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The Black Hat Band

The Black Hat Band

Live 6 Piece Function Band

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Fantastic function band (6-piece) with quite possibly the largest repertoire of any function band in the UK! From surf to country, folk to rare groove, rock n roll to modern pop, this band have it all!

The band comprise six young and talented musicians who met whilst studying at The London Centre of Contemporary Music. After forming in November 2007, they have been regularly entertaining crowds at residencies in London and private parties and weddings all over the UK.

The band have a wide repertoire from down-tempo Jazz to dance-floor shaking disco and funk.
SetList



SOUNDS OF THE 50's & ROCK & ROLL

Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley

Lets Jump the Broomstick Brenda Lee

Lets Twist Again Chubby Checker

Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry

Rock and Roll Chuck Berry

Runaround Sue Dion and the Belmonts

C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran

Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran

Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley

Shake Rattle and Roll Elvis Presley

Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley

Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley

Hound Dog Elvis Presley/Various

Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis

Peppermint Twist Joey Dee & the Starliters

Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard

Long Tall Sally Little Richard

Tutti Fruity Little Richard

La Bamba Richie Havens

You Send Me Sam Cooke

Born To Handjive Sha Na Na

Back in the USSR The Beatles

Saw her Standing There The Beatles

Twist and Shout The Beatles

Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers

Blue Moon The Marcels

Only You The Platters

Wipeout The Safaris



SOUNDS OF THE 60'S

I Don't Need No Doctor John Mayer

Gimme some lovin Spencer Davis Group

Sha-La-La-La-Lee Small Faces

Stuck In the Middle Stealers Wheels

Here Comes the Sun The Beatles

Sgt. Peppers The Beatles

Can't Buy me Love The Beatles

Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations

You Really Got Me Going The Kinks

Summer In The City The Lovin' Spponful

Daydream Believer The Monkees

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison

Moondance Van Morrison



MOTOWN

You're All I Need Aretha Franklin

Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

My Guy Diana Ross

Its Your Thing Isley Brothers

Higher and higher Jackie Wilson

Sweetest feeling Jackie Wilson

I Want You Back Jackson 5

I'll Be There Jackson 5

ABC Jackson 5

Dancing in the StreetMartha and the Vandellas

How Sweet it is Marvin Gaye

Whats Going On Marvin Gaye

You are Everything Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross

Ain't No Mountain High Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

For Once in my Life Stevie Wonder

Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder

Do You Love Me The Contours

It’s a Shame The Spinners

Baby Love The Supremes

My Girl The Temptations



SOULFUL 60's & 70's

Lets stay together Al Green

Natural Woman Aretha Franklin

Respect Aretha Franklin

Rocksteady Aretha Franklin

Lovely Day Bill Withers

What a Fool Believes Doobie Brothers

Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield

Take Another Little Piece of My Heart Erma Franklin

I Feel Good James Brown

Sex Machine James Brown

Moonshadow LaBelle

Easy Lionel Richie & The Commodores

Think Lynn Collins

You Might Need Somebody Randy Crawford

Hallelujah I love her so Ray Charles

Shake Your Tailfeather Ray Charles

What I'd Say Ray Charles

Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack

Wishing on a star Rose Royce

Stay Rufus and Chaka Khan

Soul Man Sam and Dave

You've Got to Earn It Staple Singers

As Stevie Wonder

Do I Do Stevie Wonder

Sir Duke Stevie Wonder

Superstitious Stevie Wonder

I Wish Stevie Wonder

Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing Stevie Wonder/Incognito

Love T.K.O Teddy Pendergrass



SOUNDS OF THE 70'S

Dancing Queen ABBA

Your Song Elton John

Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John/Kiki Dee

Dreams Fleetwood Mac

All Right Now Free

Something George Harrison

Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin/Tina Turner

Don't Stop Me Now Queen

Reelin' in the Years Steely Dan

Staying Alive The Bee Gees

Long Train Running The Doobie Brothers

In the City The Eagles

Hotel California The Eagles

Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones

Miss You The Rolling Stones

Proud Mary Tina Turner





FUNKY DISCO SOUNDS OF THE 70'S

Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste of Honey

Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton

Le Freak Chic

I'm Coming Out Diana Ross

Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire

Got to get you into my life Earth, Wind & Fire

September Earth Wind & Fire

Boogie Nights Heatwave

Blame it on the Boogie Jackson 5

Shake Your Booty KC and the Sunshine Band

Ladies Night Kool & the Kang

Celebrate Kool & the Kang

Ain't No Stopping Us Now McFadden & Whitehead

Lady Marmalade Patti Labelle

Carwash Rose Royce

Tell me something good Rufus and Chaka Khan

We Are Family Sister Sledge

Lost in Music Sister Sledge

Love Train The O'Jays

Disco Inferno The Trammps

The Hustle Van McCoy

Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry

Y.M.C.A Village People



MICHAEL JACKSON

Rock With You Michael Jackson

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson

Beat It Michael Jackson

Thriller Michael Jackson

Billie Jean Michael Jackson

I Can't Help It Michael Jackson

Shake your Body To the Ground Michael Jackson

PYT Michael Jackson

Billie Jean Michael Jackson



SOUNDS OF THE 80'S

Sweet Love Anita Baker

Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi

The Melody Still Lingers On Chaka Khan

Ain't Nobody Chaka Khan

License to Kill Gladys Knight

I've Had the Time of My Life Jennifer Warnes

All Night Long Lionel Richie

Never too much Luther Vandross

Like a Prayer Madonna

Holiday Madonna

Easy Lover Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins

Love Cats The Cure

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic The Police

Roxanne The Police

Club Tropicana Wham

Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston



JAZZ FUNK/RARE GROOVE

The Sound Table Cameo

Your Gonna Need Me Dionne Warwick

See the Light Earth Wind & Fire/Eddie Russ

On Broadway George Benson

Always There Incognito/Ronnie Laws

Don't Let it Go To Your Head Jean Carne

If You Want Me to Stay Sly and the Family Stone

I Believe When I Fall in Love Stevie Wonder

Best of my love The Emotions

Outstanding The Gap Band

Can You Feel It Voices of East Harlem





REGGAE

Dreadlock Holiday 10CC

Lively Up Yourself Bob Marley

One Love Bob Marley

Could You Be Loved Bob Marley

I Shot the Sheriff Bob Marley

No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley

54-46 Was my Number Toots and the Maytals

Masterblaster Stevie Wonder

Red, Red Wine UB40



BEACH PARTY

Conga Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Feeling Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter

Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves

Surfin' USA The Beach Boys



MODERN POP/R & B

If I Ain't Got You Alicia Keys

Rehab Amy Winehouse

Valerie Amy Winehouse/Mark Ronson

Crazy In Love Beyonce

If I Were a Boy Beyonce

I Got a Feeling Black Eyed Peas

Hallelujah Cohen/Buckley/Burke

Bootylicious Destinys Child

Cosmic Girl Jamiroquai

Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake

Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon

Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue

Bleeding Love Leona Lewis

Sing It Back Moloko

Hey Ya Outkast

Moving on Up Primal Scream

Livin La Vida Loca Ricky Martin

Umbrella Rihanna

Angels Robbie Williams

Everybody's Free to Feel Good Rozilla

Keep On Moving Soul II Soul

Rule The World Take That

Beautiful Day U2



COUNTRY

Achy Breaky Heart Billie Ray Cyrus

Walking in Memphis Cher

Don't make me Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle

9 to 5 Dolly Parton

Jolene Dolly Parton

Islands in the Stream Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers

Friends in Low Places Garth Brookes

Ring of Fire Johnny Cash

Walk the Line Johnny Cash

Amazed Lonestar

I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin-Carpenter

Crazy Patsy Cline

Man! I Feel Like A Woman! Shania Twain

Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette

X's and O's Trisha Yearwood



DINNER JAZZ/INSTRUMENTALS

Twisted Annie Ross

The Girl from Ipanema Antonio Carlos Jobim

Spain Chick Corea

Affirmation George Benson

This Masquerade George Benson/Carpenters

Winelight Grover Washington jr

Song For My Father Horace Silver

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Joe Zawinal

Afro Blue Lizz Wright

I Wish I Knew How It Feel To Be Free Nina Simone

St Thomas Sonny Rollins

Keep That Same Old Feeling The Crusaders

Hawaii 5-0 The Ventures

Bye Bye Blackbird Various

Black Coffee Various

Summertime Various

My Funny Valentine Various

Misty Various

That Ole Devil Called Love Various

Cry me a River Various

Georgia Various

Lullaby of Birdland Various

Lady is a Tramp Various

Fly me to The Moon Various

New York, New York Various

My Way Various



FOLK

One For The Road John Martyn

Stop This Train John Mayer

Edith and The Kingpin Joni Mitchell

Linden Arden Stole the Highlights Van Morrison

Who was That Masked Man Van Morrison



XMAS

Walking Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee

Let It Snow Frank Sinatra

Santa Claus is Coming to Town Jackson 5

All I Want For Christmas Mariah Carey

Merry Xmas Everybody Slade

Sleigh Ride The Ronettes/Various

Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer Various

Jingle Bells Various





2 x 45 mins performances | DJ Service available for additional fee





Reviews of the black hat band

J

Jill Fox booked The Black Hat Band for a Birthday Party.

Thank you so much for a great evening, Mum really enjoyed your music and everyone commented on how good you were. Jaelee has a fantastic voice and you played just the right music to suit the occasion. I will definitely recommend you to friends - you arrived on time, the sound was balanced and the volume was not too loud for our oldies! Your choice of songs were excellent. Thanks once again,

C

Cath, Kidderminster

They were truly fantastic on the evening and made the party memorable. They turned up on time, were polite and professional but most importantly they played great music. We had so many favourable comments from our guests, some of whom I know have earmarked them for future events.

S

Sam, Stratford

The black hats were absolutely fantastic, I would recommend them to anyone without hesitation. They really did make our night a great atmosphere and got the crowd dancing all night long Thanks

D

D. Court, Florida

Excellent performers and great variety of music. Great band inside and out, Thanks!

Fantastic function band (6-piece) with quite possibly the largest repertoire of any function band in the UK! From surf to country, folk to rare groove, rock n roll to modern pop, this band have it all!

The band comprise six young and talented musicians who met whilst studying at The London Centre of Contemporary Music. After forming in November 2007, they have been regularly entertaining crowds at residencies in London and private parties and weddings all over the UK.

The band have a wide repertoire from down-tempo Jazz to dance-floor shaking disco and funk.

SetList



SOUNDS OF THE 50's & ROCK & ROLL

Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley

Lets Jump the Broomstick Brenda Lee

Lets Twist Again Chubby Checker

Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry

Rock and Roll Chuck Berry

Runaround Sue Dion and the Belmonts

C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran

Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran

Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley

Shake Rattle and Roll Elvis Presley

Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley

Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley

Hound Dog Elvis Presley/Various

Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis

Peppermint Twist Joey Dee & the Starliters

Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard

Long Tall Sally Little Richard

Tutti Fruity Little Richard

La Bamba Richie Havens

You Send Me Sam Cooke

Born To Handjive Sha Na Na

Back in the USSR The Beatles

Saw her Standing There The Beatles

Twist and Shout The Beatles

Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers

Blue Moon The Marcels

Only You The Platters

Wipeout The Safaris



SOUNDS OF THE 60'S

I Don't Need No Doctor John Mayer

Gimme some lovin Spencer Davis Group

Sha-La-La-La-Lee Small Faces

Stuck In the Middle Stealers Wheels

Here Comes the Sun The Beatles

Sgt. Peppers The Beatles

Can't Buy me Love The Beatles

Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations

You Really Got Me Going The Kinks

Summer In The City The Lovin' Spponful

Daydream Believer The Monkees

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison

Moondance Van Morrison



MOTOWN

You're All I Need Aretha Franklin

Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

My Guy Diana Ross

Its Your Thing Isley Brothers

Higher and higher Jackie Wilson

Sweetest feeling Jackie Wilson

I Want You Back Jackson 5

I'll Be There Jackson 5

ABC Jackson 5

Dancing in the StreetMartha and the Vandellas

How Sweet it is Marvin Gaye

Whats Going On Marvin Gaye

You are Everything Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross

Ain't No Mountain High Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

For Once in my Life Stevie Wonder

Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder

Do You Love Me The Contours

It’s a Shame The Spinners

Baby Love The Supremes

My Girl The Temptations



SOULFUL 60's & 70's

Lets stay together Al Green

Natural Woman Aretha Franklin

Respect Aretha Franklin

Rocksteady Aretha Franklin

Lovely Day Bill Withers

What a Fool Believes Doobie Brothers

Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield

Take Another Little Piece of My Heart Erma Franklin

I Feel Good James Brown

Sex Machine James Brown

Moonshadow LaBelle

Easy Lionel Richie & The Commodores

Think Lynn Collins

You Might Need Somebody Randy Crawford

Hallelujah I love her so Ray Charles

Shake Your Tailfeather Ray Charles

What I'd Say Ray Charles

Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack

Wishing on a star Rose Royce

Stay Rufus and Chaka Khan

Soul Man Sam and Dave

You've Got to Earn It Staple Singers

As Stevie Wonder

Do I Do Stevie Wonder

Sir Duke Stevie Wonder

Superstitious Stevie Wonder

I Wish Stevie Wonder

Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing Stevie Wonder/Incognito

Love T.K.O Teddy Pendergrass



SOUNDS OF THE 70'S

Dancing Queen ABBA

Your Song Elton John

Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John/Kiki Dee

Dreams Fleetwood Mac

All Right Now Free

Something George Harrison

Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin/Tina Turner

Don't Stop Me Now Queen

Reelin' in the Years Steely Dan

Staying Alive The Bee Gees

Long Train Running The Doobie Brothers

In the City The Eagles

Hotel California The Eagles

Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones

Miss You The Rolling Stones

Proud Mary Tina Turner





FUNKY DISCO SOUNDS OF THE 70'S

Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste of Honey

Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton

Le Freak Chic

I'm Coming Out Diana Ross

Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire

Got to get you into my life Earth, Wind & Fire

September Earth Wind & Fire

Boogie Nights Heatwave

Blame it on the Boogie Jackson 5

Shake Your Booty KC and the Sunshine Band

Ladies Night Kool & the Kang

Celebrate Kool & the Kang

Ain't No Stopping Us Now McFadden & Whitehead

Lady Marmalade Patti Labelle

Carwash Rose Royce

Tell me something good Rufus and Chaka Khan

We Are Family Sister Sledge

Lost in Music Sister Sledge

Love Train The O'Jays

Disco Inferno The Trammps

The Hustle Van McCoy

Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry

Y.M.C.A Village People



MICHAEL JACKSON

Rock With You Michael Jackson

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson

Beat It Michael Jackson

Thriller Michael Jackson

Billie Jean Michael Jackson

I Can't Help It Michael Jackson

Shake your Body To the Ground Michael Jackson

PYT Michael Jackson

Billie Jean Michael Jackson



SOUNDS OF THE 80'S

Sweet Love Anita Baker

Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi

The Melody Still Lingers On Chaka Khan

Ain't Nobody Chaka Khan

License to Kill Gladys Knight

I've Had the Time of My Life Jennifer Warnes

All Night Long Lionel Richie

Never too much Luther Vandross

Like a Prayer Madonna

Holiday Madonna

Easy Lover Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins

Love Cats The Cure

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic The Police

Roxanne The Police

Club Tropicana Wham

Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston



JAZZ FUNK/RARE GROOVE

The Sound Table Cameo

Your Gonna Need Me Dionne Warwick

See the Light Earth Wind & Fire/Eddie Russ

On Broadway George Benson

Always There Incognito/Ronnie Laws

Don't Let it Go To Your Head Jean Carne

If You Want Me to Stay Sly and the Family Stone

I Believe When I Fall in Love Stevie Wonder

Best of my love The Emotions

Outstanding The Gap Band

Can You Feel It Voices of East Harlem





REGGAE

Dreadlock Holiday 10CC

Lively Up Yourself Bob Marley

One Love Bob Marley

Could You Be Loved Bob Marley

I Shot the Sheriff Bob Marley

No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley

54-46 Was my Number Toots and the Maytals

Masterblaster Stevie Wonder

Red, Red Wine UB40



BEACH PARTY

Conga Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Feeling Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter

Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves

Surfin' USA The Beach Boys



MODERN POP/R & B

If I Ain't Got You Alicia Keys

Rehab Amy Winehouse

Valerie Amy Winehouse/Mark Ronson

Crazy In Love Beyonce

If I Were a Boy Beyonce

I Got a Feeling Black Eyed Peas

Hallelujah Cohen/Buckley/Burke

Bootylicious Destinys Child

Cosmic Girl Jamiroquai

Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake

Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon

Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue

Bleeding Love Leona Lewis

Sing It Back Moloko

Hey Ya Outkast

Moving on Up Primal Scream

Livin La Vida Loca Ricky Martin

Umbrella Rihanna

Angels Robbie Williams

Everybody's Free to Feel Good Rozilla

Keep On Moving Soul II Soul

Rule The World Take That

Beautiful Day U2



COUNTRY

Achy Breaky Heart Billie Ray Cyrus

Walking in Memphis Cher

Don't make me Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle

9 to 5 Dolly Parton

Jolene Dolly Parton

Islands in the Stream Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers

Friends in Low Places Garth Brookes

Ring of Fire Johnny Cash

Walk the Line Johnny Cash

Amazed Lonestar

I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin-Carpenter

Crazy Patsy Cline

Man! I Feel Like A Woman! Shania Twain

Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette

X's and O's Trisha Yearwood



DINNER JAZZ/INSTRUMENTALS

Twisted Annie Ross

The Girl from Ipanema Antonio Carlos Jobim

Spain Chick Corea

Affirmation George Benson

This Masquerade George Benson/Carpenters

Winelight Grover Washington jr

Song For My Father Horace Silver

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Joe Zawinal

Afro Blue Lizz Wright

I Wish I Knew How It Feel To Be Free Nina Simone

St Thomas Sonny Rollins

Keep That Same Old Feeling The Crusaders

Hawaii 5-0 The Ventures

Bye Bye Blackbird Various

Black Coffee Various

Summertime Various

My Funny Valentine Various

Misty Various

That Ole Devil Called Love Various

Cry me a River Various

Georgia Various

Lullaby of Birdland Various

Lady is a Tramp Various

Fly me to The Moon Various

New York, New York Various

My Way Various



FOLK

One For The Road John Martyn

Stop This Train John Mayer

Edith and The Kingpin Joni Mitchell

Linden Arden Stole the Highlights Van Morrison

Who was That Masked Man Van Morrison



XMAS

Walking Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee

Let It Snow Frank Sinatra

Santa Claus is Coming to Town Jackson 5

All I Want For Christmas Mariah Carey

Merry Xmas Everybody Slade

Sleigh Ride The Ronettes/Various

Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer Various

Jingle Bells Various





J

Jill Fox booked The Black Hat Band for a Birthday Party.
Thank you so much for a great evening, Mum really enjoyed your music and everyone commented on how good you were. Jaelee has a fantastic voice and you played just the right music to suit the occasion. I will definitely recommend you to friends - you arrived on time, the sound was balanced and the volume was not too loud for our oldies! Your choice of songs were excellent. Thanks once again,

C

Cath, Kidderminster
They were truly fantastic on the evening and made the party memorable. They turned up on time, were polite and professional but most importantly they played great music. We had so many favourable comments from our guests, some of whom I know have earmarked them for future events.

S

Sam, Stratford
The black hats were absolutely fantastic, I would recommend them to anyone without hesitation. They really did make our night a great atmosphere and got the crowd dancing all night long Thanks

D

D. Court, Florida
Excellent performers and great variety of music. Great band inside and out, Thanks!
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