"We really loved Elmo and the Shades. They were fun and fit perfectly with the theme of our gala, which was all about Memphis."
Patti Weiss, Temple Israel
party songs medley
Shotgun
Want You Blues
Why Say No
Blue Memphis
I Feel Pretty Good
Big Legged Woman
Son of a Preacher Man (Trixie)
At Last (Trixie)
Dangerous
I'd Pay Good Money to Forget You
Song list highlights:
PARTY & DANCE SONGS:
Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd)
Brickhouse (The Commodores)
Walkin' the Dog (Rufus Thomas)
Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley)
Play that Funky Music (Wild Cherry)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
Brown-Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Suzy Q (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
It's All Right (J.J. Jackson)
Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
You Can Leave Your Hat On (Joe Cocker)
Shotgun (Jr. Walker & the All-Stars)
Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen)
Shake Your Body Down to the Ground (Michael Jackson)
Come and Get Your Love (Redbone)
Take Me to the River (Al Green)
Lucille (Little Richard)
Soul Man (Sam & Dave)
Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
Old Time Rock 'n Roll (Bob Segar)
The Twist (Chubby Checker)
It's Your Thing (The Isley Brothers)
I Shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley/Eric Clapton)
I Feel Good (James Brown)
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
Skin Tight (The Ohio Players)
Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
Shout (The Isley Brothers)
Little Sister (Elvis Presley)
Superstitious (Stevie Wonder)
There Was a Time (James Brown)
Sissy Strut (The Meters)
Whole Lotta Shakin' (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
Route 66 (Bobby Troupe)
Woodchoppers Ball (Woody Herman)
Green Onions (Booker T. & M.G.'s)
Blueswalk (Duke Ellington)
Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman)
Get Down Tonight (K.C. & Sunshine Band)
Honky Tonk (Bill Doggett)
Love the One You're With (CSN&Y)
Bare Footin' (Jr. Parker)
Flip, Flop & Fly (Big Joe Turner)
Kansas City (Wilbert Harrison)
Change My Mind (Tyrone Davis)
Funky Broadway (Wilson Pickett)
Cold Shot (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (James Brown)
Mean Woman Blues (Roy Orbison)
It's All Over Now (The Rolling Stones)
Low Rider (War)
Bring It on Home to Me (Sam Cooke)
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Hound Dog (Elvis Presley)
Evil Ways (Carlos Santana)
Reelin' & Rockin' (Chuck Berry)
Wrap It Up (Sam & Dave)
What Does It Take (Jr. Walker)
Wipe Out (The Surfari's)
Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
Clean Up Woman (Betty Wright)
Dr. Feelgood (Aretha Franklin)
BALLADS
Your Precious Love (The Impressions)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker)
When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge)
I Can't Help Falling in Love with You (Elvis Presley)
Tupelo Honey (Van Morrison)
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby (Sam & Dave)
Daddy's Home (Shep & the Limelights)
Let's Straighten It Out (Lattimore)
Misty (Earl Garner)
My Girl (The Temptations)
A Thousand Miles Away (Shep and the Limelights)
Just My Imagination (The Temptations)
You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino)
Tennessee Waltz (Patti Page)
Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Gee Whiz (Carla Thomas)
B-A-B-Y (Carla Thomas)
Crazy (Patsy Cline)
At Last (Etta James)
SOFT JAZZ STANDARDS
Girl From Ipanema
Mercy
Satin Doll
Sonny
Coming Home
Chameleon
Mr. Magic
Summertime
Hernando's Hideaway
and many more....!
