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The C. Barnes Project
is a 10-piece band that plays it ALL! from jazz
standards to rock 'n' roll, and salsa to R&B. They've even
been known to throw in a polka or two if the audience
allows! They perform at weddings, private parties, college
events, concerts and corporate functions, moving fluidly
between the different types of affairs with an ease that you
don't always find in "variety" bands... but then, the C.
Barnes Project is KNOWN for its professionalism as well as
showmanship.
The male lead vocalist, known
as O'Neal, has a rich baritone voice that can growl on songs
like Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and purr with emotion
on Al Green's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." His energetic
performance style was honed up and down the eastern seaboard
and never fails to leave audiences wanting more.
The female lead vocalist,
Sheila Walker, shows her versatility by performing oldies,
latin, adult-contemporary jazz, pop, current R&B and "party"
songs all with the same flair....going from Aretha to Britney
to Sade to Gloria Estefan without missing a beat. She even
brings a bit of her theater experience to the table when it's
her turn at the mic.
...And the horns!!! They are
what gives the C. Barnes Project its Big Band sound.
Whether complementing each other in unison or hitting those
"Memphis-like" harmonies, this trio (Charles Barnes -
trombone, Marvin Wiggins - saxophones, and Gordon Wade -
trumpet and party/vocal grooves) ROCKS!
Now, just because we've
highlighted the horn section, don't think that the rhythm
section can't keep up. Between the five rhythm section
members, there are about 90 years of solid experience! These
guys, headed by the bass player, Kenneth Jackson, have exactly
what it takes to get the job done. The keyboard player Wayne
Greenidge seems to know every song written; from jazz to R&B
and beyond. The guitarist, Mark Dooley, has never met a chord
or a song that he didn't like; nor has he met any that he
couldn't "own..." And the team-up of the percussionist (Arvel
"Butch" Howerton) and the drummer (Dwayne Tyree) is the most
exciting since the Escovedo family showed up on the music
scene!
Did we mention that The C.
Barnes Project is Gene "The Duke of Earl" Chandler's band
when he's working anywhere nearby (even in Georgia and
Florida)? According to Gene, "They are a great bunch of
quality musicians who take pride in their work, and they are
very easy to work with..." This band gets glowing
recommendations from everyone with whom (and for whom) they've
worked; and the list includes Percy Sledge, Gloria Brown and
Chick Willis.
Repertoire
James Brown
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I Feel Good
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Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
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Please, Please, Please
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Sex Machine
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Funky Good Time
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Think featuring Lynn Collins
Nat King Cole
Arthur Conley
Sam Cooke
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Chain Gang
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Cupid
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What a Wonderful World
Tom Jones
Wilson Pickett
Elvis Presley
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Hound Dog
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I Can't Help (Fallin' in
Love With You)
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It's Now or Never
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Suspicious Minds
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Heartbreak Hotel
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Don't Be Cruel
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All Shook Up
Billy Stewart
Three Dog Night
Erykah Badu
Frankie Beverly and Maze
Lynn Collins
Gloria Estefan
Groove Theory
Etta James
Chaka Khan
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Tell Me Something Good
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I'm Every Woman
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Sweet Thing
Gladys Night and the Pips
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Neither One of Us
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I Heard it Through the
Grapevine
Sade
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By Your Side
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Smooth Operator
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Sweet Taboo
Jill Scott
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Gettin' in the Way
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It's Love
Tina Turner
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WHat's Love Got to Do with
It
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Private Dancer
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Let's Stay Together
Betty Wright
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Clean-up Woman
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Tonight is the Night
Blackstreet
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Mystikal
Next
Rufus Thomas
Johnny Taylor
Roy C.
Rolling Stone
Ronnie Laws
Marvin Gaye
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Chicago
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Knock on Wood
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Never Found a Girl
Eddie Floyd
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Knock on Wood
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Never Found a Girl
Four Tops
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Can't Help Myself
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Standing in the Shadows of
Love
Al Green
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How Can You Mend a Broken
Heart
Ides of March
Ben E. King
Jeffrey Osborne
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Back in Love Again
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Love Ballad
Otis Redding
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Dock of the Bay
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Try a Little Tenderness
Frank Sinatra
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Just the Way You Look
Tonight
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The Best is Yet to Come
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I've Got You Under My Skin
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Lady Luck
Jackie Wilson
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Doggin' Me Around
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Baby Work Out
Young Rascals
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Groovin'
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Midnight Hour
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Spinning Wheel
Mary J. Blige
Chayanne
Aretha Franklin
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Dr. Feelgood
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Respect
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Natural Woman
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Chain of Fools
Dorothy Moore
Mother's Finest
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Rose Royce
Staples Singers
Sister Sledge
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We Are Family
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He's the Greatest Dancer
Brittany Spears
Angie Stone
Donna Summer
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Bad Girls
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Hot Stuff
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Last Dance
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Group Standards:
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Rock Top Tennessee - country
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Tennessee Waltz - waltz
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P.A. Polka - polka
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The Rose - standard
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I Hope You Dance - country
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What a Wonderful World -
standard
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Love - standard
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Blue Skies - country
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Misty - standard
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Havah Nagelah - Jewish
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Sunrise Sunrise - Jewish
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Daddy's Little Girl -
standard
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The Way You Look Tonight -
standard
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A-Train - standard
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New York, New York -
standard
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Sunny - standard
Cliff Noble
Booker T and the MGs
Grover Washington
Bar-Kays
Ramsey Lewis
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