Tower of Power

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Tower of Power
Tower of Power, Buffalo, New York, November 11, 2008
Background information
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Soul funk R&B jazz jazz-funk
Years active	1968–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Columbia Epic San Francisco Mack Avenue
Members	Emilio Castillo Stephen 'Doc' Kupka Roger Smith Adolfo Acosta Tom E. Politzer Jerry Cortez Marc van Wageningen Dave Richards Pete Antunes Jordan John
Past members	see past members
Website	www.towerofpower.com

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.^[1] 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;^[2] 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)".^[3][4]