The Essence Band, from Richmond Virginia, have traveled up and down the east coast from New York to Miami, performing current and past blends of Rhythm and Blues, Top 40, Motown, Beach Music, Jazz, and Golden Oldies. They specialize in playing weddings, colleges, fraternities, sororities, corporations, and for Masonic organizations
Songlist
| The 50s | The 80’s |
| Gee Whiz- Carla Thomas | Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison |
| All In My Mind- Brenda Lee | Carolina Girl |
| Under the Boardwalk – Drifters | Word Up – Cameo |
| Little Bitty Pretty One- Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers | Give It To Me Baby – Rick James |
| Baby Workout- Jackie Wilson | Fantastic Voyage – Lakeside |
| Build Me Up Buttercup- Foundation | All The Way Live |
| At Last- Etta James | Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones |
| Come On Baby Let The Good Times Roll | Don’t Look Any Further – Dennis Edwards and Saidah Garrett |
| Stand By Me- Ben E. King | Always – Atlantic Star |
| Dimples- John Lee Hooker | Juicy – Mtume |
| Don’t Let Go | Jump To It – Aretha Franklin |
| You Send Me- Sam Cooke | Bad Boy Having A Party – Luther Vandross |
| Green Grass –Wilson Picket | Wait For Love |
| It’s Alright- Impressions | Cassanova – Levert |
| Duke of Earl | Single Life – Cameo |
| Charlie Brown – Coasters | Da’Butt- E. U |
| Twist- Chubby Checker | You Be Long With Me – Taylor Swift |
| Poison Ivy – Coasters | I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Twain |
| Lipstick on Your Collar – Connie Francis | Shame – Evelyn Copeland |
| New York, New York Frank Sinatra | Get Out of My Dreams – Billie Ocean |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Build Me Up Buttercup |
| Thought it was Me | Down on the Corner |
| Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash | Holiday |
| Crazy- Patsy Cline | |
| The 90’s, New Millennium & Hip Hop | |
| The 60’s | Rapper’s Delight- The Sugar Hill Gang |
| My Girl – The Temptations | No Diggity – Blackstreet |
| Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations | Love No Limit – Mary J. Blije |
| Papa Was a Rolling Stone | Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison |
| Papa Was a Rolling Stone | Get On Up – Jodeci |
| Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett | This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan |
| Sitting on The Dock of The Bay – Otis Redding | Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under – Shania Twain |
| My Guy – Mary Wells | People Everyday – Arrested Development |
| Come See about Me – Diana Ross & the Supremes | Home Alone – R. Kelly |
| Where Did Our Love Go | Heard It All Before – Sunshine Anderson |
| Can’t Hurry Love | Just In Case – Jaheim |
| Can I Change My Mind – Tyrone Davis | Just Friends – Musiq |
| Respect – Aretha Franklin | The Way – Jill Scott |
| Funky Good Time – James Brown | Love Of My Life – Erika Badu |
| You are the Best Thing | Comin’ From Where I’m From – Anthony Hamilton |
| If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys | |
| The 70’s | No One – Alicia Keys |
| I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor | Unbreakable |
| I’ll Take You There- The Staples Singers’ | I Ain’t Drunk (Blues) |
| Used To Be My Girl – The O’ Jays | Magic – Charlie Wilson |
| Darlin’ Darlin Baby – Luther Vandross | September |
| Lady Marmalade – Patti Labelle | Green Light |
| Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead | Mr. Officer |
| Celebration – Kool & The Gang | Spotlight – Jenifer Hudson |
| Ladies’ Night | Because of You – Neo |
| Get Down On It | Shake Your body Down To The Ground – Michael Jackson |
| Jungle Boogie | Billie Jean |
| Hollywood Swinging | Don’t Stop Until You get Enough |
| To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn | There Goes My Baby |
| Back In Love Again – L.T.D. | Before I Let Go |
| Brick House – The Commodores | Too Close |
| Easy | |
| Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye | Line Dances |
| Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry | The Electric Slide |
| Early In Morning – The Gap Band | Cha Cha slide |
| Outstanding | Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky Get Loose – Teddy Pendergrass/(Bus Stop ) |
| I Can’t Tell You Why – The Eagles | Booty Call |
| Bad Girl – Donna Summer | Mississippi Slide |
| Boogie Oogie Oogie – Taste of Honey | |
| Y.M.C.A. – The Village People | Christmas Favorites |
| Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger | Silent Night – The Temptations |
| Get Down Tonight – K.C. & The Sunshine Band | The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole |
| Boogie Shoes | This Christmas – Donnie Hathaway |
| Ring My Bell – Anita Ward | What Will The Lonely Do This Christmas |
| Heart of Glass – Blondie | |
| Love’s Holiday – Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| For The Good Times – Al Green | |
| Keep It Hot – Cameo | |
| Skin Tight – The Ohio Players | |
| Fire | |
| Slide- Slave | |
| Happy Feelings – Maze featuring Frankie Beverly | |
| Before I Let Go | |
| The Clean Up Woman – Betty Wright | |
| Tonight Is The Night | |
| Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner | |
| Loves Changes – Mother’s Finest | |
| If you Don’t Know Me By Now – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | |
| One In A Million – Larry Graham | |
| Down On The Corner- Credence Clearwater Revival |
Next Steps…
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