Variety Allstars: Solo, Duo, Bands w/DJ

• Tony Check - Vox Guitar SteelPan Sax
• KC Shannon - Vocals, DJ, MC
• Lenny DeGroat - Bass & Vocals
• Jere Watkins - Drums & Vocals

Are you looking for a live music act with a DJ for your party or event? Whether you would like a One Man Show, Duo, Trio, or 4 Piece Live Band, Variety Allstars offer several choices of entertainment for your audience to enjoy.

When you call on Variety Allstars, we will put together seamless entertainment that suits your needs and budget. You might want to kick off your event with some mood music as your guests arrive, background music during dinner, and highlight your event with our featured live entertainment. The choice is yours, and we have it all in one package.

We currently offer the following acts:

TROPICAL VIBRATIONS:
Mix of Yacht/Trop Rock, Laid Back Beach, Island, & Reggae Music

DEELUX HIT MACHINE:
Variety of Hits- 1950s to present day

GOOD TIME CHARLIES:
Rock, Country, Dancing Party Music 60s, 70s, 80s Style



VARIETY ALLSTARS Combinations:

One Man Band: Guitar/Sax/Male Vocals..... Guitar/Steel Pan/Male Vocals

2 Piece Band: Guitar/Bass/2 Male Vocals.... Bass/Steel Pan/Guitar/2 Male Vocals..... Guitar/Steel Pan/Male & Female Vocals

3 Piece Band: Bass/Saxophone/Guitar/2 Male & 1 Female Vocals..... Bass/Steel Pan/Guitar/Male & Female Vocals

4 Piece Band: Drums/Bass/Guitar/3 Male & 1 Female Vocals


The Variety Allstars is a co-op of musicians, singers, and DJ/MCs with a wide range of experience include entertaining on cruise ships (Royal Caribbean and Carnival), touring throughout the United States as an original recording artist, teaching music through private lessons and classes, and performing 100+ shows per year on Florida's west coast.

• TROPICAL VIBRATIONS - VARIETY ALLSTARS
• Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
• Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
• Brown Eyed Girl - Steel Pulse
• Cecilia - Suggs
• Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
• Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet
• Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
• Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• Don't Turn Around - Aswad
• Dyer Maker - Mighty Diamonds
• Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
• Electric Slide - Marcia Griffiths
• Groove Me - King Floyd
• Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
• I Got You Babe - UB40/Chrissie Hynde
• I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
• Is This Love - Bob Marley
• It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
• Joker - Steve Miller
• Kokomo - Beach Boys
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
• No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
• Obladi Oblada - Beatles
• One Love - Bob Marley
• Pencil Thin Mustache - Jimmy Buffett
• Red Red Wine - UB40
• Sloop John B. - Beach Boys
• Stir It Up - Bob Marley
• Sweat - Inner Circle
• Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
• Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
• Tide is High - Blondie
• True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
• Under the Boardwalk - Drifters
• Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
• Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
• Wild World - Maxi Priest
• UPFRONT BAND - VARIETY ALLSTARS
• Bad Case of Lovin' You - Robert Palmer
• Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
• Blue Sky - Allman Brothers Band
• Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
• Centerfold - J Geils Band
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
• Cripple Creek - The Band
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Drift Away - Dobie Grey
• Even It Up - Heart
• Faith - George Michael
• Good Lovin' - Young Rascals
• Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
• Here for the Party - Gretchen Wilson
• Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
• How Bizarre - OMC
• Hurt So Good - John Mellencamp
• I Got a Line - Jeff Healy Band
• I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
• I'm a Believer - Monkees
• Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
• Layla - Eric Clapton
• Mony Mony - Billy Idol
• Moondance - Van Morrison
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
• Proud Mary - Tina Turner
• Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
• Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
• She's Tight - Cheap Trick
• Shout - Isley Brothers
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad
• Soul Man - Blues Brothers
• Take It Easy - The Eagles
• Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Bird
• What I Like About You - The Romantics
• Wild Nights - John Mellencamp
• BOOGIE AFFAIR - VARIETY ALLSTARS
• Ain't No Mountain - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
• Always and Forever - Heatwave
• Boogie Shoes - KC and the Sunshine Band
• Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
• Brickhouse - Commodores
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White
• Carwash - Rose Royce
• Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
• Dancin' in the Streets - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
• Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
• Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
• Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
• Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
• Heatwave - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Feel Good - James Brown
• I'll Be Around - The Spinners
• Ladies NIght - Kool & the Gang
• Let's Whip It - Dazz Band
• Let's Groove Tonight - Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Love Train - O'Jays
• Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
• My Girl - Temptations
• Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
• People Get Ready - The Impressions
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Respect - Aretha Franklin
• Shame - Evelyn 'Champagne' King
• Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
• Son of a Preacherman - Dusty Springfield
• Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
• We Are Family - Sister Sledge
• What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye
• DEELUX HIT MACHINE - VARIETY ALLSTARS
• All of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
• All Shook Up - Elvis
• Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson
• Amazed - Lonestar
• At Last - Etta James
• Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
• Brass in Pocket - Pretenders
• City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
• Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
• Crazy - Patsy Cline
• Don't Be Cruel - Elvis
• Don't Know Why - Nora Jones
• Down at the Twist and Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Fire - Pointer Sisters
• Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
• Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
• Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
• Girl from Ipanema - Gilberto and Jobim
• Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
• House of the Risin' Sun - The Animals
• How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye
• I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
• I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• I Like the Way You Move - Kenny G / Earth Wind & Fire
• The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
• Love is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
• Man I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
• Money - The Beatles
• Nick of Time - Bonnie Raitt
• Old Time Rock n Roll - Bob Seger
• Red Neck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
• Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
• Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
• Rocky Top - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Sentimental Journey - Doris Day
• Somethin' to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
• Stand By Me - Ben E. King
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
• Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Tequila - The Champs
• That's What I Like About You - Trisha Yearwood
• Twist and Shout - The Beatles
• Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
• Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
• When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krause
• Will It Go Around In Circles - Billy Preston
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• You Never Even Called Me By My Name - David Allan Coe

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Events, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Best band we've hired..period. And we've hired many over the years. Best feature was how accomadating they were. Never complained, went "with the flow" and kept the guests entertained. We'll hire them again for sure!! -- George S, St Petersburg, FL, 12/18/2010
• We had Variety Allstart's Tropical Vibrations for our picnic. Tony, KC and Will played for us. Our whole experience with Gigmasters and Tropical Vibrations was outstanding: The leader, Tony, was our contact. He was prompt and very responsive to our pre-picnic planning. Most of our guests were over 60 years old and Tony offered good ideas for the music and other entertainment. The band arrived exactly on time, set up quickly and was ready to play when the guests arrived. KC kept everyone active and involved with the music and activities. They are talented and fun. The best thing is they want you and your guests to be happy, and we all were! -- Sylvia F, Punta Gorda, FL, 2/19/2011
• Excellent. Perfect...thank you -- Sean B, Tampa, FL, 11/11/2011
• Crowd pleaser. Lots of great song choices -- Patricia K, Ft Myers Beach, FL, 1/2/2012

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