Review Centre: 1950s & 60s Style Bands

"From the outset craig was amazing he catered for all our needs and nothing was to much trouble . Highly recommend craig he kept 300 ppl dancing ? and great voice Elvis lives on ."

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Thank you Simon it was my pleasure to be a part of the event for 2 very worthy causes. Thank you very much.

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"I booked Soul Generations for a Year 12 weekend social event and was very impressed in every respect. Communication prior to the event was timely, the band turned up in plenty of time and conducted themselves in a thoroughly professional and reliable manner throughout the event. The standard of their performance was outstanding and they really understood their audience, planning and adapting content accordingly. They were a delight to work with and would recommend them highly. "

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"Hi Ben, Thank you so much for those clips and your kind words. You were absolutely fantastic, exactly what we wanted and more. Your style suited our event perfectly and we have had lots of compliments about you. Thank you also for staying on and making all the iPad stuff work. Can't believe how easily you just set up and played! I know you do it all the time but it impressed me immensely! I'm glad you were looked after food and drink wise, I did reiterate to one of the staff that you guys must have everything that's on offer! Thank you so much again, we were so happy with how good you guys were. Best wishes, Anna and Tom "

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"Steve was friendly and provided great relaxed atmosphere in our barn venue. He was flexible with timings (as we were slightly late to start!). As he knew our 1st dance song, he learnt a christmas track for us and ended the night with it which was lovely! Many thanks Steve! "

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"Soul Generations performed at our wedding this weekend just gone and they were everything we could have wanted! The whole band sounded brilliant and song choices were perfect. From first to last song we enjoyed every second of it, they interacted well with our guests, had a great sound from wherever you were in the venue, and kindly allowed us to use their PA system after to continue the music until the end of the night. I couldn't recommend them more!"

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"I've had the pleasure of hosting and introducing this band on a few occasions and they have always been a joy to work with and to listen to. Quality band."

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"Superb live band with a mixture of upbeat dance songs and slower soulful numbers. They have played at Mr Wolf's numerous times over the last year. Book them for your event! "

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"Adam has been a member of my band since 2014. Together we were sampled by Jay Z on '4.44', a Grammy nominated Platinum record. In August we recorded our 3rd Album together for 'Hannah Williams & the Affirmations' at Rockfield Stuidos in Monmouthshire. We have toured the world together and played hundreds of festival and club shows internationally. He is an excellent guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bassist and is great fun to work with. This band will bring energy and style to any event and entertain you and your guests!"

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"Booked Party Sounds and had only seen a little of them on the net , so didn’t know what I was going to get. But wow ,What a great bunch of guys, arrived in plenty of time to set up with no hassle at all. Did a sound check and then we were straight into the party as guests started arriving. They played some of our requests and then just played to the room. They got it spot on and the dance floor spilled over into the rest of the marquee. The dance floor was full all night. We had a lady come and do some line dancing tuition (great fun) for an hour in between and she said she’d not heard a band that good for a while and asked for their number. If I could give them a twelve I would. Great band the best booking you’ll make."

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"Thank you all so much! It was absolutely amazing - special thanks for learning “only fools rush in” haha! Many thanks"

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"Great bunch of guys - very easy going, helpful and flexible. They quickly 'got' the crowd, and adjusted their set accordingly . . . and the sound was brilliant. I'd have no hesitation in recommending them. Thankyou for helping to make a great night!"

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"Thank you once again for a fantastic night of music! That was definitely the best to date!!! The playlist was just amazing! Everyone had the best time ever thanks to you! Thank you and I shall be booking you again! Worth every penny!"

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"We wanted songs that spanned our years of marriage, especially the ones we danced to when somewhat younger! Through the Decades did just that. They are very professional, they listen to your personal requests and perform them. Emily replied to emails very efficiently. Our guests were very complimentary of their act and were predicting their costumes for the different decades! People were dancing and those who preferred not to dance enjoyed watching their act. We were so very pleased with our choice."

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"The ultra-stylish Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead band is now 30 years old. For this Sunday afternoon gig at the award-winning Hideaway, they performed a rollicking set of songs ranging from 1940s and 1950s jump/jive, R&B and classic rock ‘n’ roll, to jazz standards and originals, featuring the band’s core seven-piece line-up: Bandleader and composer, Kit Packham on saxophones and lead vocal, Steve Knight on guitar, Perry White on piano, Alex Keen on double bass, Kenrick Rowe on drums, Tracey Mendham on saxophones and vocals, and Simon Da Silva on trumpet and flugelhorn. Striking in a blue pinstripe suit and fedora, Packham resembled Frank Sinatra, and he introduced numbers in a clear and informative way. They opened with one of the band’s original tunes, ‘Swing It’, which immediately propelled people to the dance floor. The band’s perky theme tune, ‘One Jump Ahead’, contained one of Packham’s signature, impactful abrupt endings and deadpan Knight added even more colour to the act by performing a nose flute solo on The Blues Brothers classic, ‘Minnie the Moocher’. White nailed a stunning boogie-woogie piano solo punctuated by thrillingly deep bass notes from Mendham on baritone saxophone on ‘Choo Choo Ch’Boogie’, and they even managed to squeeze in a world premiere featuring Vera Lynn’s World War II song, ‘We’ll Meet Again’: Loosely named ‘The Last Song Of The Set’, it cleverly welded an old song onto a new one. Eventually the two tunes overlapped, bringing the gig to an impressive end. The time flew; a sure sign that Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead with its thoroughly well-written arrangements and heartfelt blend of comedy and music, had done a fine job of bringing this classy joint to life."

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"Such a great uplifting group. Performed at my sisters wedding. Would book again x"

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