JC Brooks sings, with Billy Bungeroth on guitar, Ben Taylor on fender bass, Kevin Marks behind the drums.
Special guests: Chris Neal (tenor sax), Kevin Tague (trumpet), Andrew Zelm (trombone) AKA the Lowdown Brass, Alex Hall (organ)
Influences
Stax DefJam Motown Dischord Atlantic SST Chess Factory Brunswick Trojan Hi RECORDS / James Brown, the Clash, Iggy & the Stooges, Funkadelic, Lenny Bruce, Donny Hathaway, Bad Brains, Wax Poetics, Fela, Hunter S. Thompson, Nina Simone, Marvin Tate, Band of Gypsies, the Numero Group
JC Brooks is determined to become the next in a long line of classic Chicago Soul singers; Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Syl Johnson - JC has learned from them all, and he's got no illusions about what it takes to become a classic. Armed with The Uptown Sound, one of the most ferocious bands to ever crawl up out of the windy city, JC's live shows are all-out assaults on the audience, employing everything from raw punk to heart-wrenching R&B. Guaranteed to make you dance by any means necessary, JC Brooks is the new sound of Chicago.
Reach out and touch someone, direct! theuptownsound at yahoo dot com
JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND's Friend Space (Randomized)
Garageband is nice for someone who has no equipment...but a real band would be so much better. I am hoping it is just a matter of time. I will try to catch that show. Later
You guys absolutely slayed on saturday night. I was completely impressed with your energy and endurance. Great host, great guitar playing, bass playing, drumming, keys, backup singing, etc. Congratulations.
Will catch you on the road again soon.
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