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Skinny Williams Band Motown Band from Chicago, IL

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 8 Reviews
  • 14 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2008
  • 1 Award or Badge
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $500 per event

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Dance Band/Cover Band----The Skinny Williams Group is a versatile 6-Piece Ensemble. They specialize in current pop hits and dance classics. The group is composed of dedicated, professional top-notch musicians that will give you and your guests the best musical performance tailored to your event. You can't wait to get on the dance floor with this band on stage. Saxophonist/Leader Skinny Williams -since the release of his first solo album in 1999 has created a series of recordings that have made him a distinctive talent in the music realm. Williams has performed with some of the biggest names in the business-from comedian Bernie Mac, The Ohio Players, Chaka Khan, Brian McKnight, George Duke and Sheila E, jammed on stage with Brian Culbertson, Nick Colionne. opened for blues legends Buddy Guy, BB King and Bo Diddley, toured Australia, Japan, and Europe with blues greats Junior Wells and Lucky Peterson, Performed live onstage for NBC's "Playboy Club" television series. For two to four nights a week for more than ten years to we have performed locally at The Backroom, Pete Millers, and Andy's. Our group has polished its performance beyond compare. We love what they do and you can see it in our faces while performing. You can tell we work together often. The camaraderie is contagious. Bandmembers: J.Barron Williams, A Vocalist Extraordanaire and jaw-dropping entertainer that emulates every vocalist from Frank Sinatra to CeeLo Green from Marvin Gaye to Robin Thicke. Lady Dallas, a Vocalist supreme... emulates every vocalist from Adele, Katy Perry, Patti Labelle, Alicia Keyes, Jill Scott Chris Miskel, Drummer, Percussionist has performed with David Sanborn, Ray Parker Jr, Nick Colione and Brian Culbertson Y.L. Douglas Drummer, Percussionist has led his high school marching band to the 2012 Olympics and two presidential inaugurations Downtown Tony Brown, Bassist has performed with industry greats from Justin Bieber, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, The Ojays Joshua Ramos, Bassist has performed with Ramsey Lewis, Liquid Soul, Dave Valentine, The Occidental Brothers Collin Clauson, pianist has performed with Randy Brecker, Wycliffe Gordon. John Blasucci, pianist has performed with Styx, Mannheim Steamroller, Rascal Flatts, Here is a short list of clients: Mcdonalds Easter Seals Hyde Park Jazz Festival Chicago Jazz Festival Diabetes Association National Associated Retail Traders of Australia Computer Discount Warehouse Boeing Corporation Chicago Special Events Navy Pier Chicago American Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons Black Data Processors Association Mcgraw Hill Corporation Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority South Shore Jazz Festival Cardinal Meats Nubian Connection Lake Ridge Point Association Close up 2 Milliman Financial City of Evanston City of Calumet Park Corporate Concierge Services Clearbrook Ann Sather Restaurants Pete Millers Restaurants Andy's Jazz Club Old Town School Of Folk Music Shakespeare Theatre Pinstripes Jazz Institute of Chicago Backroom Chicago Majestic Star Casino Blue Chip Casino On the Edge Productions Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Resnick Auto Group Elkhart Central High School Jazz Showcase Club Owners United Jass Oasis Rich South High School Chicago Children Musicians Fund Embrace Your Style Private Wealth Management Taste of Joliet Taste of Chicago Spirit Cruise Lines Concert Buro Rolf Shubert The Sirens Records Dusable Mueum Chicago History Museum Art Institute of Chicago Museum Of Science And Industry Shedd Aquarium

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Review by Sandy K.

Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on January 26, 2017•From Chicago, IL

Skinny Williams played for my husband's 40th birthday and they were great!

Review by David W.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on October 9, 2016•From Chicago, IL

Hiring the Skinny Williams band to play our Wedding was one of the best decisions we've ever made! They were absolutely incredible from start to finish. Our friends and family could not stop raving about how good the music was, and kept asking where we found someone so good. On top of the wonderful music, Skinny is just a very nice guy. He was always very responsive during the planning stages, and made his part of the process easy as pie. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone I know planning a wedding.

Review by Sheila R.

Wedding•Reviewed on July 11, 2016•From Schiller Park, IL

Skinny was phenomenal!!! Everyone that attended our wedding reception is still talking about Skinny in a great way. I'm so glad I hired him and would recommend him to anyone looking for a great musician.

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  • Ain't Too Proud To Beg | The Temptations
  • All the single ladies | Beyonce
  • Always And Forever | Heatwave
  • Animal | Neon Trees
  • Another Way To Die | Alicia Keys
  • Are You Goin' My Way | L.Kravitz
  • At Last | Etta James
  • Aud Lang Syne | Traditional
  • Babe | Styx
  • Best Of My Love | Emotions
  • Blame It | Jamie Fox
  • Boogie Down | A.Jarreau
  • Boogie Nights | Heatwave
  • Boogie Oogie Oogie | A Taste of Honey
  • Boogie Wonderland | Emotions
  • Brickhouse | Commodores
  • BRING IT ON HOME | S.COOKE
  • Bringing Sexy Back | J.Timberlake
  • Brown Eyed Girl | Morrison
  • BUFFALO SOLDIER | B.MARLEY
  • Burning Down The House | Talking Heads
  • Can't Get Enough Of Your Love | B.White
  • CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU | THE TEMPTATIONS
  • CAN'T HELP MYSELF | THE FOUR TOPS
  • Casey Jones | Grateful Dead
  • Closer to Free | Bo Deans
  • Cocaine | E.Clapton
  • Cold Shot | Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • Crazy | G.Barkley
  • Crazy Baldhead | Marley
  • Crazy in Love | Destiny's Child
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen
  • Crazy Love | V. Morrison
  • Cult of Personality | Living Colour
  • DANCE TO THE MUSIC | S.STONE
  • DANCIN' MACHINE | JACKSON FIVE
  • Dancing In The Streets | Martha & The Vandellas
  • Dancing Queen | Abba
  • Day Of The Eagle | R.Trower
  • Days of Wine and Roses | Standard
  • Disco Inferno | The Tramps
  • Dj Got Us Falling In Love | Usher Ft Pitbull
  • DO YOU LOVE ME | THE CONTOURS
  • Dog Days Are Over | Florence And The Machine
  • Domino | Jessie J
  • Don't Matter | Akon
  • Don't Stop Believing | Journey
  • E.T. | Katy Perry
  • EASY | COMMODORES
  • Edge Of Glory | Lady Gaga
  • Eruption | V.Halen
  • EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES | B.B.KING
  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears
  • Faithfully | Journey
  • Fell In Love With a Boy | J.Stone
  • Fire | Ohio Players
  • For Once In My Life | S.Wonder
  • Forget You | Cee Lo
  • Free Falling | T.Petty
  • Freeway Of Love | A.Franklin
  • Get Down Tonight | K.C & The Sunshine Band
  • Get Ready | The Temptations
  • Get The Party Started | Pink
  • Get Up Stand Up | Tosh
  • Glory Days | B.Springsteen
  • Good Feeling | Flo Rida
  • Hard 2 Handle | O.Redding/Black Crowes
  • Have A Little Faith In Me | J.Hiatt
  • Have I Told You Lately | R.Stewart
  • Heat Wave (Love is Like a) | Martha & The Vandellas
  • Helena Polka | Traditional
  • Hella Good | No Doubt
  • Hero | M.Carey
  • Hey Jealousy | Gin Blossoms
  • Hey Ya | Outkast
  • Higher and Higher | Jackie Wilson
  • Hot Hot Hot | B.Poindexter
  • Hot Stuff | D.Summer
  • Hotel California | Eagles
  • I A'int Got You | A.Keyes
  • I Can See Cleary now | Johnny Nash
  • I Can't Get Started With You | Standard
  • I Don't Want To Lose Your Love Tonight | The Outfield
  • I Feel Good | James Brown
  • I Just Wanna Rock and Roll All Night | Kiss
  • I Love Rock and Roll | J.Jett
  • I Shot the Sheriff | Marley
  • I Wanna Spend the Night | B.Withers
  • I Will Always Love You | W.Houston
  • I Will Survive | G.Gaynor
  • I Wish | S.Wonder
  • I'll Take You There | Staple Singers
  • I'm Every Woman | C.Khan
  • In My Life | The Beatles
  • In the Mood | B.Goodman
  • Irish Jig | Traditional
  • Is This Love | Marley
  • It Could Happen to You | Standard
  • It Had to be You | Standard
  • It's Not Unusual | T.Jones
  • It's Your Thing | Isley Brothers
  • I've Got You Under My Skin | Standard
  • Jammin | Bob Marley
  • Johnny B. Goode | Berry
  • Jump | (Van Halen)
  • Jump Jive & Wail | B.Setzer Orchestra
  • Jumpin' Jack Flash | Rolling Stones
  • Just Dance | Lady Gaga
  • Just The Way You Are | B.Joel
  • Just The Way You Look Tonight | Standard
  • La Vida Loca | R.Martin
  • Ladie's Night | Kool & the Gang
  • Need you Now | Lady Antebellum
  • Lady Marmalade | Labelle
  • Last Dance | D.Summer
  • Last Two Dollars | Taylor
  • Let's Get it on | Marvin Gaye
  • Let's Get It Started | Black Eyed Peas
  • Lively Up Yourself | B.Marley
  • Livin' In America | J.Brown
  • Livin On A Prayer | Bon Jovi
  • Looking out my Back Door | CCR
  • Love and Happiness | Al Green
  • Love Rollercoaster | Ohio Players
  • Love Shack | B 52s
  • Love Song | Sara Bareilles
  • Love Train | The O'Jays
  • Low | Flo Rida
  • Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffet
  • Marry you | Bruno Mars
  • Miss You | The Rolling Stones
  • Moondance | Morrison
  • Morning Dance | Spyrogyra
  • Moves Likes Jagger | Maroon Five
  • My Girl | The Temptations
  • Night Time ( is the Right time) | Ray Charles
  • Nothing On You | B.o.B.
  • On Broadway | G.Benson
  • One Love | B.Marley
  • Only Girl | Rhianna
  • Pennsylvania Polka | Traditional
  • Perfect | Pink
  • Pink Cadillac | B.Springsten
  • Play that Funky Music | Wild Cherry
  • Proud Mary | CCR/I..&T. Turner
  • Purple Haze | Hendrix
  • Purple Rain | Prince
  • Red House | Hendrix
  • Redemption Song | B.Marley
  • Remember | J.Hendrix
  • Rock And Roll | Led Zeppelin
  • Rock Around The Clock | B.Haley & The Comets
  • Roll out the Barrel | Polka
  • Rolling In The Deep | Adele
  • S.O.S. | Rhianna
  • September | E
  • Sexy Back | J.Timberlake
  • Shake Your Body Down | M.Jackson
  • Shout | Isley Bros
  • Signed - Sealed | Wonder
  • Sky is Cryin' | Elmore James/SRV
  • Smile | Lily Allen
  • So What | M.Davis
  • Soak Up The Sun | S.Crow
  • Some Kind of Wonderful | Grand Funk Railroad
  • Springtime Polka | Traditional
  • Stairway to Heaven | Zeppelin
  • Star Spangled Banner | F.S.Key (Hendrix Woodstock version)
  • Stir it up | Bob Marley
  • Stompin At The Savoy | Standard
  • Stop In The Name Of Love | The Supremes
  • Superfreak | James
  • Sweet Caroline | N.Diamond
  • Sweet Home Chicago | Johnson
  • Sweet Thing | C.Khan
  • S'Wonderful | Standard
  • T.G.I.F. | Katy Perry
  • Take The "A" Train | D.Ellington
  • Tarantella | Traditional
  • Tell Me Something Good | Khan
  • Tenement Yard | Jacob Miller
  • That's The Way I Like It | K.C&The Sunshine Band
  • The Bird | The Time
  • The Joker | Miller
  • The Twist | C.Checker
  • The Way You Move | Outkast
  • The Wind Cries Mary | J.Hendix
  • Them Changes | B.Miles
  • Think | A.Franklin
  • Thrill is Gone | B.B. King
  • Turn Your Lights Down Low | B.Marley
  • Tutti Frutti | Richard
  • Unforgettable | Nat King Cole
  • Use me Up | B.Withers
  • Vehicle | Ides of March
  • Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) | J.Hendrix
  • Waitin in Vain | Marley
  • Waiting for Tonight | J.Lopez
  • Wave | A.Jobim
  • We Are Family | Sister Sledge
  • What A Wonderful World | L.Armstrong
  • Who Knows | J.Hendrix
  • Wipe Out | The Surfaris
  • YMCA | Village People
  • You And I | Lady Gaga
  • You Are The Sunshine of My Life | S.Wonder
  • You Da One | Rhianna
  • You Make Me Feel | Cobra
  • You Really Got Me | The Kinks/V.Halen
  • You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate
  • You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC
  • Your Love | Justin Timberlake

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Past Events

September 24, 2016 • Wedding Reception
Sat • 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM • Chicago, IL
July 2, 2016 • Wedding
Sat • 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM • Schiller Park, IL
May 12, 2016 • Community Event
Thu • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Chicago, IL
September 10, 2015 • Anniversary Party
Thu • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Chicago, IL
July 18, 2015 • Birthday Party (Adult)
Sat • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM • Chicago, IL
May 10, 2015 • Celebration
Sun • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM • Chicago, IL
January 2, 2015 • Wedding
Fri • 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Scottsdale, AZ
December 29, 2014 • Backroom
Mon • 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM • Chicago, IL
December 28, 2014 • Backroom
Sun • 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM • Chicago, IL
December 22, 2014 • Backroom
Mon • 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM • Chicago, IL
December 21, 2014 • Backroom
Sun • 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM • Chicago, IL
December 15, 2014 • Backroom
Mon • 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM • Chicago, IL

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