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Extrait de BUMP
CITY (1972), avec: Rick Stevens, Skip
Mesquite, Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Stephen Kupka, Mic
Gillette, Willie James Fulton, David Garibaldi, Francis
Rocco Prestia, Brent Byars.
Biographie:
" Formed in 1967 in Oakland, California,
USA, this durable group - Rufus Miller (vocals), Greg Adams
(trumpet), Emilio 'Mimi' Castillo (b. Detroit, Michigan;
saxophone), Steve Kupka (saxophone), Lenny Pickett (saxophone),
Mic Gillette (horns), Willie Fulton (guitar), Francis Prestia
(bass), Brent Byer (percussion) and David Garibaldi (drums)
- was originally known as the Motowns/Motown Soul Band.
One of several Bay Area outfits preferring soul to its prevalent
acid-rock sound, Tower Of Power's debut album, East Bay
Grease, followed several popular appearances at San Francisco's
Fillmore auditorium. Having now signed to the Warner Brothers
Records label, the group's next two albums, Bump City and
Tower Of Power, produced a hit single each in 'You're Still
A Young Man' and 'So Very Hard To Go', but their progress
was hampered by a recurring vocalist problem. Miller was
replaced firstly by Rick Stevens and then Lenny Williams
(b. 1945, San Francisco, California, USA), while the rhythm
section also proved unstable. Curiously, the horn section
stayed intact and was much in demand for session work, a
factor that doubtlessly kept the parent group intact despite
dwindling commercial fortunes. 'Don't Change Horses (In
The Middle Of A Stream)' (1974) was the group's last US
Top 30 single, but although they switched to Columbia in
1976, the Power returned to Warners after three lacklustre
albums. Still bedevilled by personnel changes, recordings
under their own name are now infrequent, but the brass players
remain part of the west coast backroom circle for their
work with, among others, Huey Lewis and Phil Collins. "
(source http://music.yahoo.com/)
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