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West Grand Blvd.

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About Me

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp At 2648 West Grand Boulevard in the heart of Detroit, there stands a house. Stretching across the front of this house are large blue letters that proudly procl.. Hitsville U.S.A., a title that could not be more fitting.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp In the 1950s, in the small snake pit studio in the basement of this house, producer Berry Gordy hired studio musicians The Funk Brothers to give life to his vision of the Motown sound. At Hitsville, the Funk Brothers proudly laid down the tracks on more number one hit songs than The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley combined.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It is the magic of 2648 West Grand Boulevard, and the genius of Berry Gordy and The Funk Brothers that was the inspiration for a group of young East San Francisco Bay Area musicians to form the R&B/Soul/Motown band so fittingly named, West Grand Blvd.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&n bsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp West Grand Blvd. was formed in early 2003, and has performed weddings, festivals, private parties/events, and clubs. With a repertoire of nearly one hundred songs, West Grand Blvd. can easily provide a morning, afternoon, or evening of fun and dancing for a crowd of any age or size.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/5/2005
Band Website: westgrandblvd.com
Band Members: CURRENT WEB BAND MEMBERS:
Maria Morrell - Vocals
Paul Harris - Vocals
Seth Chapla - Guitar
Jerry Scott - Keyboard
Veronika Safarova - Bass
Anna Kremenliev - Drums

MUSICIANS WHO HAVE APPEARED WITH WGB AT PAST EVENTS:
Andy Mercer - Vocals
Zoha Abbas - Vocals
Arom Gaang - Vocals/Keyboard/Violin
Theresa Lenz - Vocals
Casey Conroy - Vocals
Nico Dotti - Vocals/Keyboard
Nathan Reich - Guitar
Lawrence Burgess - Guitar
Bob Mathre - Guitar/Bass/Vocals
Brendan West - Keyboard
Nathan Carver - Keyboard
Moses Domingo - Keyboard/Vocals
Stephen Goodwin - Bass
Rhonda Kinard - Bass
Nathan Galovich - Bass
Bill Morales - Bass
Adam Rodriguez - Bass
Kevin Church - Saxophone
Toby Hocking - Saxophone
Anna Kremenliev - Drums

Influences: Motown, R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk, Jazz, Rock
Sounds Like: CURRENT WEST GRAND BOULEVARD SONG LIST:

MOTOWN SONGS:
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (The Temptations)
Cant Help Myself (The Four Tops)
Cool Jerk (The Capitols)
Cruising Together (Smokey Robinson)
Dancing in the Streets (Martha and the Vandellas)
Do You Love Me (The Contours)
Get Ready (The Temptations)
Heatwave (Martha and the Vandellas)
How Sweet It Is (Marvin Gaye)
I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
Just My Imagination (The Temptations)
My Girl (The Temptations)
Ooh Baby Baby (Smokey Robinson)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Shotgun (Jr. Walker and the All-Stars)
This Old Heart Of Mine (Isley Brothers)
You Cant Hurry Love (Diana Ross and the Supremes)
You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson)

R&B/SOUL SONGS:
634-5789 (Wilson Pickett)
At Last (Etta James)
Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin)
Chain of Fools (Aretha Franklin)
Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
Groove Me (King Floyd)
Hard To Handle (Otis Redding)
I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown)
I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd)
Land of 1000 Dances (Wilson Pickett)
Lets Stay Together (Al Green)
Mr. Big Stuff (Pointer Sisters)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
Rescue Me (Fontana Bass)
Respect (Aretha Franklin)
Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin)
Shout (Isley Brothers)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Whos Making Love (Johnnie Taylor)

DISCO/FUNK SONGS:
Boogie Oogie Oogie (A Taste of Honey)
Brickhouse (The Commodores)
Celebration (Kool and the Gang)
Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone)
Good Times (Chic)
Got to Be Real (Cheyrl Lynn)
I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
Lady Marmalade (Pattie LaBelle)
Love Rollercoaster (Ohio Players)
Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry)
We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
YMCA (Village People)
Superfreak (Rick James)

DANCE/POP SONGS:
Bad (Michael Jackson)
Beat It (Michael Jackson)
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
I Wanna Be Your Lover (Prince)
Kiss (Prince)
Like a Virgin (Madonna)
Love Shack (B52s)
Material Girl (Madonna)
Papa Don’t Preach (Madonna)
Party Like its 1999 (Prince)
Thriller (Michael Jackson)

ROCK’N’ROLL CLASSICS:
Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones)
Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones)
I Feel Fine (The Beatles)
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
Start Me Up (Rolling Stones)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynard Skynard)
Today is Your Birthday (The Beatles)
Twist and Shout (The Beatles)

JAZZ/EASY LISTENING SONGS:
Always With You, Always With Me (Joe Satriani)
Autumn Leaves (Johnny Mercer)
Europa (Carlos Santana)
Girl from Ipanema (Stan Getz)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
My Funny Valentine (Ella Fitzgerald)
Summertime (Sam Cooke)
Sleepwalk (Richie Valens)
Take 5 (Dave Brubeck)
Walk, Don’t Run (The Ventures)

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