Don't Change Horses in the Middle of a Stream: Tower of Power
Tower of Power exudes cool because their music speaks louder than any
individual member. A slow parade of musicians has kept watch over the band's
formidable reputation as studio perfectionists and peerless live performers.
"Don't Change Horses in the Middle of a Stream" was a
direct result of the groups' camaderie and constant playing that arose as a
result of their smash hit album "Back to Oakland".
Lenny Williams, the song writer says "I wrote this with Johnny
'Guitar' Watson. It's kind of interesting because I had come up with the idea
when I was working on the assembly line at Ford Motor Company back in 1971, and
when Johnny and I got finished with it, I sent it to Jerry Wexler at Atlantic
Records. He didn't think it was right for any of his artists, but we had a hit
with it, so it taught me a valuable lesson about believing in myself no
matter what anyone else says".
Originally written for a Soul band with a BIG brass section.
Surrey Brass are currently making an arrangement that leaves out the Soul
Band!
About 4 minutes.
"What is Hip?" : The Tower of Power Anthology.
Warner Archives/Rhino R2 75788
You can buy this terrific recording with 2 CD's of great music online.
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