First and foremost a "Party Band", The Swingin' Swamis compliment any occasion. Whether you are entertaining guests at an intimate cocktail party or looking for a high energy dance band, The Swingin' Swamis have the music and veteran showmanship to satisfy your needs. Their songbook is vast, with styles ranging from R&B, Soul, Rock-N-Roll to Contemporary Pop, Jazz, Latin and World (link hidden) is no better band for your event.
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First and foremost a "Party Band", The Swingin' Swamis compliment any occasion. Whether you are entertaining guests at an intimate cocktail party or looking for a high energy dance band, The Swingin' Swamis have the music and veteran showmanship to satisfy your needs. Their songbook is vast, with styles ranging from R&B, Soul, Rock-N-Roll to Contemporary Pop, Jazz, Latin and World (link hidden)ere is no better band for your event.
Since 1997, The Swingin' Swamis have provided the music for hundreds of corporate and private functions, weddings, music and arts festivals, restaurants and night clubs. Noteworthy performances include: The Kennedy Center, The Ram's Head Live (opening for The B-52's), The Chocolate Affair, Baltimore City Hall and House of Ruth.
Band Members:
Snackie Hillman-Keyboards, Vocals, Band Manager
Eddie Chabot-Electric Bass, Vocals
Chris Bavaria-Guitar, Vocals
Chris Hipster-Drums
John Dierker-Tenor Sax (Available Upon Request)
Kerra Holtgren-Female Vocalist (Available Upon Request)
Discography:
The Swingin' Swamis (our debut CD recorded at Baltimore's ACR studios and released in April 2001)
Songs & Other Misdemeanors (12 original songs recorded at Baltimore's ACR studios and released in February 2003)
Sookie! Sookie! (16 Song disc recorded at Invisible Sound Studios featuring classic songs such as It's Your Thing, Peter Gunn, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Night Train as well as original material. Released in March 2005)
Dancing Shoes (10 Song disc recorded at Invisible Sound Studios featuring classic songs such as At Last and Mustang Sally as well as original material. Released in April of 2007)
Shake (6 Song digital release highlighting the 5 guys and their singing chops. Released in November of 2009)
When requested, when provide a full PA system with floor monitors.
Vocal Tunes (4 and 5 Piece Band):
1. Bang The Drum…Todd Rundgren
2. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen…Santana
3. Boogie Shoes…KC & The Sunshine Band
4. Brick House… The Commodores
5. But I Was Cool...Oscar Brown Jr.
6. Cheap Sunglasses…ZZ Top
7. Comin' Home Baby...Mel Torme
8. Cool Jerk…The Capitols
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love…Queen
10. Crosstown Traffice…Jimi Hendrix
11. Cry Cry Baby...Johnny Conquet
12. Dancing Shoes…The Swingin’ Swamis
13. Do You Love Me…the Contours
14. Don't Lay Your Funky Trip On Me...Senor Soul
15. Down in Mexico…The Coasters
16. Feelin’ Alright…Dave Mason, Joe Cocker
17. Flip Flop & Fly…Big Joe Turner
18. Foxy Lady…Jimi Hendrix
19. Get Out of My Life Woman…Lee Dorsey
20. Good Lovin’…The Rascals
21. Groove Me…King Floyd
22. Hard To Handle…Otis Redding
23. Hey Mrs. Jones...Jimmy Forrest
24. Hold On, I’m Coming…Sam & Dave
25. I Ain’t Got You…Jimmy Reed
26. I'll Walk Away…James Hunter
27. In My Life…the Beatles
28. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't…Louis Jordan
29. Jump, Jive, An' Wail…Louis Prima
30. Knock Me A Kiss…Louis Jordan
31. Knock On Wood…Eddie Floyd
32. La Bamba…Ritchie Valens
33. Lady Madonna...The Beatles
34. Land of a 1000 Dances…Wilson Pickett
35. Let’s Dance…David Bowie
36. Let's Have A Natural Ball…Albert King
37. Love Is The Drug…Roxy Music
38. Low Rider…War
39. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean…Ruth Brown
40. Mambo Rock…Bill Haley & The Comets
41. M’Lady…Sly & The Family Stone
42. Mustang Sally…Wilson Pickett
43. My Baby Likes To Boogaloo…Don Gardner
44. Nobody But Me…The Human Beinz
45. Oye Como Va…Tito Puente
46. Play That Funky Music…Wild Cherry
47. Pump It Up…Elvis Costello
48. Rebel Rebel…David Bowie
49. Root Down…Jimmy Smith/The Beastie Boys
50. Route 66…Bobby Troup
51. Sea of Love…Phil Phillips and George Khoury
52. See What You Do...The Talbot Brothers
53. Shake…Sam Cooke
54. Shake, Rattle & Roll… Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley & His Comets
55. Shotgun…Junior Walker & The All Stars
56. Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay… Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
57. Soul Man…Sam & Dave
58. Spooky…The Classics IV
59. Stay Up Late…Talking Heads
60. Stray Cat Strut…The Stray Cats
61. Stuck In the Middle With You…Stealers Wheel
62. Superstition...Stevie Wonder
63. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)… Sly & The Family Stone
64. The Big Bamboo...Traditional Calypso
65. The Hoochie Coochie Coo…Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
66. The Tide Is High…The Paragons
67. Time Won’t Let Me…The Outsiders
68. The Twist…Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
69. The Girl Can’t Help It…Little Richard
70. The Walk…Jimmy McCracklin
71. Where It's At…Beck
72. Will It Go ‘Round In Circles…Billy Preston
73. Wooly Bully…Sam The Sham & Pharaohs
74. Wrap It Up…Sam & Dave
75. Young Blood…The Coasters
Kerra Holtgren Song List:
1. Agua De Beber… Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
2. All the Way… Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Sammy Cahn
3. And I Love Her…The Beatles
4. At Last…Etta James
5. Big Fat Daddy…Irene Reid
6. Black Coffee...Peggy Lee
7. Build Me Up Butter Cup…The Foundations
8. Chica Chica Boom Chic…Carmen Miranda
9. Come On A My House...Della Reese
10. Crazy...Gnarls Barkley
11. Daddy…Julie London
12. EX'S & OH'S…Elle King
13. Fever...Peggy Lee
14. Fly Me To The Moon…Frank Sinatra
15. Forget You...Cee Lo Green
16. Fujiyama Mama…Wanda Jackson
17. Good Rockin’ Daddy…Etta James
18. Hey Ya...Outkast
19. I’ll Go Crazy…James Brown
20. In These Shoes… Kirsty MacColl
21. It Had To Be You…Billy Holiday
22. It’s Your Thing…The Isley Brothers
23. La Vie En Rose…as performed by Louis Armstrong
24. Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love…Pink Martini
25. Let's Stay Together…Al Green
26. M’Lady…Sly & The Family Stone
27. Mas Que Nada...Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
28. Mr. Bigstuff…Jean Knight
29. Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps... Osvaldo Farres
30. Put A Lid On It…The Squirrel Nut Zippers
31. Rock Steady…Aretha Franklin
32. Son of a Preacher Man…Dusty Springfield
33. Sway...Perez Prado, Rosemary Clooney
34. The Girl From Ipanema… Antônio Carlos Jobim
35. The Look Of Love...Burt Bacarach/Dusty Springfield
36. The Way I Am…Ingrid Michaelson
37. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'...Nancy Sinatra
38. Think…James Brown
39. Twist & Shout… Phil Medley and Bert Russell
40. Valerie...Amy Winehouse
41. Walkin’ After Midnight… Alan Block, Donn Hecht and Patsy Cline
42. What a Wonderful World…Louis Armstrong
43. Whatever Lola Wants...Della Reese
44. Why Don’t You Do Right…Kansas Joe McCoy, Peggy lee
45. You Are The Best Thing…Ray LaMontagne
Instrumental Tunes:
1. Agua De Beber… Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
2. Alligator Boogaloo…Lou Donaldson
3. Baby Elephant Walk...Henry Mancini
4. Back At The Chicken Shack...Jimmy Smith
5. Besame Mucho…Consuelo Velazquez
6. Blue Bossa…Kenny Dorham
7. Bring Down The Birds...Herbie Hancock
8. Cantaloupe Island...Herbie Hancock
9. Cape Verdean Blues...Horace Silver
10. Chitlins Con Carne...Kenny Burrell
11. Cleo's Mood...Junior Walker
12. Comin' Home Baby...Mel Torme
13. Disguise The Limit
14. Drivin' Round The Block...Dickie Harrell
15. Duffin' Round...Brother Jack Mcduff
16. Eternally...George Benson
17. From Russia With Love…The Skatalites, Lionel Bart
18. Green Onions...Booker T. & The MGs
19. Haitian Lady…Willie Bobo
20. Hamp's Hump...Lou Donaldson/Paula Hampton
21. Harlem Nocturne…Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers
22. Hideaway…Freddie King
23. Hip Hug Her...Booker T. & The MGs
24. Honky Tonk…Bill Doggett
25. Hot Barbecue...Jack Mcduff
26. House Shoes...The Bar...Kays
27. It Had To Be You… Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn
28. James Bond Theme...Monty Norman
29. Jitterbug Waltz...Fats Waller
30. Jody Grind…Horace Silver
31. Jubilee Shout...Stanley Turrentine
32. Killer Diller...Jackie Mittoo
33. Knucklehead...The Bar-Kays
34. La Cumparsita...Argentine Tango
35. Live Bait…Rodney Jones
36. Mambo De La Pinta…Art Pepper
37. Miserlou…Dick Dale
38. Moon River…Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini
39. Moonglow...Will Hudson, Eddie De Lange & Irving Mills
40. Mucci's Jag M.K.II…Joey Altruda
41. My Funny Valentine… Richard Rodgers and Lorenz
42. Night Train...Jimmy Forrest
43. One Mint Julep...Rudolph Toombs
44. Peter Gunn...Henry Mancini
45. Pick Up The Pieces…Average White Band
46. Pink Panther...Henry Mancini
47. Pungee…The Meters
48. Que Rico El Mambo…Perez Prado
49. Red Onion...Groove Holmes
50. Relax And Mambo...Machito
51. Return Of The Prodigal Son...George Benson
52. Sabre Dance...Aram Khachaturian
53. Senorita Eula…Don Wilkerson
54. Shot In The Dark...Henry Mancini
55. Sleep Walk…Santo & Johnny
56. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes… Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach
57. Soft Sounds...Henry Mancini
58. Sookie Sookie...Grant Green
59. Soul Dressing...Booker T. & The MGs
60. Soul Finger…The Bar-Kays
61. Spanish Flea…Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
62. Tequila...The Champs
63. The Side Winder...Lee Morgan
64. This Is My Last Affair...The Meters
65. Tic Tac Toe...Booker T. & The MGs
66. Trouble #2...Stanley Turrentine
67. Wack Wack...The Young Holt Trio
68. Watermelon Man...Herbie Hancock
69. Wild Cattin'...Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Holiday...Special Occasion:
1. Auld Lang Syne...Robert Burns
2. Beer Barrel Polka...Lew Brown, Jaromir Vejvoda, Wladimir A. Timm, Vasek Zeman
3. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon...Jacob Jacobs & Sholom Secunda
4. Christmas Time is Here…Vince Guaraldi
5. Happy Birthday
6. Hava Nagilia...Lomir Zikh Freyen
7. Hey Santa Claus… The Moonglows
8. Monster Mash…Bobby "Boris" Pickett
9. Munsters Theme…Jack Marshall
10. Oh, Tannenbaum… Vince Guaraldi Trio
11. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
12. Santa Baby…Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer and Tony Springer
13. Werewolves of London…Warren Zevon
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