It felt like family. He had The Fillmore and other venues. Downtown S.F. It was early in the morning and we had played the night before at the Whisky or The Roxy. My second favorite artist to work with was Huey Lewis. At 17, I hired Doc (Stephen Kupka). When I was young, we lived next door to Les Paul (the famed guitarist/inventor) and his first wife on Curson Avenue off Sunset. His playing was great. He didnt speak to me for a year for playing jungle music. He wasnt a total racistbut he came from Detroit. Emilio: We actually cut 5 or 6 of those songs with the original singer Rick Stevens, Willie Fulton on guitar and Skip Mesquite on tenor. Back then, songwriters had a lot more craftsmanship. Then Rhino/Warner Bros. started downsizing and I never heard about it again. Scott: What were the most satisfying moments of collaboration for you outside of Tower of Power? He would rather just play his loud music without considering anyone else's feelings. In the interview below, he talks about leadership, purpose, longevity and the future. This fascination evolved into an insatiable desire to entertain and capture the hearts of audiences everywhere. DAY THAT SHOOK "BUMP CITY" San Francisco, CA- When Tower of Power made the announcement that lead singer Rick Stevens would be replaced circa late 1972 by a then unknown Lenny Williams, the then still in it's adolescent years Tower of Power fan base freaked out, "You can't replace Rick." Before we go any further, Rick sang Sparking In The Sand (with Skip Mesquite) on the debut East Bay . We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Tower of Power - Wikipedia Scott: What is the secret to Tower of Powers longevity? *With their punchy 5-man horn-spiked instrumental sound, lyrics of timeless hipness, galvanizing history of dynamic lead singers and unparalleled Soul with a capital S, Oakland-based super band Tower of Power has been knocking audiences out around the globe since 1968 with stone-cold classics such as So Very Hard To Go, Youre Still a Young Man, Down to the Nightclub, You Ought To Be Havin Fun, Some Days Were Meant For Rain, Diggin On James Brown, This Time Its Real, Only So Much Oil in the Ground and, most notorious of all, What is Hip.. That moved me to incorporate that into the way that I keep rhythm. It was an amazing time. A person would freeze to death within a few seconds if they fell off a 40,000 foot long plane without any protection. You know, we have a song called Diggin On James Brown? We were unsure whether we should play it on those gigs in case he responded like, Ill see you in court! (laughs) But we decided to do it anyway. Scott: Lets close out with you sharing your thoughts about Stephen Doc Kupka, David Garibaldi, Rocco and your current lead singer, Marcus Scott. I love everything about him. Marcus Scott: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World
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