Several months ago, HornDrivenRadio.com was the first station to play Tony Adamo’s new version of the classic Tower of Power song “This Time It’s Real”.  Tony has just sent us a remastered version of the song and it is now in our rotation.  For “This Time It’s Real” Guitarist/producer Jerry Stucker brought in R&B/Soul -legend drummer, James Gadson (Bill Withers, Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones),The organist Neil Larson (Gregg Allman, B.B. King, Whitney Houston), and Reggie McBride on bass (Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Keb’Mo’) to record the rhythm tracks on the song. The horn section is made up of current Tower Of Power members Doc Kupka, Tom Politzer, and Mic Gillette.


Tony is back at it again with yet another cover of a Tower of Power staple, “What Is Hip?”  This time around the lineup consists of Tony Adamo(vocals) Mike Clark (drums), Bill Summers(percussion), Sandy Griffith (background vocals), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Richie Goods (bass), Neil Larsen (organ), and Jerry Stucker (guitar). Eddie Henderson in the horn section and Doc Kupka (bari sax) is mo’ funk and groove than anyone can handle.  Once again, HornDrivenRadio.com is pleased to announce that we are the first station to have “What Is Hip?” in its rotation.  


For more information of Tony go to:
www.myspace.com/tonyrocadamo or www.strokeland.com

10. The bus driver dressed like a Clown makes obscene cartoon balloons.

9. Spend the day at the airport getting frisked.

8. Fill a piñata full of Advil, hit it with a bass.

7. Hostess snowball with a wooden match candle cake.

6. Band chips in for a carton of generic squares (Biker term for cigarettes).

5. One gallon of Red Mountain jug wine, no cups.

4. Homemade fan underware head band and matching ascot.

3. Keswick fans yodeling Happy Birthday via cell phone.

2. Coincidentally, every band member gives him stolen hotel ashtray presents.

1. His entire liver transplant surgical team gets gold watches.

Tony Adamo’s Voice N’ Soul Music
Fred Harris, Los Angeles, California
UrbanZone Productions

Strokeland recording artist, Tony Adamo, got a new perspective of Voice N’ Soul when his long time guitarist/producer, Jerry Stucker got down with it at Capitol Studios and Mastering, at the historic Capitol Records Building, Hollywood, California. He brought in the big fat funk jazz beat of Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka (Tower of Power, Strokeland Records) and Neil Larsen (Diana Krall, B.B. King, Greg Allman) for Adamo’s cover of the Tower of Power classic, “What is Hip,” written by Kupka and Emilio Castillo. The arrangement by Jerry Stucker with Adamo’s “good gracious that’s a whole lot of soul vocal and spoken hip word” is so far removed from the original, that Doc “dug the hell out of it.”

The “What is Hip” line up: Mike Clark (drums), Bill Summers(percussion), Sandy Griffith (background vocals), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Richie Goods (bass), Neil Larsen (organ), and Jerry Stucker (guitar). Eddie Henderson in the horn section and Doc Kupka (bari sax) is mo’ funk and groove than anyone can handle.

“What is Hip” will be available as an MP3 download on Doc Kupka’s Strokeland Records soon. Horndrivenradio will be the first radio station in the west to play”What Is Hip.” Raoul Fernandes PD for Horndrivenradio has been running”‘This Time It’s Real” in its rotation for several months. The retooled “What Is Hip” and This Time It’s Real” will be on Adamo’s new unnamed CD. Drop date 5-1-10.So get ready for some swingn’ soul groove vocals that brings the hip back to funk.

Above Photo by Mark Leialoha

For more information on Tony Adamo check him out at  www.strokeland.com