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Founding Member Emilio Castillo On Tower Of Power's 50th Anniversary : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast Since Tower of Power's beginning, founding member Emilio Castillo has been there. To celebrate the band's 50th anniversary, it is releasing a recording of a live concert in the band's hometown.

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Founding Member Emilio Castillo On Tower Of Power's 50th Anniversary

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Tower of Power on World Cafe

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Set List

  • "Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now" (Live)
  • "You're Still a Young Man"
  • "Sparkling in the Sand"
  • "So Very Hard to Go"

Tower of Power, a horn band from Oakland, Calif., is famously known for having a large and rotating cast of musicians. There have been at least 50 members over the last 50 years of the band's existence. Since its beginning, founding member Emilio Castillo has seen through all of its iterations.

In this episode, Emilio Castillo talks about the early days of Tower of Power, the band's 50th anniversary and how they're celebrating it — with a recording of a live show in Oakland. Listen to the complete session via the audio player above.

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