Johnny White & The Elite Band

About

Considered by many as one of the most exciting show/dance bands in the music business. Specialist in wedding receptions,corporate conventions,private parties, festivals, reunions, and any type affair that requires a 'first class' presentation. Serving as an opening act for many national artist over the years, the group consist of a male and female lead vocalist, three awesome female background singers, and a four or five piece backup band. Traveling as far away as Alaska, the group tours with a full production of sound and lights to any venue a client is willing to pay for musical services. Available with 7, 9, 0r 13 performers.

Personnel

Shirley Makins: Manager
Robert Gray: Music Director

Influences

Earth, Wind, and Fire, James Brown, Gladys Knight, The O'Jays, Luther Vandross, Barry White, The Temptations and Aretha Franklin.

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 30 - 180 minutes

The combination of singing and high energy choreography allows the spectator to become a part of the show.

Stage/Setup Requirements:
Band Rider on website

Additional Notes:
JOHNNY WHITE & THE ELITE BAND
Rider

1.The building or hall must be unlocked and available, and staging in place no less than four (4) hours prior to the starting time of the engagement or designated set-up time specified on the contract. Failure to do so may result in a delay in the starting time of the performance.

2. Presenter to provide eight (8) separate 115 volt dedicated AC circuits on separate circuit breakers, of no less than 20 amps each, for the EXCLUSIVE use of the Artist.
If this power arrangement is not available, the Artist travels with his own electrical distribution box, designed to plug into a NEMA 10-50R, 250 volt receptacle, with 50 amp over current protection.

3. Payment to be made in cash or check (certified, corporate, or school: NO PERSONAL CHECKS, please) payable to Johnny White or ShowTranz, Inc. Check the contract for any special payment instructions.

4. Presenter to provide two (2) private changing rooms to accommodate Artist comfortably. Rooms should be stocked at load-in with ice, cups, water, “not from concentrate” orange juice and soft drinks. The rooms should contain a mirror, table, clothes rack, and enough chairs to seat the band (see contract for number of performers).

5. Presenter to provide one (1) large skirted eight (8) foot heavy-duty table for the sound and light equipment and three chairs for the engineers.

6. To perform the maximum, Artist needs a stage at least twenty-four (24) feet wide, sixteen (16) feet deep, and one (1) to two (2) feet in height. A smaller stage will be considered, but the presenter should make an effort to insure as much staging area as possible.

7. For public engagements, radio, television, poster, newspaper, and marquee advertising should be employed at least two (2) weeks prior to the performance date.

8. Presenter to provide a hot meal for all band members and staff.

9. Presenter to provide at least four (4) parking spaces for the Artist’s equipment truck
and tour bus.

10. Presenter to provide full disclosure of any special rules or regulations regarding the venue.

Set/Song/Sequence List:
Dance and Party Music

ALABAMA- When We Make Love
ALABAMA- I Love You Enough To Let You Go
AL GREEN – Let’s Stay Together
AL GREEN – Love and Happiness
ALICIA KEYS – Like You’ll Never See Me Again
ALICIA KEYS – No One
ANGIE STONE – I Ain’t Hearing You
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Chain of Fools
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Freeway of Love
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Natural Woman
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Respect
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Rock Steady
ARETHA FRANKLIN – Think
BARRY WHITE – Can’t Get Enough of Your Love
BARRY WHITE – First, Last, My Everything
BEYONCE’ – Crazy In Love
BEYONCE’ – Single Ladies
BLUE MAGIC – I Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely
BLUE MAGIC – Side Show
BLUE MAGIC – Stop To Start
BOBBY BROWN – Don’t Be Cruel
BOBBY BROWN – Every Little Step
BOBBY BROWN – My Perrogative
BOBBY WOMACK – Harry Hippie
BOBBY WOMACK – If You Think You’re Lonely Now
BOBBY WOMACK – Looking For A Love
BOBBY WOMACK – Nobody Wants You
BOBBY WOMACK – That’s The Way I Feel About You
BROTHERS JOHNSON – Get The Funk Outta My Face
BROTHERS JOHNSON – Stomp
BRICK- Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
BRICK- Dazz
BRICK- Dusic
CAMEO – Candy
CAMEO – Single Life
CAMEO – Word Up
CARL CARLTON – Mama Jama
CHAKA KHAN – Ain’t Nobody
CHAKA KHAN – Sweet Thing
CHAKA KHAN – Whatcha Gonna Do For Me
CHERYL LYNN – Encore
CHERYL LYNN – To Be Real
CHIC – Freak Out
CHIC – Good Times
CHIC – I Want Your Love
CHYNA McCLAIN- Dynomite
CUPID – Cupid Shuffle
DAZZ BAND – Whip It
DENNIS EDWARDS – Don’t Look Any Further
DONNA SUMMER – Bad Girls
DONNA SUMMER – Dim All The Lights
DONNA SUMMER – Hard For The Money
DONNA SUMMER – Hot Stuff
EARTH, WIND, & FIRE – In The Stone
EARTH, WIND, & FIRE – Let’s Groove Tonight
EARTH, WIND, & FIRE – On Your Face
EARTH, WIND, & FIRE – September
EARTH, WIND, & FIRE – Shining Star
EDDIE FLOYD – Knock On Wood
ELVIS PRESLEY – Can’t Help Falling In Love
EMOTIONS – Ain’t No Sunshine
EMOTIONS – Best of My Love
EMOTIONS – I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love
ENVOGUE- Hold On
ENVOGUE – Never Gonna Get It
ERIC CLAPTON- Wonderful Tonight
ETTA JAMES- At Last
EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING – I’m In Love
EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING – Shame
EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING- Love Come Down
EXCAPE – Tonight
FERGIE – Big Girls Don’t Cry
FOR REAL – You Don’t Know Nothing
FOUR TOPS – Baby I Need Your Loving
FOUR TOPS – I Can’t Help Myself
FOUR TOPS – Reach Out
FOUR TOPS – Same Old Song
FOUR TOPS – Standing In The Shadows Of Love
FRANK SINATRA- The Way You Look Tonight
FRANK SINATRA- New York New York
FRANK SINATRA- Fly Me To The Moon
FRANKIE BEVERLY & MAZE – Before I Let Go
FRANKIE BEVERLY & MAZE – Running Away
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – Heard It Through The Grapevine
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – Love Overboard
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – Midnight Train To Georgia
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – Neither One Of Us
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS – You’re The Best Thing
GLORIA GAYNOR – I Will Survive
ISLEY BROTHERS – It’s Your Thing
ISLEY BROTHERS – Voyage To Atlantis
ISLEY BROTHERS – Who’s That Lady
JACKIE MOORE – This Time Baby
JAMES BROWN – Funky Good Time
JAMES BROWN – Living In America
JAMES BROWN – Sex Machine
JEFFERY OSBORNE – Back In Love
KATY PERRY – Fireworks
KATY PERRY – Hot & Cold
KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND – Get Down Tonight
KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND – Shake Your Booty
KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND – That’s The Way I Like It
KEM- Why Would You Stay
KENNY ROGERS- Crazy
KENNY ROGERS- Through The Years
KERI HILSON – Pretty Girl Rock
KOOL & THE GANG – Celebration
KOOL & THE GANG – Fresh
KOOL & THE GANG – Funky Stuff
KOOL & THE GANG – Get Down Tonight
KOOL & THE GANG – Hollywood Swinging
KOOL & THE GANG – Jungle Boogie
KOOL & THE GANG – Ladies Night
KOOL & THE GANG – Tonight
KOOL & THE GANG – Victory
LADY GAGA – Born This Way
LADY GAGA – Just Dance
LADY GAGA – Poker Face
LAKESIDE – All The Way Live
LAKESIDE – Fantastic Voyage
LARRY GRAHAM – Just Be My Lady
LARRY GRAHAM – One In A Million
LIONEL RITCHIE – All Night Long
LOU RAWLS- You Gonna Miss My Lovin
LOUIE ARMSTRONG- Wonderful World
LUTHER VANDROSS – Here and Now
LUTHER VANDROSS – I’d Rather
LUTHER VANDROSS – Love The One You’re With
LUTHER VANDROSS – Never Too Much
LYNYRD SKYNYRD- Simple Man
MARCIA GRIFFITH – Electric Slide
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS – Dancing In The Street
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS – Heat Wave
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS – Jimmy Mack
MARVIN GAYE – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
MARVIN GAYE – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
MARVIN GAYE – Heard It Through The Grapevine
MARVIN GAYE – Let’s Get It On
MARVIN GAYE – Pride & Joy
MARVIN GAYE – Sexual Healing
MARVIN GAYE – Stubborn Kind of Fella
MARY J BLIGE – Just Fine
MARY J BLIGE – Let’s Get Crump
MARY J BLIGE- Don't Mind
MICHAEL JACKSON – Billie Jean
MICHAEL JACKSON – Shake Your Body To The Ground
MICHAEL JACKSON – The Way You Make Me Feel
MICHAEL JACKSON – Thriller
MICHAEL JACKSON – You Wanna Be Starting Something
MONTEL JORDAN – This Is How We Do It
NATALIE COLE – This Will Be
NATALIE COLE – Unforgettable
OHIO PLAYERS – Fire
OHIO PLAYERS – Roller Coaster
OHIO PLAYERS – Skin Tight
OUTKAST – Hey Ya
OUTKAST – I Like The Way You Move
PATRICE RUSHIN – Forget Me Not
PATRICE RUSHIN – Haven’t You Heard
PATTI LABELLE – Right Kinda Lover
PATTI LABELLE – Talk About Love
PATTI LABELLE – You Are My Friend
PEABO BRYSON – Did You Ever Know
PEABO BRYSON – My Heart Belongs To You
PRINCE – 1999(2009)
PRINCE – Controversy
PRINCE – I Wanna Be Your Lover
R KELLY- Feelin Single
RHIANNA – Only Girl In The World
RHIANNA – Please Don’t Stop The Music
RICK JAMES – Give It To Me Baby
RICK JAMES – Super Freak
RICK JAMES – You and I
SAM & DAVE – Hold On, I’m Coming
SAM & DAVE – Soul Man
SAM & DAVE – When Something’s Wrong
SAM & DAVE – You Don’t Know Like I Know
SISTER SLEDGE – We Are Family
SMOKIE ROBINSON – Tracks of My Tears
SPINNERS – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
SPINNERS – I’ll Be Around
SPINNERS – Sadie
STAPLE SINGERS – I’ll Take You There
STEPHANIE MILLS – I Never Knew Love
STEVIE WONDER – All I Do
STEVIE WONDER – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
STEVIE WONDER – Superstition
SUPREMES – Baby Love
SUPREMES – Back In My Arms Again
SUPREMES – Can’t Hurry Love
SUPREMES – Come See About Me
SUPREMES – Stop In The Name Of Love
SUPREMES – Upside Down
SUPREMES – Where Did Our Love Go
TASTE OF HONEY – Boogie Oogie
TEENA MARIE – Lover Girl
TEENA MARIE – Square Biz
THE BLACK EYED PEAS – I Gotta Feeling
THE BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get Started
THE BLUES BROTHERS – Shout
THE CHI-LITES – A Letter To Myself
THE CHI-LITES – Have You Seen Her
THE CHI-LITES – Oh Girl
THE COMMODORES – Brickhouse
THE COMMODORES – Easy
THE DELFONICS – Break Your Promise
THE DELFONICS – Didn’t I Blow Your Mind
THE DELFONICS – La La Means (I Love You)
THE GAP BAND – Burn Rubber
THE GAP BAND – Drop The Bomb
THE GAP BAND – Early In The Morning
THE GAP BAND – Outstanding
THE JACKSON 5 – Beat It
THE JACKSON 5 – Dancing Machine
THE JACKSON 5 – I Want You Back
THE JACKSON 5 – The Love You Save
THE JONES GIRLS – Who Can I Run Too
THE MOMENTS – Love On A Two Way Street
THE O’JAYS – Backstabbers
THE O’JAYS – I Love Music
THE O’JAYS – Love Train
THE O’JAYS – Money, Money
THE O’JAYS – She Used To Be My Girl
THE POINTER SISTERS – I’m So Excited
THE STYLISTICS – Betcha By Golly, Wow
THE STYLISTICS – Break Up To Make Up
THE STYLISTICS – Daddy’s Little Girl
THE STYLISTICS – Stone In Love With You
THE STYLISTICS – Stop, Look, Listen
THE STYLISTICS – You Are Everything
THE STYLISTICS – You Make Me Feel Brand New
THE TEMPTATIONS – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
THE TEMPTATIONS – Beauty’s Only Skin Deep
THE TEMPTATIONS – Don’t Look Back
THE TEMPTATIONS – I Wish It Would Rain
THE TEMPTATIONS – I’m Losing You
THE TEMPTATIONS – My Girl
THE TEMPTATIONS – My Lady Soul
THE TEMPTATIONS – Since I Lost My Baby
THE TEMPTATIONS – Stay
THE TEMPTATIONS – The Way You Do The Things You Do
THE TEMPTATIONS – This Is My Promise
THE TRAMPS – Disco Inferno
THE WHISPERS – And The Beat Goes On
THE WHISPERS – It’s A Love Thing
THE WHISPERS – Rock Steady
THELMA HOUSTON – Don’t Leave Me This Way
TOM BROWNE – Jamaica Funk
TYRONE DAVIS – Can I Change My Mind
TYRONE DAVIS – Is It Something That She’s Got
TYRONE DAVIS – Turn Back The Hands of Time
VAN MORRISON- Into The Mystic
V.I.C.- The Wobble
VICKIE SUE ROBINSON – Turn The Beat Around
WHITNEY HOUSTON - I'm Your Baby Tonight
WHITNEY HOUSTON - So Emotional
WHITNEY HOUSTON- How Will I Know
WHITNEY HOUSTON- I Wanna Dance With Somebody
WHITNEY HOUSTON – I’ll Always Love You
WHITNEY HOUSTON – I’m Every Woman
WILD CHERRY – Play That Funky Music
WILSON PICKETT – Midnight Hour
WILSON PICKETT – Mustang Sally

Experience

2006: 104 gigs
2007: 104 gigs
2008: 50 gigs
2009: 52 gigs
2010: 50 gigs
2011: 50 gigs
2012: 52 gigs

Available for Your

Anniversary Party, Awards Night, Birthday Party, Christmas Party, Club/Nightclub, Concert Venue, Convention, Corporate Event, Dinner Dance, Fair, Festival, Fundraiser, Graduation, Grand Opening, Holiday Party, Hotel, Private Party, Prom, Reunion, Sporting Event, Trade Show, Wedding Reception, Workshop

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