Timeless

About

TIMELESS IS THE SOUTH'S PREMIER BAND!

TIMELESS....our name describes us.
We have chosen the best TIMELESS music from all generations to showcase the very finest variety music.
With both MALE AND FEMALE LEAD VOCALS, TIMELESS PLAYS ANYTHING FROM FRANK SINATRA TO KATY PERRY, SAM AND DAVE TO MICHAEL JACKSON! TIMELESS is FUN, ENERGETIC, AUDIENCE INTERACTIVE, and knows how to get the crowd going. TIMELESS is an experienced 8 piece band with over 20 years in the entertainment industry. Playing a wide variety of genres, TIMELESS is sure to please any age and taste of crowd. We have something for everyone. MOTOWN, FUNK, CLASSIC SOUL, POP, BEACH, DANCE, 50'S, 60'S, 70'S, 80'S, BIG BAND, SWING, and more, TIMELESS plays it all! We have the BEST BRASS section in the south enabling us to do what no 5 or 6 piece band can accomplish. Please go to our site to see more pictures, events, testimonials, and not to mention our bios; a little peek into our credentials. For example, OUR DRUMMER, among many credits, was once the drummer for THE ORIGINAL DRIFTER'S BAND, as well as Cannonball, whose BEACH HITS "No Good to Cry," and "You Keep Telling Me Yes," put them in Southern fame. Our sax payer has performed for two presidents, our TRUMPET player who has played with JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALLSTARS was the music and jazz director for one of NC's great universities and is now one of the country's top marching and jazz band COMPOSER'S with his published pieces being played across the country, and our SOUND MAN is a 1999 sound design GRAMMY WINNER! Go to our web-site to see more. An added bonus; we pay the Gig master's booking fee so you have no other costs to worry over. Another feature TIMELESS also offers you the best of both worlds: WE MC the entire event and DJ for you in any STYLE MUSIC THAT YOU CHOOSE during our breaks so you get the energy of a live band and all the great DJ hits that are a must to hear at your event AT NO EXTRA COST; no need to be stressed out, we keep things moving with the flow of the crowd and we PROMISE PROFESSIONALISM, and fun with good taste and style, and we all have servants hearts and are committed to making wonderful memories for you to last a lifetime. Make your next event TIMELESS!

Carol Sykes - Lead vocals, Studied classic voice instruction with Howard Coble and has 20 years experience singing. Her credits include bands such as Keneniah and Surrender. She is passionate about singing and considers it a blessing.

Gary Lane - Vocal and Guitar- started playing guitar at age twelve has been in bands every since, including Cut Glass and the Notations; some of North Carolina's well known bands.

Joe Sykes - Drums; loves playing all types of music. He started playing drums professionally at the young age of 16, and studied percussion at UNCG. With over 30 years of experience, his many credits include bands such as Cannonball and the Original Drifters.

John Campbell -Keys & Vocal; Studied music under Irene R. Christman. He attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Mass and the Dick Grove School.
John loves all types of music. He also loves black and white sci fi movies from the 1950's, and happy endings.

Mike Hughes- Double and Electric Bass He has been playing the electric bass and the double bass professionally for over 20 years! His resume includes various Beach, classic R&B, classic top-40 and country bands in North Carolina.

Billy Salter - Saxophone; With 35 years of performing experience (singing and playing). Performances include singing and playing at the White House for the President as well as for the Governer of North Carolina. He has traveled and performed in six countries and Europe.
He has had the opportunity to perform for and with Clark Terry, Tom Fergeson, Jerry Coker, Bill Watrous, and the late Stan Kenton at various jazz competitions. Other experience includes playing in the U.S. Coast Guard Jazz Ensemble at Cape May, NJ as well as six variety bands spanning North and South Carolina.

Ed Kiefer - Trumpet; he played trumpet with the house band (“Auburn”) at Uncle Sam’s in Winston-Salem, NC. With this group he performed with many well-known musicians, including “Junior Walker and the All-Stars”. Since then, he has performed with many rock bands, the latest being “Dockside” and the blues band “Stovepipes”. His performances in jazz include clinics with the Brubeck brothers, Slide Hampton, Mike Davis (of the Rolling Stones), Jon Metzgar, and
Vincent Herri. Ed Kiefer graduated from Wake Forest University with honors in music in 1976. He received his Masters in Music Education in 1990 from the University of
Greensboro. He served as the Director of Bands at East Davidson High School in Thomasville, NC for 28 years
before retiring from the state and taking the position of Director of Instrumental Music at Pfeiffer University in the spring of 2004. Year Award in 1993 and was recognized by his fellow band directors in the Central District of North Carolina with the Award of Excellence in 1994. He is sought after as an adjudicator, clinician and conductor for state and regional concert, marching and jazz events. This fall, he received his first commission to compose an original piece for band.
In addition to his duties at Pfeiffer and his involvement in clinics and festivals, Kiefer arranges music for marching bands across the southeast. Last fall, his music was performed in 8 states and won several honors at local and regional competitions. In addition to his involvement with Timeless, Kiefer performs regularly with his brass quintet, with his jazz quintet and as a trumpet soloist.

Michael Capps - Trumpet and Trombone; is the Director of Bands at A.L. Stanback Middle School in Hillsborough, NC. A native of Princeton, NC, Mr. Capps attended Elon University and earned his Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education and Trumpet Performance in 1999.
In 2000, Mr. Capps accepted the position as Director of Bands at A.L. Stanback Middle School. During Mr. Capps' tenure at Stanback, the success of his work has brought more superiors than years of service.

Eddie Ried - Sound and Lights; Eddie runs awesome sound with the highest professionalism and expertise. Winning a Grammy in 1999 for Sound Design, Eddie delivers the finest technology to the stage.

Personnel

Carol Sykes: Lead vocals
Gary Lane: Guitar and Lead vocals
Joe Sykes: Drums
John Campbell: Keyboard and vocal
Billy Salter: Saxophone and vocals
Ed Kiefer: Trumpet and vocals
Eddie Ried: Sound and Lights
Mike Hughes: Bass
Michael Capps: Trombone, trumpet, coronet

Influences

Aretha Franklin; Eva Cassidy; The Beatles; The Drifters; Wilson Pickett; Gladys Knight; Louis Armstrong; James Brown; Delbert McClinton; Van Morrison; Otis Redding; Jimmy Buffett; Cab Calloway;

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 60 - 300 minutes

TIMELESS is an experienced, professional band and we promise to deliver fun with a powerful energy, and musical expertise. Entertainment is our specialty and we really know how to cater to the diverse crowd through a wide range of musical genres and intense audience interaction. We are committed to bringing you the best entertainment anywhere. We also make it personal; we customize the event to meet your needs and specifications; for weddings, we will learn that special song that will be your first dance as a married couple to even further customize the event.
We have the best brass section in the south enabling us to do what no 5 or 6 piece band can accomplish. You can go to our site to hear our demo, watch our video and see pictures, events, testimonials, and not to mention our bios; for example, our drummer, was once the drummer for The Original Drifters band, as well as the group Cannonball, whose beach hits “You Keep Telling Me Yes” and “No Good to Cry,” put them on the musical map. Our sax player has performed for two presidents, and our trumpet player is the music director for Pfeiffer University, and our sound engineer won a Grammy in 1999 for sound design. Go to www.theyaretimeless.com to see our complete bios and more. Another feature TIMELESS offers: we MC the entire event and play the DJ style music during our breaks; we keep things moving with the flow of the crowd and we promise professionalism, and fun with good taste and style.

Stage/Setup Requirements:
covered area if out of doors and adequate power

Additional Notes:
We provide our own lights and sound equipment. For outdoor events, we need a covered area to protect our equipment and ample power is required. If power is not available we require a 20 amp generator to be supplied, but other than that we are good to go and ready to roll!

Set/Song/Sequence List:
• DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ – JOURNEY
• ANYWAY YOU WANT IT - JOURNEY
• ROLLIN IN THE DEEP - ADELE
• TELL ME BOUT IT – JOSS STONE
• GIRL THEY WON’T BELIEVE IT – JOSS STONE
• DANCE TO THE MUSIC – SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
• RUNAWAY BABY – BRUNO MARS
• STRONGER – KELLY CLARKSON
• A CHANGE IS GONNA COME - ARETHA FRANKLIN
• PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC – WILD CHERRY
• CHANGE MY MIND – DELBERT McCLINTON
• THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL – MICHAEL JACKSON
• I WANNA TAKE YOU HIGHER – SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
• TWIST AND SHOUT – BEATLES
• LOWDOWN – BOZZ SKAGGS
• BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD – VAN MORRISON
• LIVIN’ ON LOVE- ALAN JACKSON
• WHEN YOU’VE GOT A GOOD THING- LADY ANTEBELLUM
• JUST DANCE – LADY GAGA
• A TRAIN - DUKE ELLINGTON
• WALKIN’ ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES
• FIREWORK – KATY PERRY
• GET THE PARTY STARTED – PINK
• DON’T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH – MICHAEL JACKSON
• HOT STUFF – DONNA SUMMER
• PICK UP THE PIECES – AVERAGE WHITE BAND
• SOUL MAN - BLUES BROTHERS/SAM AND DAVE
• NEW ORLEANS – WILSON PICKETT
• SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED - STEVIE WONDER
• SHOUT – ISLEY BROTHERS
• I WILL SURVIVE – GLORIA GAYNOR
• RESPECT - ARETHA FRANKLIN
• CHAIN OF FOOLS - ARETHA FRANKLIN
• I FEEL GOOD - JAMES BROWN
• BROWN EYED GIRL - VAN MORRISON
• CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE - JIMMY BUFFETT
• PINK CADILLAC - ARETHA FRANKLIN
• MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY - SPIRAL STAIRCASE
• WAYFARING STRANGER - EVA CASSIDY
• AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG - THE TEMPTATIONS
• ALL OF ME - FRANK SINATRA
• ANNIVERSARY SONG - EVA CASSIDY
• PROUD MARY - CCR
• I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - GLADYS KNIGHT
• MUSTANG SALLY - WILSON PICKETT
• CRUZIN’ – HUEY LEWIS WITH GWENYTH PALTROW
• AT LAST - EVA CASSIDY/ETTA JAMES
• BACK IN LOVE AGAIN - LTD
• THE TWIST - CHUBBY CHECKER
• BAREFOOTIN' - ROBERT PARKER
• BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY - THE TAMS
• BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME - CELINE DION
• BEFORE HE CHEATS - CARRIE UNDERWOOD
• BLACK HORSE AND A CHERRY TREE - K.T. TUNSTALL
• SHAKE YOUR BOOTIE - KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
• BLUE BOSSA - JOE HENDERSON
• CRUZIN’ - HUEY LEWIS AND GWYNETH PALTROW
• BLUE CLEAR SKY - GEORGE STRAIT
• BLUE SKIES - EVA CASSIDY/IRVING BERLIN
• BOOT SCOOT BOOGIE - BROOKS AND DUNN
• MIDNIGHT HOUR - WILSON PICKETT
• BOY FROM IPANEMA - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
• BRICK HOUSE - COMMODORES
• CC RIDER - ELVIS
• CELEBRATION - KOOL AND THE GANG
• CHEEK TO CHEEK - EVA CASSIDY
• CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU - FRANKIE VALLE
• CAROLINA GIRLS – CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD
• CLEAR BLUE SKY - GEORGE STRAIT
• FEELIN' ALRIGHT - JOE COCKER
• FEELIN GOOD – MICHAEL BUBLE
• HOLD ON I'M COMIN' - SAM AND DAVE
• HOME – MICHAEL BUBLE
• HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - EVA CASSIDY
• HONKY TONK WOMAN - ROLLING STONES
• HOW SWEET IT IS - JAMES TAYLOR
• I FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN - ARETHA FRANKLIN
• JUMP JIVE AND WAIL – BRIAN SETZER
• LET'S STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN
• LITTLE MORE CONVERSATION - ELVIS
• MEET ME WITH YOUR BLACK DRAWERS ON – GLORIA HARDIMAN
• L.O.V.E. – NAT KING COLE
• LOVE TRAIN – O JAYS
• MAN I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN - SHANIA TWAIN
• MARGARITAVILLE - JIMMY BUFFETT
• PRETTY WOMAN - ROY ORBISON
• REALIZE – COLBIE CALLIET
• OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL - BOB SEEGER
• SATISFACTION – ROLLING STONES DONE IN THE STYLE OF OTIS REDDING
• BUBBLY - COLBIE CAILLAT
• BURNIN' LOVE - ELVIS
• COLOR MY WORLD - CHICAGO
• COME RAIN OR COME SHINE - JOHNNY MERCER
• COWBOYS TO GIRLS - INTRUDERS
• CROSS MY HEART - GEORGE STRAIT
• DANCE LITTLE BIRD - BOB KAMES AND THE HAPPY ORGAN
• DOCK OF THE BAY - OTIS REDDING
• ELECTRIC SLIDE - MARCIA GRIFFITHS
• FATHER DAUGHTER - PAUL SIMON
• FEVER - EVA CASSIDY
• FINE AND MELLOW - EVA CASSIDY
• FOREVER AND EVER AMEN - RANDY TRAVIS
• GIVIN' IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE - DELBERT MCCLINTON
• GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - RASCALL FLATS
• GONE GONE GONE - ALLISON KRAUS & ROBERT PLANT
• GOOD HEARTED MAN - TIFT MERRIT
• GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL - STEPHEN HOLY
• HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY/BEAUTIFUL - ROD STEWART/VAN MORRISON
• HEAVENLY DAY – PATTI GRIFFIN
• HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT - KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
• I JUST MET THE BOY I’M GONNA MARRY – THE CRYSTALS
• I LOVE BEACH MUSIC - THE EMBERS
• I LOVED HER FIRST - HEARTLAND
• IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS - TYRONE DAVIS
• I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - TOMMY DORSEY
• IN MY MIND - JAMES TAYLOR
• IN THE MOOD - GLENN MILLER
• IT'S ALRIGHT - J.J. JACKSON
• JUMPIN’ AT THE WOODSIDE – BENNY GOODMAN
• JUST THAT KIND OF A MOOD – JONNY BLU
• KNOCK ON WOOD - EDDIE FLOYD
• LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - EVA CASSIDY/CHUCK BROWN
• LET'S FALL IN LOVE - DIANA KRALL
• MERCY MERCY MERCY - CANNONBALL ADDERLY
• MISS GRACE – ERROLL GARNER
• MISTY - ERROLL GARNER
• MOONDANCE – VAN MORRISON
• MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT – JANE MONHEIT
• MY GIRL - THE TEMPTATIONS
• NEVER ON SUNDAY - DON COSTA
• OCEAN BOULAVARD - BAND OF OZ
• ON BROADWAY - GEORGE BENSON
• ONE O CLOCK JUMP - BENNY GOODMAN
• OOH BABY BABY - LINDA RONSTAT
• OPUS I - KENT OLOFSSON
• ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK – BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS
• ROCKY TOP - OSBORN BROTHERS
• RUBBERNECKIN' - ELVIS
• SATIN DOLL - DUKE ELLINGTON
• SING SING SING - BENNY GOODMAN
• SKYLARK - HOAGY CARMICHAEL
• SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME - FRANK CHURCHILL
• SONG FOR MY FATHER - HORACE SILVER
• SPANISH EYES - AL MARTINO
• SPANISH HARLEM - PHIL SPECTOR
• STARDUST - HOAGY CARMICHAEL
• STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY - BENNY GOODMAN
• STORMY MONDAY - EVA CASSIDY
• SUMMERTIME – IRA GERSHWIN (DONE IN UPBEAT JAZZ STYLE)
• SUMMERTIMES CALLING ME - THE EMBERS
• SUNRISE SUNSET - SHELDON HARNICK
• SWEET HOME ALABAMA - LYNARD SKYNARD
• SWEET VIRGINIA BREEZE - ROBBIN THOMPSON
• TENNESSEE WALTZ - PATTI PAGE
• THAT’S ALL – MICHAEL BUBLE
• THE DIPSY DOODLE – TOMMY DORSEY
• THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - FRANK SINATRA
• THESE ARE THE DAYS – VAN MORRISON
• TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW - CORNELIUS BROTHERS AND SISTER ROSE
• TUXEDO JUNCTION - GLENN MILLER
• UNCHAINED MELODY - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
• UNDER THE BOARDWALK - THE DRIFTERS
• UNFORGETTABLE - NAT KING AND NATALIE COLE
• UP ON THE ROOF - THE DRIFTERS
• WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - EVA CASSIDY
• WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN - PERCY SLEDGE
• WONDERFUL TONIGHT - ERIC CLAPTON
• YELLOW BIRD - LUBOFF/KIETH/BURGMAN
• YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES – JAMES TAYLOR
• YOU SEND ME - SAM COOKE

Experience

2006: 20 gigs
2007: 26 gigs
2008: 30 gigs
2009: 36 gigs
2010: 28 gigs
2011: 30 gigs
2012: 38 gigs
2013: 36 gigs (so far)

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