Big Daddy Rhythm & the Heavyweights - Laurinburg, North Carolina
It's all about a good time, and you can bet that’s what you’ll have with Big Daddy Rhythm & The Heavyweights. Everything they do on stage is directed toward one purpose…maximum entertainment! They achieve that goal through a combination of excellent song selection, lots of audience participation, expert musicianship, and a genuine love for what they do. These guys are obviously having a blast in their show and it is truly infectious. Any audience will find it nearly impossible not to enjoy them enjoying themselves.
One of the factors that makes Big Daddy Rhythm & the Heavyweights a perfect choice for your event is experience. The band consists of former members of such bands as Black & Blue, The Men of Soul, and The Coastline Band, including Vincent E. McDougald (the founder of both BDR and Coastline). Members of BDR have performed with many of the legends in the music industry, either as an opening act or back-up band. Those artists include: Parliament, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Jerry Lee Lewis, Percy Sledge, The Crystals, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cigar Store Indians, The Tokens, Starship, The Guess Who, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Chuck Jackson, Jerry Butler, Herman’s Hermits, Ben E. King, Clarence Carter, Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, The Stylistics, The Orioles, The Coasters, The Platters, The Drifters, The Clovers, and MANY others.
Another big plus for Big Daddy Rhythm & the Heavyweights is their repertoire, which includes some of the most popular songs from a wide variety of genres. This makes them an excellent choice for even the most diverse audience. BDR covers classic soul, beach music, old rock & roll, blues, southern rock, funky ‘ s & ‘ s retro, rhythm & blues, and more. They do all these styles with absolute the best part is that IT’S ALL LIVE! Nothing is pre-recorded. Everything you hear is being played by one of the six band members you see on the stage. Between them, they play drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, saxophones, and harmonica. All the members of the band sing (both male and female lead vocalists) and most of them play several instruments during the show. Most of the members have music degrees or extensive formal training.
Read the testimonials left by satisfied clients. Look at the band's calendar and see the many clubs, organizations, and individuals who are sold on Big Daddy Rhythm. Join their ranks and book the one band you can always count on to be professional, entertaining, engaging, easy to work with. There's no better choice than Big Daddy Rhythm & the Heavyweights.
We are primarily a jazz band that performs the tried and true standards for corporate dinners, ballroom dances, wedding receptions, country clubs and the like. We also provide a singing telgram service and we perform retro pop hits from the - s and beach music
The Coastal Breeze Party Band - Irmo, South CarolinaPremier Member - Contacting this member is FREE!
The Coastal Breeze Party Band from Columbia, SC is truly one of the most versatile bands playing live music today! Offering a vast selection and variety of styles from Jazz Standards and easy listening tunes, for background music, to some of the most popular party and dance songs ever recorded, The Coastal Breeze Party Band covers it all!
Boasting two of the Southeast's finest lead vocalists, superior backup vocals, a tight rhythm section, fantastic soloists, and a powerful horn section, The Coastal Breeze Party Band is ready to provide quality entertainment for your event! From Motown, Disco, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Dance... we've got your event covered! We also feature the best Beach music hits for all the Shagger's out there!
Because we provide our clients with so many options, The Coastal Breeze Party Band is a perfect choice for all occasions ranging from the wildest street dance to the most formal black tie affair. Let us work with you to develop a custom song list that works for your event! Whether it be a wedding reception, corporate function or private party, you simply cannot go wrong with The Coastal Breeze Party Band!
We also offer a Jazz Trio, Quartet, or Quintet with or without vocals! For the ultimate in musical entertainment, we offer the fabulous Highway One Big Band which features the 7 members of the Coastal Breeze Band and 11 additional horns for a full 18 piece big band orchestra. You get both the Coastal Breeze Party Band and The Highway One Big Band in one... to provide you with the best in swing hits from the fabulous big-band era and today's best party music!
The Moonlighters - Washington, District of Columbia
Since 1990, The Moonlighters have been one of the region's best-loved groups. Critically-acclaimed, they have performed an unprecedented seven times at The Kennedy Center, among other prestigious venues.
Averaging two hundred appearances per year, they offer affordable quality, specializing in weddings, private parties, corporate functions, festivals and concert appearances with an emphasis on strong, soulful vocals and solid instrumentation.
Whether they're providing appropriate listening music or lively entertainment for dancing, The Moonlighters have a performance custom-tailored to best suit each audience and occasion. In fact, the band can be booked in a variety of combinations, ranging from just two or three musicians to as many as eleven, including one of the tightest horn sections in the country and some of the finest female vocalists.
As thousands of appreciative listeners and hundreds of satisfied talent buyers agree, The Moonlighters are musicians truly committed to making each and every show an event to remember.
Pee Dee ambassadors of "beach music", the Bennettsville-based band known as Destiny
delights in carrying on the culture and history of this uniquely southern musical genre.
Destiny has been bringing the official state music of South Carolina to weddings,
private parties, corporate functions, festivals, and live events throughout
the Carolinas since 1997. Through experienced musicianship, rich, stylistic
vocals, and lush four-part harmonies, your local beach band delivers a mix
of Beach, Rock'n'Roll, R&B, and Top 40 that even the most diverse of crowds
is sure to recognize, dance along to, and enjoy at your next event.
