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Tower of Power
Tower of Power, Buffalo, New York, November 11, 2008
Background information
Origin
Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
Soul
funk
R&B
jazz
jazz-funk
Years active
1968–present
Labels
Warner Bros.
Columbia
Epic
San Francisco
Mack Avenue
Members
Emilio Castillo
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka
Roger Smith
Adolfo Acosta
Tom E. Politzer
Jerry Cortez
Marc van Wageningen
Dave Richards
Pete Antunes
Jordan John
Past members
see past members
Website
www.towerofpower.com
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968.[1] There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. They have had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100;[2] their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)".[3][4]
^"Tower of Power Home". Tower of Power. 1968–2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
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^"Tower of Power, Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
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