Let's Mix it Up! First - Soul, Blues, Rock, NOLA, then many Surprises
We play at Blues Clubs, Soul Projects, Rock Clubs, Mardis Gras events, 'Happenings', and when we mix up those genres, every attendee hears something they enjoy !
Diverse Music for your Diverse Group!!
We Rock up our Soul and Soul up our Blues!!
SAMPLES, updated monthly, of Artists whose songs we enjoy sharing:
KayBirds are Genre-Fluid, as are most musicians. However, we understand that your guests / customers may have a preference of styles. To enable you to select the focus, here are some ‘Samples of Artists, by Genres’, that VKB Plays A few are in multiple categories, depending on their songs. Some artists / bands/ musicians cross all genres, as do we!
Diverse Music for Diverse Crowds
ROCK – Black Crowes, ZZ Top, Fog Hat, Janis Joplin, Beth
Hart, Joe Bonamassa, Cream, Tedeschi
Trucks Band (TTB), Candy Kane, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, AC / DC, Creedence Clearwater
Revival (CCR) , Commodores, Joan Jett, Joe Cocker, Queen, Santana, Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf, James Brown, Chicago, Steely Dan, Rare Earth, Wilson Pickett, Grace Potter
Nocturnals, Tina Turner, Warren Haynes, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Chuck Berry, Widespread
Panic, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mellissa Ethridge, George Thorogood, Eric Clapton,
Animals, Southern Culture on the Skids.
BLUES – Etta
James. Aretha Franklin, Beth Hart, Bonnie Rait, CCR, Eric Clapton, Chris Thomas King, Chris Stapleton, Irma Thomas,
S.R. Vaughn, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Otis Redding, Tab Benoit, Cyndi Lauper, Joe
Bonamassa, Joe Tex, Barbara Lynn, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Louis Armstrong, Fats
Domino, Bill Withers, Marvin Banks, Joe Cocker, Melanie Safka, Neville Bros., Randy
Garibay, Rich Felix Blues, LouAnn Barton, Blues Brothers, Sam & Dave, Tina
Turner, Fontella Bass, Marva Wright, Bill Withers,
SOUL - Etta James, Tyrone Davis, Irma Thomas, Tina
Turner, Otis Redding, Barbara Lynn, Bill Withers, Neville Bros., Charmaine
Nevilles, Sam & Dave, Janis, Blues
Brothers, Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke, Lisa
Stansfield, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Cyndi Lauper, Temptations, Johnnie Taylor, Santana,
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Solomon Burke, Trombone Shorty, Wilson Pickett, The Commitments, Blues Bros., Santana,
James Brown, Beatles, Quincy Jones
COUNTRY & POP & JAZZ– Hank
Williams, Animals, Buffalo Springfield, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Dusty
Springfield, Etta James, Waylon Jennings, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Tab
Benoit, Chris Stapleton, Brian Seltzer, Arlo Guthrie, Gloria Estefan, Beatles, Julie
London, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Dianne Reeves, Elvis, Charmain
Neville, Annie Lennox, Nina Simone, Merle Haggard, Carly Simon, Lynn Anderson, Cher,
Don Williams, Keb’ Mo’, Bittersweet, Queen, Dean Martin, Jonathan Edwards
SAMPLES, UPDATED MONTHLY, OF SONGS THEY ENJOY
Ain't No Sunshine
Various Standard Jazz vocalists
All Around the World Lisa Stansfield / B White
At Last
Cry to Me Solomon Burke
Bang Bang Boom Boom Beth Hart
Barbacoa Blues
Bobby McGee Janis
Born to Be Wild Steppenwolf
Blues Standards- 1925-1970
You Don't Know Like I Know Sam & Dave
Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke / Tedeschi Trucks
Built for Comfort
Chain of Fools
City of New Orleans
Can I Change My Mind?
Dancing In The Street Martha and Vandellas
Do Right Woman Do Right Man
Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans
Don't Let Me Down The Beatles
Everybody's Talking at Me B. Withers & TTB
Eulogy vsn Natural Woman
For What It's Worth 1967 Buffalo Springfield
Get Ready
Get it While You Can
Got My Mojo Working
Hard to Handle Otis and Blk Crows
Hip Shakin' Mama Irma Thomas
Hittin on Nothin' Irma Thomas & SCoS
Hold on, I'm Comin' Blues Brothers Band
I Can't Stand the Rain The Commitments
I Feel good / Get Ready James Brown / Rare Earth
I Just Want To Make Love To You Etta James ( w/FogHat Combo)
I Thank You ZZ Top / Sam & Dave
I Wish Stevie Wonder
Iko Iko / Brother John / Hey Pocky Way
I'd Rather Go Blind Barbara Lynn and Etta James
I'm the Only One Melissa Etheridge
I'm The Reason Why You Drink Candy Kane
I'm Walking to New Orleans / I'm Walking Fats Domino
In the Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett
Jambalaya CCR / H. Williams / Wanda Jackson
Jazz Standards, Great American SongBook 1920-1955
Jump Jive Wail Louis Prima B Seltzer
Land of a Thousand Dances
Last Two Dollars Johnnie Taylor
Lean On Me Bill Withers
Let the Good Times Roll Joe Bonamassa / Quincy Jones
Let the Music Play Barry White
Little Sister
Louisiana Saturday Night
Midnight Hour
Me and Mr. Jones
Medicine (Policy Woman) Grace Potter Nocturnals
Mustang Sally
Never Never Gonna Give You Up
New Orleans (Down to) Joan Jett
Hitting on Nothing
One Foot in the Bayou
Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin
Proud Mary (Rolling on a River) T. Turner
Put The Women in Charge Keb' Mo'
Put Your Lights On Santana Feat. Everlast
Rhythm is Gonna Get You
Night Time is the Right Time
Jolene Jolene Dolly
Rock me Baby Tina Turner
Saint James Infirmary Chris Thomas
Show Me (A Man that's gotta) Joe Tex / Black Crowes
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
Simply the Best Tina
Something To Talk About Bonnie Raitt
Soul Man Blues Brothers Sam n Dave
Space Captain Warren Haynes
Spooky
Sunshine of Your Love Cream
Jolene Dolly
Sentimental Journey Doris D
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago Eric Clapton
Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley
Teach Me Tonight Etta James and Karla Kay
Tell Mama Etta James / Tedeschi Trucks
Tennesse Whiskey
The Letter Tedeschi Trucks / Joe Cocker
This Land is Your Land Sharon Jones
Today is Your Birthday Solomon Burke
Treat Her Right Roy Head / Billy Gibbons
Treme' Song John Boutte
Try A Little Tenderness
Tulsa Time (Living on)
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
VooDoo Neville Bros
Whole Lotta Love Candy Kane Led Zepplin
Wild Woman Don’t Get the Blues Karla Kay
You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker
You Don't Know Like I Know
You Never Can Tell C'est la Vie Aaron Neville
You Can Have My Husband Irma Thomas / SRVaughn
You'll Lose A Good Thing Barbara Lynn
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl Nina Simone
UnChain My Heart Joe Cocker
Twist n Shout
Who's Making Love (To your old lady)
Please Come Home for Christmas Marva Wright
Various Mardi Gras Themed Tunes
Various Country Standards - 1962-1978
Various Soul Standards
Various Jazz and Blues Standards- 1925-1970
Various Rock Standards - 1950 - 1995
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