Dear Friends!

I wanted to wish you all a very Happy New Year!

I am excited for 2009!We have some exciting projects coming up. East Bay Soul will be recording a new CD of original material with plans for a European Tour this summer and of course Greg Adams Band will continue to perform nationwide.. Please check out both websites for tour updates.

Please join me and the band for a New Years Celebration at Spaghetttini Grill and Jazz Club to ring in the New Year and all the hope and change it can bring!For those you have joined us before, you know it is snugsville!

Spaghetttini Grill and Jazz Club
www.spaghettini.com/specials.php
Grammy – Emmy Nominated Greg Adams Band
New Years Eve – Wed December 31 $100
Reserved SeatingShowtime 9PM

10. The only way to get the freeloading relatives to leave was to blast the TOP DVD and lip-sync in Speedos.

9. Ate so much your scarf is now too short for your neck.

8. Credit card company guy came to your house and slapped you.

7. Mommy wasn’t kissing Santa Claus, it was the biker dude from Oakland.

6. White Christmas included Brother in Law trying to snort the driveway.

5. The tune “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”, brings back some painful and embarrassing ER memories.

4. Someone crazy glued antlers onto your poodle.

3. Didn’t see any Elves until you ate the brownies.

2. By making minimum payments on your credit cards, this Xmas will be paid off the year the Raider nation gets off probation.

1. Spent 15 G’s on the family and you got a clip on tie and 9 dollar house shoes.

Playlist is in band order, not in order of play….

Afroskull-Space Chicken
Chuck Brown-Let The Good Times Roll
Clarence Carter-Backdoor Santa
Colin James & The Little Big Band-Blue Christmas
Colin James & The Little Big Band-Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Colin James & The Little Big Band-Cool Yule
David Sanborn-I’ve Got News For You (Feat. Sam Moore)
Delbert McClinton-Givin’ It Up For Your Love
Dyke & The Blazers-Uhh
Fishbelly Black-Black Coffie
Frank Biner-Frankie B. Is Back In Town
Fred Ross-Jingle Baby
Funk Filharmonik-Gimme Lovin
Greg Adams-Felix The Cat
Gregg Allman-Slip Away
Horney Funk Brothers-Come Together
Ides of March-Vehicle (1970)
Jack Hammer-Swim
James Brown-Mothern Popcorn
Jazzkantine, Nils Landgren & Pee Wee Ellis-Schmackofatz
Jeff Golub-Cold Duck Time
Jon Smith-You are my Sunshine
L.A. Boppers-Where Do The Bop Go?
Little Milton & Delbert Mclinton-Some Kind of Wonderful
Lon Bronson All Star Band-This Story Must Be Told
Low Budget Blues Band-Can I Get a Witness
Luther Kent & the Forever Fabulous Chickenhawks Showband & All-Star Revue-Pocky Way
Mark Dolin-The Parkin’ Lot Hang
Men From U.N.C.L.E.-Knock On Wood/Studio
Mic Gillette-Abaco
Michael Grimm-I’ve Been Loving You
Mick Sterling and the Stud Brothers-Jackie Wilson Said
Nils Landgren-Simple Life
Otis Redding-Merry Christmas Baby
Patrick Allen-You Lit A Fire In Me
Paulo Mendoca-Respect
Pete Escovedo-Esta Noche
Peter Friestedt-There ain’t nothin’ (wings of joyful thinkin’)
Phantom Blues Band-Think
Poncho Sanchez-Shotgun Slim
Prime Time Funk-Piece Of My Heart
Rick Braun and Richard Elliot-Curve Ball
Rick Braun and Richard Elliot-Down and Dirty
Ridin’ Thumb-Believe
Rippopotamus-Fanfare Of Funk
Rod Hedland-Someday
Roger Smith-Fiesta
Roomful of Blues-The Christmas Song
Sage-Soul Patrol
Santa Fe And The Fat City Horns-Ain’t That Peculiar
Shilts-Short Island Iced Tea
Spyders-I Don’t Care
Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance
Stan Getz & João Gilberto-Desafinado (Off Key)
Steve Hilliam-Take Ur Pick
Stevie Wonder-Sir Duke
Strokeland Superband-Color Me Gone
Ten Wheel Drive-Tightrope
The Mike Reilly Band-Back To The Basics
The Rascals-Jungle Walk
The Sons Of Champlin-Welcome To The Dance
THE SUPERGROOVERS-Seaside Adventures In Hollypool
THE SUPERGROOVERS-Super Groover
The Tubes-Tip Of My Tongue
Tom Saviano-Making Up Lost Time
Tommy Castro-Big Sisters Radio
Tommy Castro-High On The Hog
Tony Adamo-Up In It
Toto-Rosanna
Tower Of Power-The Soul Of A Child
Various-Jimmy Hall w/LA Reflection Section / Higher And Higher
Vernon Garrett-Crossroads-Live
Was (Not Was)-I Can’t Turn You Loose
Wayman Tisdale-Get Down On It
Wet Willie-Soul Sister
Whiskey Howl-Everythings Gonna Be Alright
William Bell-Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
Willie Hutch-Lucky To Be Loved

Our friend vocalist Fred Ross (Strokeland Records Artist) has a new CD out. Its made up mostly of traditional Christmas Tunes, but has one original on it. You can hear the original on Fred’s myspace page go to: http://www.myspace.com/fredrossvocalist.