Big Daddy Soul
Wedding Reception Virginia/DC/Maryland
When searching for one of the best Washington DC wedding bands, look no further than BIG DADDY SOUL! “We are Family” is more than just a wedding music band favorite when BIG DADDY SOUL is in the house. Playing sax and singing/dancing on the front line with his equally-talented children on guitar and lead vocals, it’s party time all the time as this spirited group always brings the FUN!!! Having performed at the Westin in Palms Springs, CA, Trump National Doral in Miami, FL, both the Kennedy Center and Greenbrier Resort, much closer to home… and throughout the island of Madagascar, these gifted vocalists and musicians know HUNDREDS of songs, ranging from jazz to funk to Motown/soul, classic rock and all the latest top-40 pop. In other words, they're the SOUL of your party, so just lace up those ‘boogie shoes’ and make room for BIG DADDY on the dance floor y’all!
For Booking the SOUL of your party, call Music Garden today at 800-689-BAND(2263) or email by clicking on the "request more information" tab on this page.
Starts out as 8 pc band (eight on stage: 4 pc rhythm section, including keyboards/vocals + male/ 2 female front singers + 2 horns)
Optional additions include
1-2 extra horns
2-3 professional back-up dancers w/choreographer
1-2 additional male and/or female singers (see below)
1-5 jazz or classical musicians during ceremony and/or cocktails
professional DJ services, including booth
enhanced sound and/or lighting package(s)
For Booking the SOUL of your party, call Music Garden today at 800-689-BAND(2263) or email by clicking on the "request more information" tab on this page.
Starts out as 8 pc band (eight on stage: 4 pc rhythm section, including keyboards/vocals + male/ 2 female front singers + 2 horns)
Optional additions include
1-2 extra horns
2-3 professional back-up dancers w/choreographer
1-2 additional male and/or female singers (see below)
1-5 jazz or classical musicians during ceremony and/or cocktails
professional DJ services, including booth
enhanced sound and/or lighting package(s)
Songlist
**New TOP 40 / POP / RB**
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana, Nicki Minaj
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Break Free - Ariana Grande
Cake by the Ocean - DNCE
Can't Stop the Feeling! - Justin Timberlake
Cheerleader - OMI
Drunk in Love - Beyoncé
Fancy - Iggy Azalea
Feel the Moment - Christina Aguilera & Pit Bull
Fireball - Pitbull
Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams
Girl on Fire - Alicia Keys
Give Me Everything ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer - Pitbull
Good Kisser - Usher
Happy - Pharrell Williams
I Feel It Coming - The Weeknd
Instant Crush - Daft Punk & Julian Casablancas
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry
Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Love the Way You Lie - Eminem
Na Na - Trey Songz
Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
Pills n Potions - Nicki Minaj
Roar - Katy Perry
Royals - Lorde
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Stay the Night - Zedd ft. Paramore
Stay with Me - Sam Smith ft. Mary J Blidge
Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo
Time of Our Lives - Pitbull and Ne-Yo
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Turn Down for What - DJ Snake, Lil Jon
Uptown Funk! - Bruno Mars
Versace on the Floor – Bruno Mars
Wild Thoughts - DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna
You Are the Best Thing - Ray Lamontagne
**Older TOP 40 / POP / RB**
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
Been Around the World - Lisa Stansfield
Birthday Cake - Rihanna
Blame It (On the Alcohol) - Jamie Foxx
Conga - Gloria Estefan
Crazy in Love - Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Diamonds - Rihanna
Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
Epiphany - Chrisette Michele
Fallin' - Alicia Keys
Get the Party Started - Pink
Grenade - Bruno Mars
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
I Wish - One Direction
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Irreplaceable - Beyoncé
It Kills Me - Melanie Fiona
It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
Just Dance - Lady Gaga
Just Fine - Mary J Blige
Killing Me Softly - Lauryn Hill
Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Love Like This - Faith Evans
Man! I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Ms. Jackson - OutKast
Neon Lights - Demi Lovato
Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
Rude Boy - Rihanna
Saving All My Love - Whitney Houston
Sexy & I Know It - LMFAO
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyoncé
Someone Like You - Adele
Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
Umbrella - Rihanna
What's My Name? - Rihanna
Whip My Hair - Willow Smith
**SOUL / R&B**
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
Angel - Anita Baker
Candy Rain / Check Da Rhymes - Soul 4 Real
Diary - Alicia Keys
Find a Way - Dwele
Golden- Jill Scott
Hold On - En Vogue
I Can’t Stop Loving You - Kem
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
I'm Goin' Down - Mary J. Blige
In My Mind- Heather Headley
It's Love - Jill Scott
Just in Case - Jaheim
Let Me Love You - Mario
Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
No One - Alicia Keys
Real Love - Mary J. Blige
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Step in the Name of Love - R Kelly
Unbreakable - Alicia Keys
Yeah! - Usher
**Oldies Goodies / Motown / Rock & Roll**
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations
Ain't Leavin Without You - Jaheim
Ain't No Mountian High Enough - The Supremes
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ascentions - Maxwell
Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
Back in Love Again - LTD
Before I Let Go - Frankie Beverly & Maze
Best of My Love - The Emotions
Brick House - The Commodores
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Bustin’ Loose - Chuck Brown
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Dancing in the Streets - Martha and The Vandellas
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - Four Seasons
Diamond in the Back - Suttle Thoughts
Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Enough Crying - Mary J Blige
Get Ready - The Temptations
Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Heard It All Before - Sunshine Anderson
Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
Hood Boy - Fantasia
Hot in Herre - Nelly
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Marvin Gaye
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Jackson 5 Medley (I Want You Back / Stop / Shake your Body / ABC / Working Day & Night)
James Brown Medley (I Feel Good / Out of Sight / Papa's Got a Brand New Bag)
Jimmy Mack - Martha and The Vandellas
Joy & Pain - Frankie Beverly & Maze
Just in Case - Jaheim
Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Lady Marmalade - Patti LaBelle
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Love Shack - The B-52’s
Mesmerized- Faith Evans
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My Girl - The Temptations
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
My, My, My - Johnny Gill
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
New Attitude - Patti Labelle
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
Play That Funky Music - Average White Band
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Ribbon in the Sky - Stevie Wonder
Right Kind of Lover - Patti LaBelle
Rock Me Tonight - Freddie Jackson
Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
Shout - The Isley Brothers
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Single Life - Cameo
Somebody Loves You Baby - Patti Labelle
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Prince
Stay - The Temptations
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago - Buddy Guy
Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers
The Lady in My Life - Michael Jackson
The Way You Do the Things You Do - The Temptations
Too Close - Next
Up & Down- Deborah Cox
We Are One - Maze Ft. Frankie Beverly
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Wifey - Next
Women’s Gotta Have It - LV
Yearning For Your Love - The Gap Band
You Are The Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher - Jackie Wilson
**Disco / Funk**
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
Booty Call - Line Dance
Brick House - The Commodores
Bustin’ Loose - Chuck Brown
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Da Butt - EU
Everybody Everybody - Black Box
Finally - Ce Ce Peniston
Fire - The Ohio Players
Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) - Tom Browne
Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
Give Up the Funk - Parliament
Gold Digger - Jamie Fox
Good Times - Chic
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
Love Train - The O'Jays
Mary Jane - Rick James
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
Pieces of Me- Ashlee Simpson
Play That Funky Music - Average White Band
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Rock with You - Michael Jackson
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire
Skin Tight - The Ohio Players
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Take Your Time (Do It Right) - S.O.S. Band
That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
Think - Aretha Franklin
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
YMCA - The Village People
**Jazz/Standards**
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
A Long Walk - Jill Scott
After the Lovin' - Englebert Humperdink
Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong
All Blues - Miles Davis
All I Ask of You - Barbara Streisand
At Last - Etta James
B.U.D.D.Y. - Musiq Soulchild
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Daddy's Home - Shep and The Limelights
Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Fever - Elvis Presley
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
For the Love of You - The Isley Brothers
Guess Who Loves You More - Raheem DeVaughn
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
In the Mood - Glenn Miller
It Had to Be You - Harry Connick, Jr.
Jump, Jive an' Wail - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
La Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong
Love Calls / EWF Medley - Kem
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye
Mister Magic - Herbie Hancock
Misty - Johnny Mathis
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
My Funny Valentine - Chaka Khan
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson
Orange Colored Sky - Natalie Cole
Paper Moon - Natalie Cole
People Make the World Go Round - Walter Beasley
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
Smooth - Santana
Smooth Operator - Sade
Someone to Watch over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
The Lady Is A Tramp - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Time After Time - Frank Sinatra
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
Unforgettable - Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwell
When I Fall in Love - Celine Dion
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
**Country**
From This Moment On - Shania Twain
Man! I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
Your Still the One - Shania Twain
**Latin**
Blue Bossa - Kenny Durham
Brazil - Bob Russell
Conga - Gloria Estefan
Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
I Could Have Danced All Night - musical "My Fair Lady"
Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Never on Sunday - Melina Mercouri
Smooth (Forget about it) - Santana
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
The Girl from Ipanema - Standard
**Ethnic / Jewish**
Artza Alinu - Traditonal
BaShana HaBa'a - Traditional
David Melech Yisrael - Traditional
Di M'zinke Oisgegeben - Gus Vali and His Orchestra
Hevenu Shalom Aleichem - Traditional
Hora - Hava Nagila - Bobby Morristein
Od Yishama BeArei Yehudah - Traditional
Simon Tov - Various artist
Simon Tov U'Mazal Tov - Traditional
Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler on the roof
To Life! L'Chaim! - Traditional
reviews
These guys are one the best bands I've ever seen outside of a concert. The way the mash different music together is amazing. Keyboard player and sax player were awesome, you don't normally see these instruments with club band. And so were the others, the drummer was also a great vocalist, and the lead singer was one of a kind. These guys are already booked to come back next year. Brad B., McLean, VA
They were outstanding to deal with. All top-notch musicians and singers. The night was a great success because of the excellent show they put on. Would highly recommend them. Brian, Alexandria, VA
Guys did a great job. Flexible to our needs and engaging with guests. Everyone enjoyed their music. Ronald, M., Jarrettsville, MD
Everybody said that we have had the best wedding Ever (it was because of the band) we danced all night long there wasn't one person sitting down even our grumpy old aunts and uncles were up dancing and having the time of their life. They played hit after hit and even let one of our friends play his own song during the set break......They were extremely talented and well rehearsed. Steven, Baltimore, MD
The best! Had the majority of our guests on the dance floor throughout the night. Fun, engaging and fabulous sound. I would use them again at any other big party I had and would highly recommend them. Kathy, Washington, DC
Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! They were simply amazing! People couldn't stop commenting on how they were the most amazing band for our wedding. They were also so kind and a treat to work with. They payed attention to things we'd talked about and made it into a real personal affair. They even interacted with the crowd. It was my life long dream to sing on a stage and they let me sing with them! You will be so happy you booked! Natalie, Potomac, MD
