BAND DETAIL: Professor D

Professor D is a truly entertaining dance and variety band. Weighing in at eight pieces with horns, male AND female lead vocals, and one of the tightest rhythm sections in the Southwest, Professor D brings an incomparable energy to their dynamic shows. From Motown to disco, funk and R&B to current Top 40 hits, you get the best dance and party songs EVER played back to back to back! After 12 years and literally thousands of shows around Dallas/Ft. Worth and the Southwest this band has the experience and exuberance to make your event a huge success.

Professor D is heavy on the "audience participation," getting your friends and guests involved all night long.

If you have 2-3 special songs that you would like the band to perform for your event, just give them 60 days notice.

You choose the band's attire for your event from any of the three "looks" (on the cover of this promo) or request costume changes for a more festive atmosphere.

Professor D has opened for many popular groups including Kool & The Gang, The Gap Band, Morris Day & The Time, and KC & The Sunshine Band. Music: 50's-today, Top 40, Classic Funk, Classic Slow Songs, Big Band, Specialty, Show Tunes, Pop Jazz Instrumentals

SONG LIST:

Classic 70s and 80s Dance and Disco

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Boogie Shoes - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Let's Groove Tonight - Earth Wind & Fire
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Shake Your Body - Jackson 5
Brick House - The Commodores
Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang
When Doves Cry - Prince
Casanova - Levert
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Carlton
Ladies' Night - Kool & The Gang
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Singasong - Earth Wind and Fire
And the Beat Goes On - The Whispers
Lady Marmelade - Various Artists
Freakazoids - Midnight Star
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Rumors - Timex Social Club
Raspberry Beret - Prince
Working Day & Night - Michael Jackson
Lowrider - WAR
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Grooveline - Heatwave
Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players
Operator - Midnight Star
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
That's the Way I Like It - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Barry White
Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
Best of My Love - The Emotions
Glamorous Life - Sheila E.
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Get Down Tonight - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Take Your Time (Do It Right) - SOS Band
Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Boogie Nights - Heatwave
U Got The Look - Prince
Shake Your Booty - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Kiss - Prince
Dazz - Brick
Who's That Lady - The Isley Brothers
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & the Sunshine Band
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Fresh - Kool & the Gang
Wanna Be Startin Somethin' - Michael Jackson
On The Radio - Donna Summer
Get Off - Foxy
Love and Happiness - Al Green
You're My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White
Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
Back In Love Again - LTD
Casanova - Levert
Too Hot - Kool & the Gang
Ain't Nobody (Does It Better) - Rufus & Chaka Kahn
Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
Good Times - Chic
Carwash - Rose Royce
Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Carlton
Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
LeFreak - Chic
Groove Is In The Heart - Dee-Lite
Electric Slide - Grandmaster Slice
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye

"90s and Beyond" Top 40
(Updated monthly)

Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Lose My Breath - Destiny's Child
Just Lose It - Eminem
Over and Over Again - Nelly and Tim McGraw
My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
The Reason - Hoobastank
Hey Ya - Outkast
Crazy in Love - Beyonce Knowles
Smooth - Santana
This Love - Maroon 5
Yeah - Usher
Naughty Girl - Beyonce Knowles
I Don't Wanna Know - Mario Winans
Stand Up - Ludacris
Tipsy - J-Kwon
First Cut Is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
Milkshake - Kelis
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Get Busy - Sean Paul
Step in the Name of Love - R. Kelly
The Way You Move - Outkast
Baby Boy - Beyonce Knowles
Hella Good - No Doubt
Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
Jenny From the Block - Jennifer Lopez
Let Me Clear My Throat - DJ Kool
Game of Love - Santana & Michelle Branch
U Got It Bad - Usher
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Get This Party Started - Pink
It Wasn't Me - Shaggy
In Da Club - 50 Cent
This Is How We Do It - Montel Jordan
Right Thurr - Chingy
Family Affair - Mary J. Blige
I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez
Without Me - Eminem
What's Luv - Fat Joe & Ashanti
Ain't It Funny - Jennifer Lopez
Jump Around - House of Pain
Miami - Will Smith
I'm Gonna Be Alright - Jennifer Lopez
Gettin Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
Play - Jennifer Lopez
People Everyday - Arrested Development
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
California Love - Roger & Zapp with Tupac

Classic Funk

You Dropped a Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
Burn Rubber On Me - The Gap Band
Early In The Morning - The Gap Band
Word Up - Cameo
Let It Whip - The Dazz Band
Cutie Pie - One Way
Jungle Love - The Time
The Bird - The Time
Cool - The Time

Rock
Smooth - Santana
Rock-n-Roll - Led Zeppelin
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
This Love - Maroon 5
First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
Back in Black - ACDC
Walk This Way - Aerosmith

50's and 60's
(Some only available with 60 days advance notice)
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Shout - The Isley Brothers
My Girl - The Temptations
Stop In The Name of Love - The Supremes
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
I Feel Good - James Brown
Get Ready - The Temptations
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin and Tammy
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Dancin' in the Streets - Martha and the Vandellas
Keep Me Hangin' On - Diana Ross
Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Various Artists

Classic Slow Songs
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
When A Man Loves A Woman - Michael Bolton
How Deep Is Your Love - The BeeGees
Nothing Compares 2U - Prince and Rosie Gaines
She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Get Here - Oleta Adams
Sweetest Taboo - Sade
Purple Rain - Prince

Other Classics, Big Band, Specialty, and Show Tunes
(Some only available with 60 days advance notice)
Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
At Last - Etta James
The Way You Look Tonight - Tony Bennett
Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
Autumn Leaves - Various Artists
Mr. Magic - Grover Washington
I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Tony Bennett
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra

Traditional Jewish Medley with:
Artza Alenu
Tzena Tzena
Hava Nagila

Pop Jazz Instrumentals

Thats' the Way (Of the World) - Earth, Wind & Fire
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
What You Won't Do (For Love) - Bobby Caldwell
Paradise - Sade
Moondance - Van Morrison
Time After Time - Miles Davis
Whip Appeal - Babyface
That's The Way Love Goes - Norman Brown/Janet Jackson
Europa - Santana

Country
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) - Big & Rich
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss
My Front Porch Looking In - Lonestar
Here For the Party - Gretchen Wilson