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| Group Members: Lenny Williams, Richard Elliot, David Mann, David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Brent Byars, Brent Carter, Emilio Castillo, Bruce Conte, Victor Conte, ...View All
Group Members: Lenny Williams, Richard Elliot, David Mann, David Bartlett, Ron Beck, Brent Byars, Brent Carter, Emilio Castillo, Bruce Conte, Victor Conte, Barry Danielian, Brandon Fields, Willie Fulton, David Garibaldi, Mic Gillette, Carmen Grillo, Ellis Hall, Michael Jeffries, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Herman Matthews, Edward McGee, Skip Mesquite, Rufus Miller, Nick Milo, David Padron, Lenny Pickett, Francis "Rocco" P..., Vito San Filippo, Jay Spell, Richard Stevens, Lee Thornburg, Chester Thompson, Hubert Tubbs, Danny Hoefer, Greg Adams, Tom Bowes, Bill Churchville, Russ McKinnon, Mick Mestek, Adolfo Acosta, Ron E. Beck ...Close
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| Biography: The renowned horn-driven funk outfit Tower of Power has been issuing albums and touring the world steadily since the early '70s, in addition to backing up countless other musicians. The group's leader since the beginning has always been tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo, who was born in Detroit, but ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1975 Label: Warner Bros. Critics' Rating:  Tower of Power was very much in its prime in 1974, when the Bay Area outfit tore up the soul charts with the outstanding Urban Renewal. Lenny Williams, a passionate, wailing, gospel-influenced dynamo of ...Read full reviewReleased: 1974 Label: Warner Bros. Critics' Rating:  Tower of Power followed their self-titled gold album with an even better album that didn't enjoy similar sales success. Back to Oakland had tougher, funkier and better-produced cuts, stronger vocals from ...Read full review
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