Prior Avenue is an original TC funk band movin soul music in a whole new direction. If you love fat n' juicy grooves with screamin horns to boot, hit it with Prior Avenue.
Member Since: 1/5/2006
Band Members: REGULAR LINEUP
Channing Himes
lead vocals
Brian Evans
lead vocals
Nick Bunio
trumpet, vocals
Nathan Berry
trombone, keyboards, vocals
Owen Tucker
alto saxophone, vocals
Aaron Hammerman
tenor/baritone saxophone, bass, vocals
Jared Anderson
bass
Jesse Mueller
keyboards
Sean McGee
guitar, keyboards, percussion, lead vocals
GUEST MUSICIANS
Shayna Robinson
lead vocals
Missy Carlson
lead vocals
Jessica Johnson
lead vocals
Bill Carson
keyboards
Luke Olson
trumpet, vocals
Sten Johnson
Trumpet
Scott Agster
trombone
Brian Hannigan
tenor saxophone
Ben Levin
drums
Jake Nyberg
drums
Jeff Peterson
drums
James Schneeberg
drums
Jeff Lambus
percussion, vocals
Influences: Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power, The Beatles, Billy Joel, The Jackson 5, Cold Blood, The Ohio Players, Rufus, Chaka Khan, Chicago, Prince, Morris Day and The Time, Marvin Gaye, Patti LaBelle, Barry White, Kool & The Gang, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Maceo Parker, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, The Isley Brothers, The Funk Brothers, Barry White, The Impressions, The Commodores, Pat Metheny, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Santana, The Who, Phish, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Fred Hammond, John P. Kee, Walter Hawkins, Ramsey Lewis, The Neville Brothers, The Meters, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Fattburger, Michael McDonald, George Duke, Victor Wooten, The Funk Brothers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lon Bronson All-Star Band, Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns, Reginald Buckner, Bootsy Collins
Sounds Like: In addition to over 25 original songs, we have an expansive list of 70's & 80's classics we cover as well:
Earth Wind & Fire:
September,
Serpentine Fire,
Shining Star,
That's The Way Of The World,
Reasons
Rufus & Chaka Khan:
You Got The Love,
Dance Wit Me,
Once You Get Started,
Tell Me Something Good,
Stay,
Do You Love What You Feel?
Stevie Wonder:
Sir Duke,
I Wish,
Signed Sealed Delivered,
All I Do, Superstition
Cold Blood:
Visions,
Down To The Bone,
Valdez In The Country
Aretha Franklin:
RESPECT,
Think
Chicago:
Dialogue Parts 1 & 2,
Saturday In The Park
Prince:
I Feel For You,
Let's Go Crazy, 1999, When Doves Cry
James Brown:
Pass The Peas,
Soul Power
Tower of Power:
Knock Yourself Out,
What Is Hip?,
Soul Vaccination,
You Got To Funkafize,
Down To The Nightclub,
Only So Much Oil In The Ground,
Can't You See (You Doin Me Wrong),
Squib Cakes, Don't Change Horse (In the Middle of a Stream)
Jackson 5:
I Want You Back, A B C, I'll Be There
Winans:
Addictive Love
Steely Dan:
My Old School
The Ohio Players:
Sweet Sticky Thing, Jive Turkey, I Want To Be Free
Crosby, Stills, & Nash:
Love The One You're With
The Rolling Stones:
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Type of Label: None