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Tower of Power

Tower of Power is a horn-based soul band from Oakland, California. In the mid-1960s, 17-year-old tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Fremont, California. He started a band called the Motowns, specializing in soul music. In 1968, Castillo teamed up with baritone saxophonist Stephen


LPs
Oakland Zone
2003

3.5
4 Votes
Rhythm and Business
1997

3.5
2 Votes
Souled Out
1995

3.3
6 Votes
T.O.P.
1993

3.6
7 Votes
Monster on a Leash
1991

3.2
3 Votes
Power
1987

2
2 Votes
Back on the Streets
1979

3
7 Votes
We Came to Play
1978

3.7
8 Votes
Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
1976

3.3
7 Votes
In The Slot
1975

3.8
9 Votes
Urban Renewal
1975

4.3
20 Votes
Back To Oakland
1974

3.9
31 Votes
Tower of Power
1973

4
61 Votes
Bump City
1972

3.6
17 Votes
East Bay Grease
1970

4
14 Votes
Live Albums
50 Years Of Funk & Soul: Live At The Fox Theater
2021

40th Anniversary
2011

4.8
3 Votes
The East Bay Archive : Volume 1
2008

Soul Vaccination : Live
1999

4.3
6 Votes
Direct Plus
1997

Direct
1988

3.5
2 Votes
Live and in Living Color
1976

4.2
3 Votes
Compilations
Havin' Fun
2003

Funkland
1974

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