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In 1967, Castillo teamed up with baritone sax player Stephen "Doc" Kupka, and soon the Motowns were transformed into Tower of Power. It was in Oakland that Castillo put together a group called the Motowns, which, as their name suggested, specialized in '60s-era soul. While their lineup has changed over the years, Castillo remains a constant and continues to guide the ensemble live and in the studio.Īlthough born in Detroit, Castillo opted to pursue his musical dreams in Oakland, California. They also became one of the most sought-after backing ensembles in pop, playing on recordings by Elton John, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Aerosmith, Josh Groban, and more. Led by Detroit-born tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo, the Oakland, California-based group scored hits like "You're Still a Young Man" and "What Is Hip?" throughout the '70s. Along with the similarly inclined Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tower of Power helped push the sound of brass-infused music into the rock era. Evan from Flower Mound, TxThis is usually in Tower of Power's encore, and most of the time T.O.P.'s last song in their concert.A renowned horn-driven outfit, Tower of Power emerged in the late '60s playing a dynamic blend of R&B, soul, funk, and AM pop.Guy from Woodinville, WaI'm not a big brass fan, but this is a fantastic demonstration of the power of horns.Bobby from Lagunitas, CaCoo coo coo choo Mrs Robinson.

Scott from Palm Desert, CaThis is one of the most incredibly powerful emotional songs ever.

The tower Of Power horn section is on the album & were on tour with them.

Rockie from Oregon City, OrCheck out the live album by Little Feet, "Waiting For Columbus".

Spence from Brooklyn, NyMic Gilette And Greg Adams' overture-esque intro is phenomenal!.

It reached #24 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart.īetween 19 the Oakland-based group had eight Top 100 records, with "So Very Hard To Go" being their biggest hit, it peaked at #17 on the Top 100 and #11 on the R&B Singles chart.

Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn July 9th 1972, "You're Still A Young Man" by the Tower of Power entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #81 and on September 10th, 1972 it peaked at #29 (for 2 weeks) and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100.

I’m sure the current trumpet duo of Sal and Adolfo played the song multitudes of times in cover bands before joining Tower of Power. Mic Gillette and Greg Adams were the trumpet players who started that sound for innumerable players to be inspired to get their musicianship together. The song intro is a true test in whether the trumpet player has the sound power, endurance, control and musicality. That is the trumpet intro that shows off the beautiful power of a great lead trumpet sound.

Eugene from Garden Grove, CaThe most played song by soul bands with a horn section since it first hit in July of 1972.

She had kind of cut me loose because of the age difference thing and the whole plea in the story is the young guy's saying, 'I'm not too young, I'm not wasting my time and I do love you like a man can truly love a woman.'" I was 18, she was 24 and that's actually what happened.

I had a girlfriend that was six years older than me. So she's cutting him loose and she's saying, 'You're still a young man, don't waste your time,' basically don't waste your time with me, there's so many other fishes in the sea at your age. In other words, she's thinking by the time they get older he's going to look at her like some old woman and wish that he had been with a younger girl. "He's in love as you could possibly be and she loves him too but she says, 'You're a young man and there's so many women out there your age.' "It's about a guy that's going with an older woman and he's totally smitten with her," he said. In our interview with Emilio Castillo, he talked about the real-life inspiration for this song.