The Toe Tapper List - revised

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Ausumm said:
We're talking about dinner music at weddings, Canute. Ages from 6 to 90.
You come up here and play Gangsta's Paradise (even YOUR version) during dinner with grandma and grandpa...
and the FOB will kick your A**.

I will admit that the songs I picked don't work for all audiences.
I play newer songs for some audiences, crooners for others, and sometimes I use very cool jazz.
But I was also working under Steve's definition of a "toe-tapper".

(And yes, I was wrong about My Maria. I was thinking of "Let Your Love Flow"...another favorite in that same vein)
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My Maria was done by Brooks and Dunn. There is so much more music that can be played for Dinner/Cocktail Music. I believe I posted a list here not too long ago.
Jazz can be upbeat and definitely make your toe tap. Take for instance this song>

[video=youtube;p9BKkSOrLco]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9BKkSOrLco[/video]
 
If you're looking for upbeat Jazz for Dinner .. my buddy Vincent Ingala has a couple of CDs out. I've run sound for Vincent a few times around here (last time was a couple of months ago), both with and without backing bands. Kid is phenomenal and has had a few songs on the Billboard Top 20 Jazz chart. Here's one ..

[video=youtube;qR951Qh3r6E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR951Qh3r6E[/video]

or you can see him playing at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival last year here:

[video=youtube;ZyhWrzB9EkI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhWrzB9EkI[/video]

or at our local town green this past summer (I didn't do the sound this time, but was taking pictures .. you can see me at 1:50 at the far left with the Canon camera).

[video=youtube;s66sL_Oe55c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66sL_Oe55c[/video]
 
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ahoustondj said:
There is so much more music that can be played for Dinner/Cocktail Music. I believe I posted a list here not too long ago. Jazz can be upbeat and definitely make your toe tap.
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I do play Jazz when the occasion calls for it. I made a 70-minute mix of assorted artists that I use. All upbeat and none of it offensive.


SoftJock Rick said:
One of my favs:
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Especially if the groom's name is Bill!
 
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