Aretha Franklin

“There are singers,” said Ray Charles, “then there is Aretha. She towers above the rest. Others are good, but Aretha is great. She’s my only sure-enough sister.”

Ten years later, when Rolling Stone magazine named the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, Aretha placed first. Mary J. Blige explained the victory by writing, “You know a force from heaven. You know something that God made. And Aretha is a gift from God. When it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. She is the reason why women want to sing.”

Since the moment Aretha stepped to the pulpit at her father’s famed New Bethel Baptist Church as a young girl singing in the great gospel tradition, the world has recognized her as a musical miracle. Her childhood friend Smokey Robinson said, “Our neighborhood was filled with kids who had musical talent. We could pick out melodies on the piano and sing along. But Aretha, at age six or seven, played whole chords on the piano. Complex gospel chords. At six or seven, she didn’t sing. She soared. She was the prodigy of prodigies.”

Right On Band is the “World’s Greatest 70’s Show Band”

Right On Band is an authentic ten-piece show band with a full horn section and has performed all over the world including Ethiopia, Italy, Canada, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. Right On Band has had the honor of performing for two United States Presidents and the US Congress at the White House as well as other dignitaries and heads of state around the world.

Right On Band is known for their outlandish 70’s costumes, but can also perform in formal attire if so desired. Specializing in Motown, Disco, and 70’s Funk, they also have the ability to perform 80’s Retro, Standards, and Beach Music as well.

Right On Band carries its own “state-of-the-art” sound and lighting production and also travels with its own professional sound man, lighting director, and production crew. Right On Band also coordinates all of the details for each event with the venue and event contacts.

The Pat Patrick Band plays fresh arrangements of favorites from the Big Band era, such as: The Mood, Satin Doll, Take the A Train, String of Pearls and many more performed by Nashville’s top recording musicians and vocalists. As the evening progresses, the orchestra begins to rock with contemporary dance hits and classics from the 60′s and 70′s to now. Throughout the party the Big Band provides an ambience of elegance and pleasant nostalgia.

Over the course of forty-five years and innumerable performances, the Pat Patrick Band evolved from a four-piece combo into today’s Pat Patrick Band and Orchestra. With the diversity to perform as a 5-piece combo or a 23-piece orchestra, the PPB has developed a reputation as one of the most energetic party bands around. The party band is comprised of Nashville’s top studio musicians and is led by the only band leader in the country who has earned more than 30 platinum records. Reminiscent of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Francis Craig, Pat Patrick brings the Big Band and Swing era to life, while continuing to play a diverse repertoire of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Soul, Pop and R&B.