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Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. They have had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100; their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)".

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  • Tower of Power ist eine US-amerikanische Funk-/Soul-Band aus Oakland, Kalifornien, die 1968 gegründet wurde. (de)
  • Tower of Power es una banda estadounidense de funk y soul. (es)
  • Tower of Power est un groupe de funk originaire d'Oakland, en Californie. Créé dans les années 1970 et encore en activité, il est renommé pour sa section cuivre et ses lignes de basses qui ont influencé les plus grands. (fr)
  • Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. They have had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100; their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)". (en)
  • 타워 오브 파워(Tower of Power)는 미국의 밴드이다. (ko)
  • Tower of Power is een Amerikaanse soul-, funk- en rhythm-and-bluesgroep. In 1968 werd deze band gevormd door Emilio Castillo en Stephen Kupka. Ze beleefden hun grootste successen in het begin van de jaren zeventig. Bekende nummers zijn What Is Hip?, Only So Much Oil in the Ground, Soul Vaccination en Soul With a Capital S. De blazerssectie van Tower of Power verzorgde tevens veel studiowerk voor andere artiesten.Rick Stevens, tot 1975 de leadzanger, overleed in september 2017 op 77-jarige leeftijd aan kanker. (nl)
  • タワー・オブ・パワー（Tower of Power）は、アメリカのファンク、R&B・バンド。バリトンサックスをフィーチャーした重厚なホーンセクションが大きな特徴である。ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュースのバックで活動していた頃は、タワー・オブ・パワー・ホーンズとも呼ばれていた。 (ja)
  • Tower of Power è una formazione musicale funk e soul proveniente da Oakland, California. Sono considerati tra i maggiori esponenti del funk. Nel corso degli anni hanno realizzato 19 album in studio. Nel 2009 hanno pubblicato , un omaggio ai grandi classici della musica soul. (it)
  • Tower of Power är en amerikansk musikgrupp. (sv)
  • Tower of Power é uma banda de soul formada em Oakland, Califórnia. (pt)
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  • * Emilio Castillo * Stephen 'Doc' Kupka * David Garibaldi * Roger Smith * Adolfo Acosta * Tom E. Politzer * Jerry Cortez * Marc van Wageningen * Mike Bogart * Mike Jerel (en)
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  • Tower of Power (en)
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  • Oakland, California, U.S. (en)
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  • Tower of Power ist eine US-amerikanische Funk-/Soul-Band aus Oakland, Kalifornien, die 1968 gegründet wurde. (de)
  • Tower of Power es una banda estadounidense de funk y soul. (es)
  • Tower of Power est un groupe de funk originaire d'Oakland, en Californie. Créé dans les années 1970 et encore en activité, il est renommé pour sa section cuivre et ses lignes de basses qui ont influencé les plus grands. (fr)
  • Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. They have had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100; their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)". (en)
  • 타워 오브 파워(Tower of Power)는 미국의 밴드이다. (ko)
  • Tower of Power is een Amerikaanse soul-, funk- en rhythm-and-bluesgroep. In 1968 werd deze band gevormd door Emilio Castillo en Stephen Kupka. Ze beleefden hun grootste successen in het begin van de jaren zeventig. Bekende nummers zijn What Is Hip?, Only So Much Oil in the Ground, Soul Vaccination en Soul With a Capital S. De blazerssectie van Tower of Power verzorgde tevens veel studiowerk voor andere artiesten.Rick Stevens, tot 1975 de leadzanger, overleed in september 2017 op 77-jarige leeftijd aan kanker. (nl)
  • タワー・オブ・パワー（Tower of Power）は、アメリカのファンク、R&B・バンド。バリトンサックスをフィーチャーした重厚なホーンセクションが大きな特徴である。ヒューイ・ルイス&ザ・ニュースのバックで活動していた頃は、タワー・オブ・パワー・ホーンズとも呼ばれていた。 (ja)
  • Tower of Power è una formazione musicale funk e soul proveniente da Oakland, California. Sono considerati tra i maggiori esponenti del funk. Nel corso degli anni hanno realizzato 19 album in studio. Nel 2009 hanno pubblicato , un omaggio ai grandi classici della musica soul. (it)
  • Tower of Power är en amerikansk musikgrupp. (sv)
  • Tower of Power é uma banda de soul formada em Oakland, Califórnia. (pt)
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  • Tower of Power (en)
  • Tower of Power (de)
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  • Tower of Power (it)
  • Tower of Power (fr)
  • 타워 오브 파워 (ko)
  • タワー・オブ・パワー (ja)
  • Tower of Power (nl)
  • Tower of Power (pt)
  • Tower of Power (sv)
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