-"Wedding Music"
EIGHT TO THE BAR -
REPERTOIRE Classic R&B/Motown SWING EIGHT TO THE BAR
ORIGINAL MATERIAL (Not suitable for most
weddings)
Treat Her Right
Roy Head
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett
Land of 1,000 Dances
Wilson Pickett
634-5789
Wilson Pickett
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Bill Haley/Joe Turner
Respect
Aretha Franklin
Treat Her Right
Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin
Think
Aretha Franklin
I Want You Back
The Jackson Five
ABC
The Jackson Five
Dancin' In the Street
The Jackson Five
ABC
The Jackson Five
Nowhere to Run
Martha & the Vandellas
Shotgun
Junior Walker & the All Stars
But It's All Right
J. J. Jackson
It's Your Thing
The Isley Bros.
Little Bitty Pretty One
Thurston Harris/Jackson Five
You Can't Hurry Love
The Supremes
Rescue Me
Fontella Bass
Mr. Big Stuff
Jean Knight
Good Rockin' At Midnight
The Honeydrippers
Flip, Flop, & Fly
The Blues Bros.
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
I Wish
Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Stevie Wonder
Thank You For Lettin' Me Be Myself
Sly & the Family Stone
Pride & Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Little Sister
Stevie Ray Vaughn
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Marvin Gaye/James Taylor
Sex Machine
James Brown
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Tequila
The Champs
Clean Up Woman
Betty Wright
Right Place Wrong Time
Dr. John
I'll Take You There
Staples Singers/General Public
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Hold On I'm Coming
Sam & Dave
Givin' It Up For Your Love
Delbert McClinton
Groove Me
King Floyd
Lady Marmalade (Voulez vous coucher avec moi?)
Patty LaBelle
So Glad You’re Mine
The Palladins
She’s Fine
The Palladins
Mean Old Frisco
B. B. King
Hallelujah (I Just Love Her So)
Ray Charles
Ain’t That Love
Ray Charles
What’d I Say
Ray Charles
Get on the Right Track
Ray Charles
Baby You’ve Got What It Takes
Brook Benton/Dinah Washington
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & the Comets
Shake Senora
Harry Belafonte
Trickle Trickle
The Videos/Manhattan Transfer
Sweet Soul Music
Arthur Connelly
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Gladys Knight & the Pips
(My Baby Must Be) a Magician
The Marvelettes
Higher & Higher
Jackie Wilson
Baby Workout
Jackie Wilson
I’m Comin’ Out
Diana Ross
Roller Coaster
Ohio Players
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson
Shake Your Body (down to the Ground)
Michael Jackson
Wanna Be Startin' Something
Michael Jackson
September
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Ain’t Nobody
Chaka Khan
Kiss
Prince
I'm So Excited
The Pointer Sisters
Candy Man
Christina Aguillera
So Rare
Jimmy Dorsey
That Cat Is High
Manhattan Transfer
Route 66
Nat "King" Cole
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller
Cherokee Boogie
Moon Mullican
Take the "A" Train
Duke Ellington
It Don't Mean a Thing (if it ain't got that swing)
Duke Ellington
St. Louis Blues
Delta Rhythm Boys
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
The Andrews Sisters
In the Mood
The Andrews Sisters
House of Blue Lights
The Andrews Sisters
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B
The Andrews Sisters
Well All Right
The Andrews Sisters
Jumpin' at the Woodside
Count Basie
Do You Wanna Jump, Children?/Jumpin' Jive
Count Basie/CabCalloway
All Right , OK, You Win
Count Basie
T'ain't What You Do (it's the way how you do it)
Jimmie Lunceford
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Wynonie Harris
Hold Tight (want some seafood)
Fats Waller
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
Joe Jackson
Sing, Sing, Sing
Louis Prima
Boot 'Em Up
The Rhythm Kings
Tell Me What I Did Wrong
James Brown
Stompin' At the Savoy
Benny Goodman
I Want To Rock
Cab Calloway
Jump, Jive & Wail
Louis Prima
Ooh Papa Do
Lavay Smith
Cow Cow Boogie
Ella Fitzgerald
Everybody Rock & Go
Spirits of Rhythm
She's the Most
The Five Keys
Them There Eyes
Billie Holiday
He Ain't Got Rhythm
Jimmy Rushing (Count Basie)
BALLADS/STANDARDS
Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
My Funny Valentine
Sarah Vaughn
Unforgettable
Nat "King" Cole
L-O-V-E
Nat “King” Cole
Tell It Like It Is
Aaron Neville
You Send Me
Sam Cooke
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Unchained Melody (Theme from "Ghost")
The Righteous Brothers
Moonlight in Vermont
Ella Fitzgerald
Sea of Love
The Honeydrippers
Who's Lovin' You?
The Jackson Five
Let It Be Me
The Everly Brothers
In the Still of the Night
The Five Satins \Boyz 2 Men
Soul Serenade
King Curtis
Our Love is Here to Stay
Ella Fitzgerald
From This Moment On
Ella Fitzgerald
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Van Morrison
At Last
Etta James
Come Rain or Come Shine
Judy Garland
Summer Wind
Frank Sinatra
Night & Day
Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight
Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young
Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Sinatra
Just In Time
Frank Sinatra
It Had to be You
Harry Connick, Jr.
All of Me
Billie Holiday
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Doris Day
Ribbon in the Sky
Stevie Wonder
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington
What the World Needs Now (is love sweet love) (waltz)
Jackie DeShannon
I Only Have Eyes For You
The Platters
Centerpiece
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
Blue Bayou
Roy Orbison
Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin
Mack the Knife
Ella Fitzgerald
BALLROOM (Optional)
LATIN
Cha Chas
Stay
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Erasure
Eight to the Bar
Evil Ways
Santana
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Stevie Wonder
Girl From Ipanema
Stan Getz & Astrid Gilberto
Rumbas
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Doris Day
Desifinado
Stan Getz
Lie to Me
Blues Standard
Rumba Queen
Eight to the Bar
Black Orpheus
Standard
Cry To Me
Solomon Burke
Unchain My Heart
Ray Charles
She Caught the Katy
Taj Mahal
Sambas
Blue Bossa
Standard
Samba De Orfeu
Standard
Brazil
Standard
Tangos
Whatever Lola Wants
Sarah Vaughn
Hernando’s Hideaway
From musical “Damn Yankees”
LaComparsita
Standard
Mambo
Tequila
The Champs
What I Say
Ray Charles
Meringue
Shake Senora
Harry Belafonte
Jingle Jangle
The Dominos
Bolero
Blue Bayou
Linda Rondstadt
Maria Elena
Standard
WALTZES
What the World Needs Now (is love sweet love)
Jackie DeShannon
Moon River
Henry Mancini
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams
Could I Have This Dance
Anne Murray
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Neil Young
Someday My Prince Will Come
Standard
Fascination
Standard
HUSTLE
Don’t Knock My Love
Wilson Pickett
FOXTROTS
L-O-V-E
Nat “King” Cole
So Rare
Jimmy Dorsey
Route 66
Nat "King" Cole
Soul Serenade
King Curtis
Our Love is Here to Stay
Ella Fitzgerald
Summer Wind
Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight
Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young
Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Sinatra
Just In Time
Frank Sinatra
It Had to be You
Harry Connick, Jr.
All of Me
Billie Holiday
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington
Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin
Harvest Moon
Neil Young
MISCELLANEOUS (songs we've learned for other weddings)
Sunrise, Sunset
From “Fiddler on the Roof”
Havah Nagillah
Traditional
Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel
Hot Legs
Rod Stewart
Old Time Rock & Roll
Bob Seeger
Twist & Shout
The Beatles/The Isley Brothers
Dirty Water
The Standells
Crazy Love
Van Morrison
Miss You
The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Shout
The Isley Brothers
Late in the Evening
Paul Simon
Conga
Gloria Estefan
Faith
George Michael
Taking Care of Business
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John
When I'm Sixty-four
The Beatles
Play It On Your Saxophone
Cold Cold Cold
Set You Free (Hep)
Beat Me Rocking
Demon Rum
Wonderful One
My Body's Got A Mind of its Own
I’m Trumpin’
Party Life
Twistin' in the Wind
Better Luck Next Time
All Talk No Action
If My Mama Could See Me Now
Hey, Sailor!
I’m Here to Tell You
Mean Streets
The Existential Boogie
My Old Flame
My Boogie Woogie Hand
Sugar High
Maybe Someday
Superhero Swinger Undercover
The Shelf
Romeo