West Grand Boulevard plays a wide variety of classic music spanning the genres of Soul, R&B, Motown, Blues, Classic Rock and Roll, Funk, Disco, and more. Below is a sample list of the most common songs that the band performs. Requests for additions (or omissions) from this list are always welcome.
MOTOWN SONGS:
Ain’t too Proud to Beg- The Temptations
Can’t Help Myself – The Four Tops
Dancing in the Streets – Martha Vandella
Get Ready – The Temptations
Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
How Sweet it Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye
I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I Second that Emotion – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye
My Girl – The Temptations
Ooo Baby Baby – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
You Can’t Hurry Love – Diana Ross & The Supremes
You’ve Really Got A Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
STAX SONGS
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett
Born Under a Bad Sign – Albert King
Green Onions – Booker T & The MGs
Hard to Handle – Otis Redding
Hold On, I’m Coming – Sam & Dave
I’ll Take You There – Staple Singers
Knock on Wood – Eddie Floyd
Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
Respect – Otis Redding/Aretha Franklin
Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Soul Man – Sam & Dave
These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding
Who’s Making Love – Johnnie Taylor
OTHER R&B/SOUL SONGS
Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone – Bill Withers
Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City – Bobby “Blue” Bland/Paul Carrack
At Last – Etta James
Baby I Love You – Aretha Franklin
Be Thankful for What You’ve Got – William DeVaughn
Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Easy – The Commodores
Feelin’ Alright – Joe Cocker
Groove Me – King Floyd
Iko Iko – Sugar Boy Crawford/Dr. John
It’s Your Thing – Isley Brothers
Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
Shake Your Hips – Slim Harpo/Joan Osborne
Shout – Isley Brother
Some Kind of Wonderful – The Drifters/Joss Stone
Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley
Twist and Shout – Isley Brothers
Use Me – Bill Withers
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson
DISCO/FUNK
Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey
Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band
Brickhouse – The Commodores
Cissy Strut – The Meters
Chameleon – Herbie Hancock
Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor/Cake
Tell Me Something Good – Chaka Khan
Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf) – Sly & the Family Stone
The Chicken – Jaco Pastorius
EARLY ROCK & ROLL/R&B
Bring it on Home to Me – Sam Cooke
Cupid – Sam Cooke
I Got A Woman – Ray Charles/John Mayer
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Mess Around – Ray Charles
Sleepwalk – Ritchie Valens
Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles/Joe Cocker
You Send Me – Sam Cooke
What a Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
MORE MODERN R&B
“Forget” You – Cee Lo Green
Gimme One Reason – Tracy Chapman
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
CLASSIC ROCK, JAZZ, MISC. SONGS (PLAYED ONLY WHEN APPROPRIATE)
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
Escape (Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group
Moondance – Van Morrison
My Funny Valentine – Rodgers & Hart
Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seager
Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
Summertime – George Gershwin
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
