Member Since: 7/6/2006
Band Website: http://groovejones.net/
Band Members:
THE CORE:
Amanda Perko: Lead & Background Vocals, Dance Floor Diva!!
Michael Burton: Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Funkiest Man Alive!!
Joe McDowell: Trumpets, Lead & Background Vocals, Keyboards, & Vocoder
Rod Goelz: Band Leader, Basses (4 & 5 String), Nitch & Background Vocals;
J.K. Carter: Lead Vocals, Rhymin', Whooping it up!
Ramil Veracruz: Lead & Background Vocals!
Roy Frush III: Drums & Percussion;
Jared Daughton: Keyboards, Harp & Vocals;
THE EXTENDED FUNK MOB:
David Arnold-Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Drew Stepp: Rhythm Guitar
Steve "Shauls" Lentz: Saxophones, Flute
Dan Bergman: Guitars... the funky kind!!
Ralph Real: Vocals, Keyboards, The Man Behind The Curtain!
Influences: Music to shake yo rump to: Maceo Parker, The Fatback Band, James Brown, Prince, Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone, The JB's, Chuck Brown/Soul Searchers, Cameo, Al Green, Slave, Lakeside, The Skull Snaps, LTD, Bootsy/Catfish, The Bar-Kays, Gap Band, Mass Production, Graham Central Station.... 60's & 70's FUNK, R&B, and dance music... much, much more. Ol' School Funk & dance tunes at it's best--the kind yer uncle u-sta play!!
Sounds Like:
SONGS LIKE::
“She's A Bad Mamma Jamma” by Carl Carlton
“Give Up The Funk" by Parliament
“Slide” by Slave
“Funky Stuff” by Kool & The Gang
“Get Down On It” by Kool & The Gang
“Tell Me Something Good” by Rufus
“Brick House” by The Commodores
“Hollywood Swinging” by Kool & The Gang
“Car Wash” by Rose Royce
“Fire” by The Ohio Players
“Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste Of Honey
“Let's Stay Together” by Al Green
“Just My Imagination” by The Temptations
“Da' Butt” by E.U.
“Lady Marmalade” by LaBelle
“Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now” by McFadden & Whitehead
“Ain't Nobody” by Rufus
“Too Close” by Next
“This Is How We Do It” by Montel Jordon
“Take Your Time (Do It Right)” by The S.O.S. Band
“The Best Of My Love” by The Emotions
“No Diggity” by Blackstreet
“Sweet Thing” by Rufus
“Just Fine” by Mary J. Blige
“Let's Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
“Word Up” by Cameo: