What is Hip?: Emilio Castillo & the Tower of Power Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Length: 58:07
This program is one hour in length and is divided in three parts, leaving room for the news, PSAs and station IDs.
What is Hip? The musical history of the Tower of Power!
The Tower of Power has been entertaining their fans for more than 40 years. The band has its beginnings with Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka after starting to perform in the San Francisco Bay area. Their first album was entitled East Bay Grease released in 1970. The second album was called Bump City, which included the hit "You're Still A Young Man". The third album was self titled which included "What Is Hip?', "So very Hard To Go", "This Time It's Real", and "Soul Vaccination". More albums and more hits followed. The Tower of Power horn section also was very active in performing behind many of the greats in the music business.
Join us for this show as Emilio Castillo shares with us the history of the great Tower of Power.
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Piece Description
This program is one hour in length and is divided in three parts, leaving room for the news, PSAs and station IDs.
What is Hip? The musical history of the Tower of Power!
The Tower of Power has been entertaining their fans for more than 40 years. The band has its beginnings with Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka after starting to perform in the San Francisco Bay area. Their first album was entitled East Bay Grease released in 1970. The second album was called Bump City, which included the hit "You're Still A Young Man". The third album was self titled which included "What Is Hip?', "So very Hard To Go", "This Time It's Real", and "Soul Vaccination". More albums and more hits followed. The Tower of Power horn section also was very active in performing behind many of the greats in the music business.
Join us for this show as Emilio Castillo shares with us the history of the great Tower of Power.
Broadcast History
May 2009
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down To The Nightclub | Tower of Power | Bump City. | Warner Brothers | 1993 | 02:43 |
| The Skunk, The Goose, And The Fly | Tower of Power | East Bay Grease. | Rhino | 1992 | 05:51 |
| So Very Hard to Go | Tower of Power | Tower of Power. | warner Brothers | 1990 | 03:00 |
| Mr. Pitiful | Tower of Power | Great American Soulbook. | TOP RECORDS | 2009 | 02:48 |
| Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) | Tower of Power | Back to Oakland. | Warner Brothers | 1990 | 04:44 |
| Rock Baby | Tower of Power | Back on the Streets. | Sony | 1993 | 04:49 |
| Eastside | Tower of Power | Oakland Zone. | Pra | 2008 | 00:53 |
| What Is Hip | Tower of Power | Tower of Power. | Warner Brothers | 1990 | 03:00 |
| You're Still A Young Man | Tower of Power | Live and in Living Color [LIVE]. | warner Brothers | 1990 | 05:13 |
| I'm A Good Woman | Cold Blood | Cold Blood. | Rhino | 2005 | 03:01 |
| Tell Mama | Mic Gillette | Ear Candy. | BKA | 2005 | 03:00 |
| Hair | Larry Braggs | Places. | Strokeland | 2005 | 03:00 |
| Nowhere To Run | Tower of Power | Back On the Streets. | Sony | 1993 | 04:35 |
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