Bands
The Mission Statement is a simple one -
ROCK THE HOUSE!
The Swingin' Richards came about January 2001, opening for the late, great “Godfather of Soul”, “Soul Brother #1”, the one and only Mr. James Brown.
What’s this band about? GREAT MUSIC and a REAL GOOD TIME!
The Swinging Richards specialize in American Party Music - R&B, Soul, Funk, and Rock & Roll. This is the life-blood of the band. Why? "It’s fun to play, and with Steven Engler fronting the band, it’s what we do the best. Some of this music is about to be a forgotten art. I guess in a way we are preservationists of a lot of great American music. When I say American Party Music, it's Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul, and Rock & Roll, Jazz/Blues/Swing......... anything GROOVIN’! All of it has a common thread.
This is the real deal baby! If you find yourself checking these guys out, and a smile begins to grow on your face, your toe starts tapping, or your butt begins to shake a bit, then HALLELUJAH!
FUN!......You remembered didn’t you, and it didn’t hurt a bit!
Sample Songlist
Allman Bros
One Way Out
Melissa
Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World
Big Head Todd
Bittersweet
Beatles
All You Need Is Love
I Saw Her Standing There
Norwegian Wood (jazz)
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Maybellene
James Brown
I Feel Good
Sex Machine
Jimmy Buffet
Margaritaville
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
Jackson
Tracy Chapman
Give Me One Reason
CCR
Suzie Q
Proud Mary
Cheap Trick
I Want You to Want Me
Eric Clapton
Wonderful Tonight
Further On Down the Road
Before You Accuse Me
Nobody Loves You
Lay Down Sally
Joe Cocker
You Are So Beautiful
Feelin' Allright
John Coltrane
Blue Bossa
Cream
Crossroads
Commodores
Brick House
Sam Cooke
These Arms of Mine
You Send Me
Wonderful World
King Curtis
Shotgun
Memphis Soul Stew
Miles Davis
All Blues
Doors
Roadhouse Blues
Love Me Two Times
Deep Purple
Hush
Drifters
Under the Boardwalk
Broadway
Some Kind of Wonderful
Dr. John
Women Are Smarter
Electric Flag
Wine, Wine, Wine
Aretha Franklin
Respect
Marvin Gaye
Let's Get it On
What's Goin' On
How Sweet It Is
Grapevine
Bobby Gentry
Ode to Billy Joe
Grateful Dead
Friend of the Devil
Truckin'
Dobie Gray
Drift Away
George Gershwin
Summertime
Jimi Hendrix
Fire
Wind Cries Mary
Little Wing
Come On
Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
KC & the Sunshine Band
Get Down Tonight
Albert King
Born Under A Bad Sign
BB King
Thrill Is Gone
Gonna Get A Little
Ben E. King
Stand By Me
Little Feat
Dixie Chicken
Led Zeppelin
Hey, Hey What Can I Do
Whole Lotta Love
Lynyrd Skynard
Gimme Three Steps
Sweet Home Alabama
Ballad of Curtis Lowe
Bob Marley
No Woman, No Cry
I Shot The Sheriff
The Meters
Cissy Strut
Steve Miller
The Joker
Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl
Crazy Love
Domino
Wild Nights
Stone Me
Moondance
Tupelo Honey
Mongo Jerry
In the Summertime
Ohio Players
Fire
Outkast
Hey Ya
Traditional (Blues/Folk)
Hand Jive
Alberta
Tom Petty
Last Dance With Mary Jane
Breakdown
Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally
Midnight Hour
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Billy Preston
Circles
Elvis Presley
That's All Right Mama
I Can't Help Falling In Love
Blue Suede Shoes
Otis Redding
Dock of the Bay
Hard to Handle
Rolling Stones
Satisfaction
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Honky Tonk Woman
Sam & Dave
Soul Man
Santana
Evil Ways
Black Magic Woman
Oye Como Va
Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look
Sly & the Family Stone
Thank You
Everyday People
Steelers Wheel
Stuck In The Middle
Steppenwolf
Born to Be Wild
Magic Carpet Ride
The Temptations
Can't Get Next To You
Just My Imagination
My Girl
The Way You Do
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The Troggs
Wild Thing
U2
With or Without You
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Pride and Joy
Cold Shot
War
Low Rider
Muddy Waters
I'm Ready
Wild Cherry
Play That Funky Music
Bill Withers
Use Me
Ain't No Sunshine
Stevie Wonder
Superstition
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
ZZ Top
Waitin' For The Bus
Jesus Just Left Chicago
