • I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
  • I'm Just a Love Machine - The Miracles
  • I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & the Sunshine Band
  • If You Don't Know Me by Know - Harlod Melvin & the Blue Notes
  • In the Mood - Glenn Miller Band
  • In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
  • Indian Reservation - Paul Revere & the Raiders
  • It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing - Duke Ellington
  • It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett
  • It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
  • It's Still Rock & Roll to Me - Billy Joel
  • Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
  • Jamming - Bob Marley
  • Joy and Pain - Maze & Beverly
  • Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
  • Jump Jive & Wail - Louis Prima
  • Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang
  • Jungle Love - Morris Day & the Time
  • Just My Imagination - The Temptations
  • Just a Gigolo - Louis Prima
  • KC Medley - KC & the Sunshine Band
  • Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
  • Kiss - Tom Jones
  • Kiss on My List - Hall & Oats
  • Knee Deep - Zak Brown Band
  • Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
  • Kool & the Gang Medley - Kool & the Gang
  • Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
  • Land of 1000 Dances - Cannibal & the Headhunters
  • Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
  • Let's Stay Together - Al Green
  • Light My Fire - Jim Morrison & the Doors
  • Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller Band
  • Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
  • Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
  • Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
  • Louie Louie - Richard Berry/1957-The Kingsmen
  • Love & Happiness - Al Green
  • Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
  • Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
  • Lovely Day - Bill Withers
  • Lowrider - War
  • Luckenbach Texas - Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
  • Mack the Knife - Louis Armstrong
  • Make it With You - Bread
  • Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night
  • Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
  • Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
  • Misty - Johnny Mathis
  • Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
  • Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells
  • Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
  • My Ding a Ling - Chuck Berry
  • My Generation - The Who
  • My Girl - The Temptations
  • My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
  • Nautical Wheelers - Jimmy Buffett
  • New York New York - Frank Sinatra
  • No Parking on the Dance Floor - Midnight Star
  • No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who
  • Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
  • Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Segar
  • Ooh Baby - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  • Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller Band
  • Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
  • Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
  • Pour Me a Vacation - The Great Divide
  • Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
  • Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
  • Puttin' on the Ritz - Irving Berlin
  • Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
  • Red Red Wine - Neil Diamond
  • Right Place - Wrong Time
  • Rock Around the Clock - Billy Haley & the Comets
  • Rock Steady - The Whipsers
  • Rock With You - Michael Jackson
  • Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day
  • Rubberband Man - The Spinners
  • Rum & Coca Cola - The Andrews Sisters
  • Sara Smile - Hall & Oats
  • Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
  • September - Earth
  • Sex Machine - James Brown
  • Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
  • Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
  • Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
  • Smoke Gets in your Eyes - The Platters
  • Someone Like You - Van Morrison
  • Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
  • Soul Man - Sam & Dave
  • Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
  • Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
  • Stand by Me - Ben E. King
  • String of Pearls - Glenn Miller Band
  • Strokin' - Clarence Carter
  • Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
  • Sugar Sugar - The Archies
  • Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
  • Superfreak - Rick James
  • Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
  • Suspicions - Eddie Rabbit
  • Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
  • Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
  • Take the A Train - Duke Ellington
  • Taking Care of Business - BTO
  • Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
  • Tequila - The Champs
  • Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
  • That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
  • That's The Way I Like It - KC & the Sunshine Band
  • The Bird - Morris Day & the Time
  • The Chair - George Strait
  • The House is a Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • The Joker - Steve Miller Band
  • The Letter - The Box Tops
  • The Piano Man - Billie Joel
  • The Stroll - The Diamonds
  • The Twist - Chubby Checker
  • The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
  • Theme from SHAFT - Isac Hayes
  • Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
  • Tighten Up - Archie Bell & the Drells
  • Toes - Zach Brown Band
  • Too Late to Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
  • Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
  • Turn the Page - Bob Segar
  • Twist & Shout - The Beatles
  • Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
  • Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
  • Unforgetable - Nat King Cole
  • Up On The Roof - The Drifters
  • Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
  • Vehicle - Ides of March
  • Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
  • Walk This Way - Aerosmith
  • Walk of Life - Dire Straits
  • Waltz Across Texas - Earnest Tub
  • We're an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
  • Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
  • What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
  • When Something is Wrong with my Baby - Sam & Dave
  • When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
  • Where the Boat Leaves From - Zach Brown Band
  • White Sport Coat & a Pink Carnation - Marty Robins
  • Why Can't We Be Friends - War
  • Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
  • Wild Thing - The Troggs
  • Wild West - Escape Club
  • Will it Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
  • Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  • Wooley Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
  • Word Up - Cameo
  • Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge
  • YMCA - The Village People
  • You Never Call Me By My Name - David Allen Coe
  • You Send Me - Sam Cooke
  • You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
  • You're Mama Don't Dance - Loggins & Messina
  • You've Lost That Loving Feeling - The Righteous Brothers

Available For:

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, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

Feedback

  • Had so much fun!! They made it personal for me. I will never forget. Loved how they played with the audience!! -- Ronda R, Whitney, TX, 6/10/2011
  • These guys did an amazing job! Not only were they easy to work with, but they did an excellent job engaging our students and making the event very interactive. -- Becky C, Houston, TX, 1/23/2012
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